Released 1974 Explosions(1965) One(1974) | Length 33:49 Release date 1974 | |
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One is the first solo album by jazz musician Bob James released in 1974. It followed "Bold Conceptions (1963 on Mercury) and "Explosions (1965 on ESP-Disk). It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre and is famous for its end track, "Nautilus", which became culturally important to hip hop as one of the most sampled tracks in American music.
Contents
Reception
Released on April 17, 1974 this album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts.
Track listing
- "Valley Of The Shadows" (Bob James) – 9:42
- "In The Garden" (Johann Pachelbel) – 3:06
- "Soulero" (Bob James, Richard Evans) – 3:22
- "Night on Bald Mountain" (Modest Mussorgsky) – 5:51
- "Feel Like Making Love" (Gene McDaniels) – 6:40
- "Nautilus" (Bob James) – 5:08
Personnel
Samples & Covers
Soul II Soul Sampled "Nautilus" on a remix version of the song "Jazzie's Groove" in the early 90's
Songs
1Valley Of The Shadows9:42
2In The Garden3:09
3Soulero3:37
References
One (Bob James album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA