1977 Bob James – Heads
Heads is the fifth album by jazz musician Bob James, released in October 1977. It was his first album released on his newly formed Tappan Zee label, which was distributed at the time by Columbia Records. All of his Tappan Zee albums (which includes his CTI back-catalog) are now distributed by E1 Music. The album reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
Tracks
1 Heads (Bob James) 06:38
2 We’re All Alone (Boz Scaggs) 05:31
3 I’m In You (Peter Frampton) 06:46
4 Night Crawler (Bob James) 06:17
5 You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston; Bruce Fisher) 06:44
6 One Loving Night (Henry Purcell) 05:48
Musicians
1 Heads
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Clavinet | Bob James |
| Fender Rhodes | Bob James |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Synthesizer | Bob James |
| Bells | Bob James |
2 We’re All Alone
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Fender Rhodes | Bob James |
| Keyboards | Richard Tee |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Synthesizer | Bob James |
| Vibraphone | Mike Mainieri |
3 I’m In You
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Allan Schwartzberg |
| Guitar | Jeff Layton |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Clavinet | Bob James |
| Fender Rhodes | Bob James |
| Synthesizer | Bob James |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
4 Night Crawler
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Bob James |
| Synthesizer | Bob James |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
5 You Are So Beautiful
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Sax | Grover Washington Jr |
| Vocals | Gwen Guthrie |
| Vocals | Lani Groves |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
6 One Loving Night
| Harpsichord | Bob James |
| Piano | Bob James |
| Recorder | George Marge |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Sax | Grover Washington Jr |
Other Musicians
| Clarinet | Phil Bodner |
| Clarinet | Eddie Daniels |
| Flugelhorn | Randy Brecker |
| Flugelhorn | Marvin Stamm |
| Flugelhorn | Jon Faddis |
| Flugelhorn | John Frosk |
| Flugelhorn | Lew Soloff |
| Flute | Gerry Niewood |
| Flute | George Marge |
| Flute | Eddie Daniels |
| French Horn | Peter Gordon |
| Horn | George Marge |
| Oboe | George Marge |
| Recorder | George Marge |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Sax | Gerry Niewood |
| Sax | Eddie Daniels |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Trombone | David Taylor |
| Trombone | Wayne Andre |
| Trombone | Thomas Mitchell |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Trumpet | John Frosk |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Other Musicians
Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Jonathan Abramowitz
Harp – Gloria Agostini
Viola – Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi, Lamar Alsop
Violin – Barry Finclair, Diana Halprin, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, John Pintavalle, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman
Liner Notes
Producer – Bob James
Concertmaster – David Nadien
Engineer (Recording) – Joe Jorgensen
Engineer (Assistant) – Doug Epstein, Jay Borden, Michael Braver
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At Soundmixers, New York City
Recorded At A&R Studios
Phonographic Copyright Tappan Zee Records Inc
Copyright CBS Inc