BJ4 explained

BJ4
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bob James
Cover:	BJ4 (Bob James album - cover art).jpg
Released:	February 24, 1977
Recorded:	November–December 1976
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length:	36:20
Label:	CTI
Producer:	Creed Taylor
Prev Title:	Three
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Heads
Next Year:	1977

BJ4 is the fourth album by jazz pianist Bob James. Released in 1977, the album charted at number three on the Jazz Album Charts. This would be his last CTI album before starting his label Tappan Zee Records, named for one of the tracks on this album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bob James; except where noted.

1. "Pure Imagination" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 5:20
2. "Where the Wind Blows Free" – 6:43
3. "Tappan Zee" – 6:49
4. "Nights Are Forever Without You" (Parker McGee) – 6:23
5. "Treasure Island" – 6:10
6. "El Verano" – 4:55

Personnel

• Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements
• Eric Gale – guitars
• Gary King – bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Brass and Woodwinds

• Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
• Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, tenor recorder
• Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
• George Marge – alto recorder
• Sidney Weinberg – oboe, English horn
• Art Farmer – trumpet, flugelhorn
• John Frosk – trumpet
• John Gatchell – trumpet

Strings

• Charles McCracken – cello
• Alan Shulman – cello
• Lamar Alsop – viola
• Emanuel Vardi – viola
• Max Ellen – violin
• Paul Gershman – violin
• Harry Glickman – violin
• Emanuel Green – violin
• Harold Kohon – violin
• Charles Libove – violin
• David Nadien – violin
• Matthew Raimondi – violin

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Sib Chalawick – album design
• Carole Kowalchuck – album design
• Wendie Lombardi – cover photography
• White Gate Art Company – liner photography

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[1]	38
Billboard Top Soul Albums	33
Billboard Top Jazz Albums	3

External links

• Bob James-BJ4 at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p6800/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Bob James US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-15.