
James' compositions work beautifully in this format. The dramatic "Shooting Stars" and the Trio's take on Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny's "James" are especially nice. All nine tracks blend together, conveying the sense of a late-night performance in a dark, basement club. James goes back in time here, and he makes some perfect, old-fashioned soft jazz.
1.Night Crawler (4:43)
2.Ambrosia (7:18)
3.James (4:52)
4.The Jody Grind (7:07)
5.Lost April (5:39)
6.Three Mice Blind (7:18)
7.Hockney (6:10)
8.Shooting Stars (6:20)
9.Quiet Now (6:20).
2.Ambrosia (7:18)
3.James (4:52)
4.The Jody Grind (7:07)
5.Lost April (5:39)
6.Three Mice Blind (7:18)
7.Hockney (6:10)
8.Shooting Stars (6:20)
9.Quiet Now (6:20).
Live Recording
Recorded at the Power Station, New York, New York on December 20-21, 1995.
Bob James Trio: Bob James (piano); Christian McBride (bass); Brian Blade (drums).
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