そのサウンドはフュージョンというよりはなんちゃって現代音楽(死語か)チック。それは兎も角、10枚目でなお繰り出されるボブ先生のオリジナリティーに溢れたフレーズ、音楽の数々にただただ敬服&感激させられるアルバムで、冒頭のブレイクがサンプリングしてくれと言わんばかり(その後の展開もモロBJ)のA3「Shamboozie」を筆頭に、
Moodyman「Shades of Jae」('99)で使われたA1「Spunky」,
Ortega Cartel feat. Reno「Kickflip」('09)ネタのB1「Janus」等、好曲を収録していまス!
Bob James – Hands Down '82 Tappan ZeeA1.
SpunkyA2.
MacumbaA3.
ShamboozieB1.
JanusB2. Roberta
B3.
It's Only MeCredit;
Bass – Gary King (A1, B2), Marcus Miller (A3),
Doug Stegmeyer (B1)
Co-producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Jorgensen
Drums – Harvey Mason (A1, A2, B2), Liberty DeVitto (B1)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Bob James (A1 to A3)
Engineer – Bruce Robbins, Chaz Clifton, Marc Chusid,
Nancy Byers, Wayne Warnecke
Guitar – Steve Khan (A2, A3)
Mastered By – Vlad Meller
Percussion – Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs, Jr. (A1 to B1)
Piano – Bob James (B1 to B3)
Producer, Arranged By – Bob James
Strings – Alfred Brown, Barry Finclair, Charles McCracken,
Elena Barere, Emanuel Vardi, Gerald Tarack, Jan Mullen,
John Pintavalle, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joseph Rubushka,
LaMar Alsop, Lewis Eley, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Riamondi,
Max Ellen, Richard Locker, Richard Sortomme, Theodore Israel,
Warren Lash
Synthesizer [Lyricon] – Rob Zante
Synthesizer [Polyphonic] – Bob James (A1 to B1, B3)
Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Daniels (B1)
Trombone – Dave Taylor, Jim Pugh (A2, A3, B2),
Wayne Andre (B2)
Trumpet – Jon Faddis (A2, A3, B2),
Mike Lawrence, Ron Tooley (A2, A3)
Woodwind – Eddie Daniels, George Marge (A2, A3, B2),
Mark Colby (B3)
「Shamboozie」サンプリング例
・
Rakim「Guess Who's Back」('97)・
Asaviour feat. Kyza & Yungun「Money in the Bank (Remix)」('04)・
Gatas Parlament「La Raseriet Strømme」('04)・
Leggo Beast「Moon Boots」('05)・
Phunk-A-Delic「Rockin'」('06)・The Breakbeat Junkie「Here's a Funky Beat」('09)
- その他のボブ・ジェームス作品 -・
Bob James「Two」('75 CTI)