Bob James: Urban Flamingo (2006) Review

[Tom Andry]

<P><A href="http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avsoftware/cd_other/BobJamesUrbanFlamingo.php"><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><IMG style="WIDTH: 100px; HEIGHT: 100px" alt=[BobJames1] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/BobJames1_th.jpg" align=left border=0></FONT></A><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>It’s been four years since the last Bob James CD, the longest he has ever gone between releases. There’s a bit of nostalgia here, both in the selection of side musicians (like the great Earl Klugh, whom he won a Grammy with back in the 1970’s), and the feel of the music. However, at the end of the day, it’s all keyboardist/composer/arranger/producter Bob James—and that’s a good thing! </FONT></P>
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[eirepaul]

thanks for the review of the new Bob James release - I'm a big fan of his. I couldn't agree more with you regarding useless vocals on a good jazz tune. I can't stand it when a good smooth jazz song is grooving along and then in come some sappy background vocals to ruin it all. I just don't get it - these vocals are completely unecessary. Thanks again.