Three (Bob James album)

1976 studio album by Bob James

Three

Studio album by

Bob James

Released| September 3, 1976
Recorded| November 1975 & January 1976
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre| Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length| 36:46
Label| CTI
Producer| Creed Taylor
Bob James chronology
| Two
(1975)  | Three
(1976)  | BJ4
(1977)

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Three is the third album by jazz musician Bob James.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [2]

Released in 1976, the album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts.

## Track listing

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1. "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) – 9:09
2. "Women of Ireland" (Seán Ó Riada) – 8:07
3. "Westchester Lady" (Bob James) – 7:29
4. "Storm King" (Bob James) – 6:37
5. "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess) – 5:24
6. "Look Look" (Bob James) – 4:48 *

* Japanese bonus track only.[3]

## Personnel

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* Bob James – keyboards, arrangements and conductor
* Jeff Mironov – guitar (1)
* Eric Gale – guitar solo (2), guitar (3, 4, 5)
* Hugh McCracken – guitar (2-5)
* Gary King – bass guitar (1, 2, 5)
* Will Lee – bass guitar (3, 4)
* Andy Newmark – drums (1)
* Harvey Mason – drums (2-5)
* Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Brass and Woodwinds

* Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
* Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tin whistle
* Jerry Dodgion – flute
* Hubert Laws – flute
* Wayne Andre – trombone
* Dave Bargeron – bass trombone, tuba
* Dave Taylor – bass trombone
* Jon Faddis – trumpet
* John Frosk – trumpet
* Lew Soloff – trumpet
* Marvin Stamm – trumpet

Strings

* Charles McCracken – cello
* Alan Shulman – cello
* Gloria Agostini – harp
* Al Brown – viola
* Emanuel Vardi – viola
* Frederick Buldrini – violin
* Harry Cykman – violin
* Lewis Eley – violin
* Max Ellen – violin
* Emanuel Green – violin
* Harold Kohon – violin
* David Nadien – violin
* Matthew Raimondi – violin

### Production

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* Creed Taylor – producer
* Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
* Rene Schumacher – album design
* Richard Alcorn – photography

## Charts

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Chart (1976)  | Peak
position

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Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 49
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 23
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[4] | 2

## References

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1. ^ Jurek, Thom. Bob James: Three > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. ^ "Bob James - Three (2015, CD) – Discogs". Discogs. 18 February 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
4. ^ a b c "Bob James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.

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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)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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