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FALL 2025 - Bob James QuartetLas Palmas de Gran Canaria Teatro Cuyás BUY Saturday 08/11/2025 19:3001:30SynopsisNOVEMBER 8, 7:30 PM
JAZZ FALL 2025
Bob James Quartet

Originally from Marshall, Missouri, two-time GRAMMY Award winner Bob James (b. 1939) has enjoyed a tremendously varied career, characterized by many fascinating twists and turns.

Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963, James recorded his debut solo album, Bold Conceptions, for Mercury Records that same year. Over the course of five decades, 58 albums and countless awards would follow. He honed his skills working with Creed Taylor, collaborating on albums for artists such as Hank Crawford and Grover Washington, Jr., among others. During his time at CTI, James achieved widespread popular success, overseeing major hits for Paul Simon, Neil Diamond, Maynard Ferguson, and Kenny Loggins. James has also worked with icons such as Harvey Mason, Jr., Lee Ritenour, Chuck Loeb, Kirk Whalum, Keiko Matsui, David Sanborn, and many more.

While he is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz, his music has also had a profound effect on the history of hip hop, having been frequently sampled. Two of James' songs, "Nautilus" from 1974's One and "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" from 1975's Two, are among the most sampled in hip hop history. According to whosampled.com, "Nautilus" and "Take Me to Mardi Gras" have been sampled on 32 and 43 hip-hop recordings, respectively. N.W.A's "Alwayz into Somethin'" uses a sample from "Storm King" from the album Three. Redman's "Can't Wait" includes a sample of "Caribbean Nights" from the album Touchdown. James is also mentioned in a verse by André 3000 in "Black Ice" from Goodie Mob's second album, Still Standing.

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