Three

by Bob James

Three cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1976
  • Label: CTI
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:43
  • Community rating: 3.23/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The celebrated keyboardist and arranger delivers another heavily orchestrated set of accessible, funk-inflected crossover jazz. Featuring an elite roster of session players, the record's slick production and rhythmic focus made it a prominent source for hip-hop sampling in subsequent decades.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, rhythmic, instrumental, atmospheric, melodic

Tracklist

  1. One Mint Julep (9:07)
  2. Women Of Ireland (8:06)
  3. Westchester Lady (7:28)
  4. Storm King (6:36)
  5. Jamaica Farewell (5:23)

Credits

  • Bob James - primary artist, arranged by, conductor, keyboards, written-by
  • Gary King - bass
  • David Taylor - bass trombone
  • Dave Bargeron - bass trombone, tuba
  • Alan Shulman - cello
  • Charles McCracken - cello
  • Harvey Mason - drums
  • Jerry Dodgion - flute

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