1976 Bob James – BJ 4
BJ4 is the fourth album by jazz pianist Bob James. Released in 1977, the album charted at number three on the Jazz Album Charts. This would be his last CTI album before starting his label Tappan Zee Records, named for one of the tracks on this album.
Tracks
1 Pure Imagination (Leslie Bricusse; Anthony Newley) 05:19
2 Where the Wind Blows Free (Bob James) 06:41
3 Tappan Zee (Bob James) 06:48
4 Night Are Forever Without You (Parker McGhee) 06:23
5 Treasure Island (Bob James) 06:09
6 El Verano (Bob James) 04:55
7 Spring Has Come (Bob James) 04:45
Musicians
| Bass | Gary King |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Clavinet | Bob James |
| Fender Rhodes | Bob James |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Synthesizer | Bob James |
| Clarinet | Romeo Penque |
| Clarinet | Eddie Daniels |
| Flugelhorn | Art Farmer |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| Flute | Eddie Daniels |
| Horn | Sidney Weinberg |
| Oboe | Sidney Weinberg |
| Recorder | George Marge |
| Recorder | Romeo Penque |
| Sax | Romeo Penque |
| Sax | Eddie Daniels |
| Trumpet | Art Farmer |
| Trumpet | John Frosk |
| Trumpet | John Gatchell |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Strings
Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken
Viola – Emanuel Vardi, Lamar Alsop
Violin – Charles Libove, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman
Liner Notes
Producer – Creed Taylor
Arranged By – Bob James
Design – Carole Kowalchuk, Sib Chalawick
Photography – Wendie Lombardi, White Gate
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Phonographic Copyright Creed Taylor Inc