Bob James - Foxie

Styles: keyboards Jazz
Year: 1983
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:18
Size: 77,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:46)  1. Ludwig
(2:50)  2. Calaban
(5:48)  3. Fireball
(6:09)  4. Zebra Man
(4:59)  5. Miranda
(6:44)  6. Marco Polo

Because so many of Bob James' albums have been devoid of integrity and epitomized musical prostitution at its most shameless, quite a few people in the jazz world (both fusionists and hard boppers) dismiss everything he's done since 1974. But it's best to judge the keyboardist on an album-by-album basis and not lump all of his releases together. Not a gem but certainly superior to Touchdown or Sign of the Times, Foxie has its moments. Some of the pop-jazz material is decent, including the delicate "Miranda," the reggae-influenced "Calaban," and the relaxed "Fireball." The playful "Zebra Man" employs David Sanborn on soprano sax; regrettably, he simply meanders and doesn't get a chance to stretch. None of the songs are brilliant, but with the exception of "Marco Polo," none of them are schlocky either. ~ Alex Henderson https://www.allmusic.com/album/foxie-mw0000645797

Personnel: Bob James - keyboards, synthesizer; David Sanborn - saxophone; Steve Khan - guitar; Marcus Miller, Will Lee - bass guitar; Peter Erskine, Steve Gadd - drums; Ralph MacDonald - percussion

Foxie

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