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Күн бұрынBob James is back with his most eclectic album yet, “Jazz Hands” - out September 15th 2023. For more information, visit: bio.to/BobJame...
This enduring jazz funk masterpiece from 1976, Westchester Lady comes from Bob James' 3rd album simply titled, Three. With Grover Washington Jnr, Gary King, Eric Gale
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@shirleycurrie2830 Ай бұрын
Who’s still listening in 24’?
@victorbarnes2003 Ай бұрын
Me !!!
@DariusPresley-cy5qz Ай бұрын
MMMMEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@teleologicalanalysis5291 8 күн бұрын
me
@ricardovidal3806 4 күн бұрын
Me too !
@randomness4588 2 ай бұрын
From the 70s to 2024… till beyond I’ll keep bumping this song while I smoke my joint 💯
@RogerThompson-xy6wc 2 күн бұрын
Always been a jazz fan and still am I was 18 me and my friends chilling in the park smoking a little you know join the summertime heat and Park and enjoying this song a whale put together song the great musician yaw bad😊
@christophersantana5895 3 жыл бұрын
THIS SONG IS STILL A TIMELESS JAZZ AFTER 44 YEARS.
@david5870 2 жыл бұрын
Great!
@gregoryyancey6081 4 ай бұрын
It never gets old! And I'm 64.
@daedae5442 2 жыл бұрын
Found this record at a thrift shop for $1 but to me it's priceless.
@TheBlkac1 Жыл бұрын
🎉RIGHT ON✊🏿😎
@jerrymergerson191 Жыл бұрын
They deserve a thumbs up every time his name come up
@thesmilingtouristguide4931 5 ай бұрын
A significant piece of music in my late teenage years. New to me then, exhilarating, introduction to 70s jazz. Still one of my favourites.
@terrellsmith7927 4 ай бұрын
Real MUSIC, in these times!!!
@APG-fu6gk 4 ай бұрын
Had a blind date from Harrison, NY. The prettiest, smartest, funniest Westchester Lady. RIP Rebecca Borrelli. 😔😊
@juneniemann391 3 жыл бұрын
I heard this in the 7th grade. I'm 60 now and still play it. Timeless! By the one and only Bob James!
@1969soulflower 3 ай бұрын
2024...that's a bad man❤
@sastal Жыл бұрын
Love you, Bob James! Thank you for the music.
@johntaylor996 4 ай бұрын
My Mom was a fan! Bob james Very close to being the most talented jazz musician in America.
@thegramminator8548 Жыл бұрын
I wore this album out in the 70's...
@erichpengel1528 2 ай бұрын
When I listen to this instrumental it reminds me of the radio in the 80s, 90s, 2000 to 2010 before the news opener you always heard an instrumental and then the hour opener nice memories that will never come again.
@jonathanokello21 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely the music of this era!
@douglassmith5232 Жыл бұрын
Rudy Van Gelder never ever gets enough credit for his production he transcends three decades of jazz
@pipsfirst7792 4 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece
@johncrazy8756 4 жыл бұрын
Old school Bob James...can’t go wrong!!!
@akramnidaesmusic8306 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah !!
@tearcher675 2 ай бұрын
💞 🎼 keyboard 🎹 💃🏾
@joekaplowitz2719 2 жыл бұрын
Man, I remember when I was a little kid that I heard music like this all over the place. At home, in the car, shopping, before the movie stated. The vibe was everywhere.
@letsmakemoney8027 3 күн бұрын
What a great time to grow up in not like today
@kiwanishinton9410 2 жыл бұрын
whenever I hear this song I think about driving across the Tappan Zee Bridge with the top down on my little convertible late spring early summer, life was so enjoyable
@timothyhampton456 4 жыл бұрын
I bought this album at 14. I will always listen to this album
@starrcashian4767 2 жыл бұрын
Bob James is the real deal. His music breathed supernatural life in my prime years every step of the way, and I will always be grateful for this.🌹
@kervestile 2 жыл бұрын
This was sampled in a late 90s Drum n Bass track by Adam F, titled "Circles". This is a wonderful piece.
@jidofole Жыл бұрын
I didn't consciously realise this until I read this..
@rollforever_85 Жыл бұрын
ah man.. how did not notice before?? haha. thanks for pointing it out
@DumblyDorr Жыл бұрын
And indeed probably the most played and recognized track from what is widely considered to be one of the best ever jungle / D'n'B albums.
@ScarletKnight1995 4 жыл бұрын
What a great musical capture of a New York lady driving south on 9 along the Hudson in the Fall through Yonkers into VanCourtlandt Park and along the Harlem River Drive in the 1970s. Just perfect!
@mitchsalawine5420 3 жыл бұрын
Love your descriptive narrative! Painting a picture of a song with your words. You should really consider writing or even becoming novelists .
@codewalker66 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, what a marvelous time that was.
@aromero385 2 жыл бұрын
.....And then crossing The Queensboro Bridge towards Queens.
@kshelaanofelaas1967 11 ай бұрын
With the Wind Combing Her Hair, Big Sunglasses and a Flowing Designer Scarfe
@HommeTerre Ай бұрын
👍✨
@maurocinosi 4 жыл бұрын
Clap clap clap....the best of jazz funk of all time.
@arnoldsherrill6305 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when this first came out and I'm still having the same reaction to listening to this...... having the hair stand up on the back of my neck
@stanleymalcolm9799 2 жыл бұрын
Just genius Bob James doesn’t need say anything but genius and class 🙏🏾✊🏿😎
@timothyhampton456 4 жыл бұрын
In junior high school. I was already jammin to this and a host of others
@harroldmcclendon3922 3 жыл бұрын
I used to collect the 8tracks.....Heads, Touchdown, 3. A jazz lover since early 70s!!!
@virginiajones9523 4 жыл бұрын
Timeless Classic. She likes it.GOD BLESS!
@SuperMike1955 3 ай бұрын
I’m a big fan of Bob James. I’m also a big fan of the tv show TAXI. Bob wrote the theme for this show. God, I miss the 70’s.
@letsmakemoney8027 3 күн бұрын
Get in your cabs and get to work Louie DePalma
@michaelbrathwaite7019 4 жыл бұрын
Bob James the Master
@anthonybass8395 2 жыл бұрын
The violins are awesome
@Allthingsradio 3 жыл бұрын
One of his best tracks from my mum's home town NY city
@davidtolbert716 3 жыл бұрын
This is REAL Music!👍👍
@larrytanksley500 5 ай бұрын
Heard this when it first came out, been a Bob James fan ever since!❤
@tobiasbenedetto4348 2 жыл бұрын
Circles by Adam F has a nice sample of this which is a point of interest for fans of this song, if anyone didn’t know. Won’t be everyone’s cup of tea necessarily but worth finding out about.
@cmjones83 17 күн бұрын
That's how I know it. Two incredible tracks from completely different genres and eras.
@GaryFox11000 Жыл бұрын
Bob James is a fantastic composer , Tasty pianist , incredible writer. Smooth Jazz - Father Creative decade ( 70's) Westchester Lady ( 1976) ! 🙋♂️👏🎶🏆
@sergiopp5487 4 жыл бұрын
I loves bob james music...im from spain ..and i love his music...good music for hearing specially this hard times......so Whos listening this in 2020??
@user-jr5ms1eo6k 8 ай бұрын
Nice
@willieperry6790 4 жыл бұрын
very refreshing and light for the summer
@isaccmitchell7269 3 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this I was in San Francisco and my girlfriend took me there for a birthday surprise at the Paramount Theater I was shocked and blow it away 1977 I'll never forget it and his friends showed up Grover Washington
@richardstallard326 Жыл бұрын
Goldmine candy island ESSEX, D.J. JEK YOUNG, Brilliant
@brettthomas7038 3 жыл бұрын
I see a nod to the increasing industrial/technological sophistication of the United States, and the world, at the time. A glimmer of fantasy, an acknowledgement of past motifs, lessons learned, but a forward looking gaze to an unknowable, but hopeful future. The Clarinet is a singular voice, the keyboard, the sidewalk, the bass, the heartbeat and thoughts of the city itself. The driving wind section is the sunlight and moon trading paths through the concrete jungle. The flutes and strings the individual and the masses flowing through and around each other like leaves on the wind.
@Jomotmm 2 жыл бұрын
Best capture of the emotions on this track, wow.
@steelydan96 3 жыл бұрын
Sitting at 20 after Midnight with a Beer and G & T thinking 'How Cool Is This Music', all the best from the 'Old Country', cheers, Joe..
@patriceadelemua2366 2 жыл бұрын
I love Bob James' music !!!! I also love him with Fourplay too !!!! He is an Amazing musician !!!!!
@margeryfranko1850 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you BobJames for this TUNE ❤️
@jacobforsman3897 3 жыл бұрын
Funky and elegant. Perfect for cruising in the big city in a classic 70s Cadillac.
@letsmakemoney8027 3 күн бұрын
Oh hell yeah, specially in 1975 or 76 Coupe DeVille the ultimate ride
@TSUKNIDA Ай бұрын
Essential B-Boy tune,thank You Mr.Bob James for this beautiful Piece of Music,together with all those other talented and passionate Musicians;together all of you left a Beautiful Landmark in the Audiophile Cosmos !!!!
@joehunter7 2 жыл бұрын
2022 an it's still banging! Man I wish I was partying in the 70s!
@reubenpadayachee 3 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece of music.This track never ages....
@petewentz3528 4 жыл бұрын
Fits right into the Fourplay repertoire, no? Could listen to Mr. James, Mr. Grusin, Mr. Lorber all night long without tiring.
@bradymorgan3962 4 жыл бұрын
Godfather. Of jazz.
@josephbertie8373 4 жыл бұрын
Total classic from Mr. James.
@kwameitoka4963 4 жыл бұрын
The Bad Bassist...........
@skinfanjay 4 жыл бұрын
ONE BAD DUDE
@carlbowles1808 3 жыл бұрын
Great hit from the 1970's. The Rhodes electric piano is classic. Bob James was an early jazz/pop pioneer who changed jazz permanently like miles, bird and dizzy did during the 1940's and 1950s.
@DiscoR53 2 жыл бұрын
FOUND IT, FOUND IT, FOUND IT! I remember this from my childhood! 45 years! I found it. Thank you 🙏
@akheem7515 3 жыл бұрын
My cousin Ricky Ross loaned me this album back in the mid seventies in Liberia and it's still one of my all-time favorites. Thank you Bob James!😁❤❤❤
@archiejackson2932 3 жыл бұрын
I had just joined the Coast Guard, and I was sitting in the mess hall when this was played on the speaker 🔊.....I wondered what in heck was I there
@brucestamps4969 3 жыл бұрын
1976 The Bi-Centennial Year!
@TrevorPaceBodiGlyphiX 2 жыл бұрын
Bob James and Herbie Hancock were in a different league 🎹 in the 70's and then there was Joe Samples 👍🏾
@kelvinestrella3255 Жыл бұрын
The
@sandramanning3923 11 ай бұрын
Besutiful. I REMRMBER THIS SONG I WAS SO YOUNG COLLEGE...WOE
@leeli1674 4 жыл бұрын
Powerful, Heavy musical instrumentation!
@cliftonbraithwaite8691 3 жыл бұрын
Funky Bob James...Grover's on this badass track too!!!
@davidmoro6926 4 жыл бұрын
Bob james.ahead of his time.
@donna6809 4 жыл бұрын
Have listened to James since I was 10, and just realized how much work Grover Washington did with him.😍
@gilesgregory3422 3 жыл бұрын
..and not just GWJr. CTI/Kudu in their heyday appeared to be almost a collective of brilliant musicians, all produced and arranged by the same people. Imagine Motown for jazz fusion! Just look at the list of contributors at any of the album's throughout the 70s and 80s and you will see how well they fit together. But all with their individual style and theme. Some the classics came during these two decades. I remember buying most of them when in London. Hope you get a chance to sample some of the others.
@donna6809 3 жыл бұрын
@@gilesgregory3422 oh yes have definitely sampled a lot of the "others" Eric Gale being another favorite. But yes the musicians from that label were tremendous 🤑
@daxterclark5092 2 жыл бұрын
Classic from mid 1970s...I remember this as an 8 year old back in 1977...heard this a lot on the 📻
@thebarryman 3 жыл бұрын
Love how it slides between high drama with horns and strings, back to the ultra cool hook...so stylish.
@pamelawhitfield9406 4 жыл бұрын
R I P My brother, Conrad who played this and many other jazz artist. I remember hearing this and liked it. Couldn't get it out of my mind and Maputo with David Sanborn.
@harroldmcclendon3922 3 жыл бұрын
The Rock & Soul station WNEX in Macon GA used to play this song as filler leading up to the news. As a teenager, I searched and finally discovered Bob James. The Touchdown Tour show in Atlanta was the first concert I paid to go see!!! Still absolute CLASSIC stuff.
@akarr9433 3 жыл бұрын
Still hot and a true classic! Mom played her jazz station all the time very low in the house.. I was 10 years and this cut caught me ear...old soul I am told. Love my jazz,, the rest is history.
@Shellinois 2 жыл бұрын
Hear hear. Amen to this. I am right there with you, Kaci. :)
@peggieudengwuarzuudengwu7531 Жыл бұрын
Who's still jamming in 2023.❤
@daywalker48603 8 күн бұрын
Am I late??
@toddthomas4674 3 жыл бұрын
Top 100 songs ever!
@Jomotmm 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely right about that ! I wish I was there man , must have been so funky
@bignoyz4111 4 жыл бұрын
String arrangements are stellar..... drummer is Killin it!
@skinfanjay 4 жыл бұрын
AND BOB IS HELLAFIED ON THE FENDER RHODES
@TakeStockDetroit 4 жыл бұрын
I think drummer is Harvey Mason.
@bignoyz4111 4 жыл бұрын
@@TakeStockDetroit yessssir
@donna6809 4 жыл бұрын
They all badd!!!
@leonguisburg413 3 жыл бұрын
Harvey Mason on drums
@periskop9639 3 жыл бұрын
evergreen! I like Bob James music, so emotional and relaxing ...
@twin78 4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this classic gem on the biopic "Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth". Thanks Bob James, for this timeless classic!
@patriceadelemua2366 2 жыл бұрын
Me too !!!! I heard it on the Bruce Lee film as well !!!!
@makegeorgeorwellfictionaga9268 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks thats the one I could not remember I saw it when I was around 12
@jeshun7071 5 жыл бұрын
Another gem from CTI, the label responsible for great releases from the likes of George Benson , Hubert Laws, Freddie Hubbard, one of the seminal 70's classics on the CTI label, some excellent Fender Rhodes playing as usual from the keyboard supremo Bob James, using that spacious approach in between keys
@asiandetective4998 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget Gabor Szabo, “Macho” Bob produced that one.
@judefernandez827 3 жыл бұрын
Another great man on the Fender Rhodes was the late great Richard Tee . RIP Mr .Tee .
@samking4179 6 ай бұрын
what a perfect tune. amazing how a guy from Missouri can capture the essence of 1970s Westchester County in relation to NYC through music. Angela is also another example of a song for its time. just amazing!
@salliemae9284 Жыл бұрын
A masterpiece sound From the great Bob James Our national treasure
@TrevorPaceBodiGlyphiX 2 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! 1976!!! I was 11 years old when this came out 🎹... I would just listen to this tune over and over as I attempted to bang it out on my mom's piano... Those were the days... It reminds me of watching CHIPs TV show a #Masterpiece on music
@vernon7489 5 жыл бұрын
I love this song Westchester lady I remember always 1976 I don't remember was doing that day when I hear this song amazing music
@ginabooker2527 3 жыл бұрын
Bob James is a real cool cat oh my God I love all his jazz it's so soothing and so mellow it's just like easy selling on a beautiful day as the sunset goes down
@ziggysmalls9329 4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this tune all the time back in 76 on WWRL 1600 in NYC
@letsmakemoney8027 3 күн бұрын
It's a shame New York City has no more jazz stations well we can listen to this great music
@ziggysmalls9329 3 күн бұрын
@@letsmakemoney8027 WBGO is still around out of Newark.WRVR was an awesome station out of NYC.They cut it off air in the middle of a Charles Mingus solo I believe back in 79
@letsmakemoney8027 3 күн бұрын
@@ziggysmalls9329 remember CD 101.9? I remember driving over the Verrazano Bridge and they weren't smooth smooth jazz I was wondering what was wrong till I found out they changed it to sports I think what a shame was a great station to listen to when you had a lousy day at work
@ziggysmalls9329 3 күн бұрын
@letsmakemoney8027 Yeah I remember that station,cool station
@sibionic 5 ай бұрын
Superb
@akarr9433 3 жыл бұрын
One word....Classic!🍷
@troyinabinett1474 3 жыл бұрын
The. Best. In. The business. Thanks mr bob James
@tariqelazim4754 4 жыл бұрын
Classic!!!
@trudywretched 5 жыл бұрын
Thunderous and at times smashingly funky.
@skinfanjay 4 жыл бұрын
THIS IS FUMKY REGARDLESS
@timothyhampton456 4 жыл бұрын
My anthem. Only to be the best in life
@irishsetterarchie 4 жыл бұрын
Perfection!
@benfrankog6111 5 жыл бұрын
Unique and truly incredible music.
@ManinEduStudio 6 жыл бұрын
Always Support! Bob James Forever!
@skinfanjay 4 жыл бұрын
YES SIR
@arthurdeth7646 4 жыл бұрын
Timeless classic. Will be played for many years to come.
@skinfanjay 4 жыл бұрын
Yyyyyeeeeessssssssss
@georgerestrepo428 2 жыл бұрын
What a classic
@kevinlewis2657 7 ай бұрын
This brings back memories to my introduction in jazz. Bob James has been an inspiration to me and as a piano player I always wanted to be like him. Check out his old school song/album called heads
@heyhello1040 4 жыл бұрын
One of my favs♥️♥️♥️
@SirMintfelix 4 жыл бұрын
Bob you are really legend
@Passionate4music1 4 жыл бұрын
TIMELESS AND CLASSIC MASTERPIECE FROM BOB JAMES⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@erringtonedy5970 2 жыл бұрын
Jazz funk at its best
@adadeh66 2 жыл бұрын
One of the beautifull tunes that still reside in my memory for 40 years.. thank Bob James 🙏🙏
@lucygoosie899 4 жыл бұрын
1970 Mary Dee on Chicago WBEE, Third Cup program , I loved this song...great memories...
@petewentz3528 3 жыл бұрын
How about Danae Alexander spinning this on WNUA 95.5 FM in the once great city of Chicago.
@SA-bq1us 3 жыл бұрын
Bob is a genius
@londonroulette 3 жыл бұрын
WHAT A MASTERPIECE! 💥🍸😍
@garytaylor6657 9 ай бұрын
I would like to give a big shout out to KATV Channel 7 in Liittle Rock ,Arkansas for introducing me to Bob James & his music by using it in their news programs when I was a shorty!