H (Bob James album)

H
Studio album by Bob James
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Mediasound and Sound Mixers (New York, NY)
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	38:34
Label	Tappan Zee
Producer	Bob James
Bob James chronology
One on One (1979) H (1980) All Around the Town (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

H is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Bob James.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bob James except as noted.

1. "Snowbird Fantasy" - 7:03
2. "Shepherd's Song" - 6:40
3. "Brighton by the Sea" - 5:36
4. "The Walkman" - 6:19
5. "Thoroughbred" - 7:22
6. "Reunited" (Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren) - 5:42

Personnel

• Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements and conductor
• Hiram Bullock – electric guitar, vocals (4)
• Bruce Dunlap – acoustic guitar solo (1), acoustic guitar (6)
• David Brown – acoustic guitar solo (2), acoustic guitar (5)
• Gary King – bass (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Doug Stegmeyer – bass (2, 5)
• Buddy Williams – drums (1, 3, 4, 6)
• Liberty DeVitto – drums (2, 5)
• Airto Moreira – percussion (1, 6)
• Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion (4)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (5)

Brass and Woodwinds

• Grover Washington, Jr. – soprano saxophone, tin whistle
• Phil Bodner, Eddie Daniels, Jerry Dodgion, George Marge and Romeo Penque – woodwinds
• Paul Faulise, Jim Pugh and Barry Rogers – trombone
• Randy Brecker, Danny Cahn, Jon Faddis and Mike Lawrence – trumpet

Strings

• David Nadien – concertmaster
• Jonathan Abramowitz and Charles McCracken – cello
• Lamar Aslop and Al Brown – viola
• Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Regis Iandiorio, Marvin Morgenstern, Jan Mullen and Matthew Raimandi – violin

Production

• Bob James – producer
• Joe Jorgensen – associate producer, engineer
• Mark Chusid – assistant engineer
• Brian McGee – assistant engineer
• Vlado Meller – mastering at CBS Mastering Studios (New York, NY)
• Marion Orr – production coordinator
• Paula Scher – art direction, design
• Buddy Endress – photography
• Jim Houghton – inside photography

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Billboard Top Pop Albums [2]	47
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [2]	3

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "H". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
2. "Bob James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

External links

• Bob James-H at Discogs