The New Cool (Bob James and Nathan East album) explained
| The New Cool |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bob James and Nathan East |
| Cover: | The New Cool (Bob James and Nathan East album).jpg |
| Released: | September 18, 2015 |
| Recorded: | 2014–2015 |
| Studio: | Yamaha Entertainment Group Studios (Franklin, Tennessee); Blackbird Studios, House of Blues, The Tracking Room and Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Yamaha Entertainment Group |
| Producer: | Bob James, Nathan East, Chris Gero, Bryan Lenox |
| Chronology: | Bob James |
| Prev Title: | Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982 |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Silver (Fourplay) |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
The New Cool is a jazz album by pianist Bob James and bassist Nathan East, both members of the group Fourplay released in September 2015 by the Yamaha Entertainment Group. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[1] [2]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Bob James; except where indicated
- “The New Cool” - 7:08
- “Oliver’s Bag” (Nathan East, Jeff Babko) - 5:07
- “All Will Be Revealed” - 4:32
- “Midnight Magic/Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow” (James/Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:14
- “Crazy” (featuring Vince Gill) (Willie Nelson) - 5:04
- “How Deep Is the Ocean” (Irving Berlin) - 4:35
- “Canto Y La Danza” (East, Babko) - 5:06
- “Waltz for Judy” (East, Babko) - 3:27
- “Seattle Sunrise” - 4:10
- “Ghost of a Chance” (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:23
- “Turbulence” - 3:51
- “House of Blue” (U.S. bonus track)[3]
Personnel
- Bob James – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements and conductor
- Nathan East – bass, vocals
- Scott Williamson – drums
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- David Davidson – concertmaster
- The Nashville Recording Orchestra – orchestra
- Vince Gill – vocals (5)
Production
- Nathan East – producer
- Bob James – producer
- Chris Gero – producer
- Bryan Lenox – producer, recording, mixing
- Austin Atwood – assistant engineer
- Sean Badum – assistant engineer
- Moogie Canazio – assistant engineer
- Jasper LeMaster – assistant engineer
- Christopher Wilkinson – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Sterling Koerpel – record coordinator
- Sonny Abelardo Management – management
- Henry Somero – personal manager
- Debbie Johnson – personal assistant
- Alysse Gafkjen – photography
- Amy Fucci – packaging layout, design
- Julie Callihan – stylist, hair, make-up
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Nathan East Biography, Music & News . 2023-07-02 . Billboard . en-US.
- Web site: Tamarkin . Jeff . Fourplay’s jazz masters finally record their long-awaited duo project . 2023-07-02 . Music and Musicians Magazine.
- Web site: Masterfully "Cool": An Album Unlike Any Other by Bob James and Nathan East . 7 July 2015 .
