H (Bob James album)

1980 studio album by Bob James

Studio album by

Bob James

Released| 1980
Recorded| 1980
Studio|

* Mediasound and Sound Mixers (New York, NY)

Genre| Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length| 38:34
Label| Tappan Zee
Producer| Bob James
Bob James chronology
| One on One
(1979)  | H
(1980)  | All Around the Town
(1981)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

H is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Bob James.

## Track listing

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All tracks composed by Bob James except as noted.

1. "Snowbird Fantasy" - 7:03
2. "Shepherd's Song" - 6:40
3. "Brighton by the Sea" - 5:36
4. "The Walkman" - 6:19
5. "Thoroughbred" - 7:22
6. "Reunited" (Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren) - 5:42

## Personnel

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* Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements and conductor
* Hiram Bullock – electric guitar, vocals (4)
* Bruce Dunlap – acoustic guitar solo (1), acoustic guitar (6)
* David Brown – acoustic guitar solo (2), acoustic guitar (5)
* Gary King – bass (1, 3, 4, 6)
* Doug Stegmeyer – bass (2, 5)
* Buddy Williams – drums (1, 3, 4, 6)
* Liberty DeVitto – drums (2, 5)
* Airto Moreira – percussion (1, 6)
* Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion (4)
* Ralph MacDonald – percussion (5)

Brass and Woodwinds

* Grover Washington, Jr. – soprano saxophone, tin whistle
* Phil Bodner, Eddie Daniels, Jerry Dodgion, George Marge and Romeo Penque – woodwinds
* Paul Faulise, Jim Pugh and Barry Rogers – trombone
* Randy Brecker, Danny Cahn, Jon Faddis and Mike Lawrence – trumpet

Strings

* David Nadien – concertmaster
* Jonathan Abramowitz and Charles McCracken – cello
* Lamar Aslop and Al Brown – viola
* Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Regis Iandiorio, Marvin Morgenstern, Jan Mullen and Matthew Raimandi – violin

### Production

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* Bob James – producer
* Joe Jorgensen – associate producer, engineer
* Mark Chusid – assistant engineer
* Brian McGee – assistant engineer
* Vlado Meller – mastering at CBS Mastering Studios (New York, NY)
* Marion Orr – production coordinator
* Paula Scher – art direction, design
* Buddy Endress – photography
* Jim Houghton – inside photography

## Charts

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Chart (1980)  | Peak
position

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Billboard Top Pop Albums[2] | 47
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[2] | 3

## References

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1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "H". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ a b "Bob James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-31.

## External links

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* Bob James-H at Discogs

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Studio albums|

* Bold Conceptions (1963)
* One (1974)
* Two (1975)
* Three (1976)
* BJ4 (1977)
* Heads (1977)
* Touchdown (1978)
* Lucky Seven (1979)
* H (1980)
* Sign of the Times (1981)
* Hands Down (1982)
* Foxie (1983)
* Obsession (1986)
* Grand Piano Canyon (1990)
* Straight Up (1996)

Collaboration albums|

* One on One (1979)
* Two of a Kind (1981)
* Double Vision (1986)
* The New Cool (2015)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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