Bob James
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Bob James is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and producer best known as a pioneer of smooth jazz and for his influential work in fusion and contemporary jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bob James canonical | 6 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ record producer ⓘ smooth jazz musician ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
David Sanborn
NERFINISHED
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Earl Klugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Grover Washington Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Ritenour NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathan East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film and television scoring
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music production ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary jazz
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jazz fusion ⓘ smooth jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Bob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary jazz genre
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fusion jazz genre ⓘ smooth jazz genre ⓘ |
| hasRole |
arranger
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band leader ⓘ session musician ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
jazz fusion
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smooth jazz ⓘ |
| name | Bob James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being heavily sampled in hip hop
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influential work in contemporary jazz ⓘ influential work in fusion jazz ⓘ pioneering smooth jazz ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Four"
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album "One" ⓘ album "Three" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Two" NERFINISHED ⓘ composition "Angela" (theme from Taxi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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jazz keyboardist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
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