Lucky Seven (Bob James album)

Lucky Seven
Studio album by Bob James
Released	August 1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	A&R Recording, Mediasound, Sound Mixers and The Power Station (New York City, New York)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	34:51
Label	Tappan Zee
Producer	Bob James
Bob James chronology
Touchdown (1978) Lucky Seven (1979) One on One (1979)

Lucky Seven is the seventh album by jazz keyboardist Bob James, released in 1979. It peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard 200. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Columbian	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The Columbian called Lucky Seven "a lackluster effort when compared to his earlier CTI albums." ^[3] The Morning Call considered it to be the work of "a group of sophisticated musicians playing a mild, but interesting, brand of jazz fusion." ^[5]

Track listing

All songs are written by Bob James except where noted.

1. "Rush Hour" – 6:39
2. "Blue Lick" – 5:31
3. "Look-Alike" – 5:30
4. "Big Stone City" – 5:42
5. "Friends" (Neil Jason, Kash Monet, Jeff Schoen) – 4:41
6. "Fly Away" – 6:44

Personnel

• Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements and conductor
• Hiram Bullock – electric guitar (1, 4–6)
• Eric Gale – electric guitar (2, 3)
• Steve Khan – acoustic guitar (3)
• Richard Resnicoff – acoustic guitar (5, 6)
• Neil Jason – bass (1, 2, 4, 5)
• Gary King – bass (3, 6)
• Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2)
• Andy Newmark – drums (3)
• Idris Muhammad – drums (4–6)
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion (1, 2, 4–6)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (3)

Brass and Woodwinds

• Michael Brecker – saxophone solo (4)
• David Sanborn – saxophone
• George Marge – woodwinds
• Wayne Andre – trombone
• Dave Taylor – trombone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet
• Jon Faddis – trumpet
• Mike Lawrence – trumpet
• James Buffington – French horn
• Peter Gordon – French horn

Strings

• David Nadien – concertmaster
• Jonathan Abramowitz and Charles McCracken – cello
• Lamar Alsop and Theodore Israel – viola
• Lamar Alsop, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Diana Halprin, Harry Lookofsky, Marvin Morgenstern, Herbert Sorkin and Richard Sortomme – violin

Vocals

• Patti Austin – backing vocals
• Hiram Bullock – backing vocals
• Bob James – backing vocals
• Neil Jason – lead vocals (5)
• Jeff Schoen – backing vocals

Production

• Bob James – producer
• Joe Jorgensen – co-producer, recording, mixing
• Vern Carlson – assistant engineer
• Ollie Cotton – assistant engineer
• Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer
• Stan Kalina – mastering at CBS Studios (New York, NY)
• Paula Scher – art direction, design
• Buddy Endress – cover photography
• David Gahr – inside photography

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [6]	42
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [6]	3

References

1. "Bob James". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Lucky Seven". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
3. Seegmuller, Fred (17 Aug 1979). "Records". The Columbian. p. 55.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . US: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  111. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
5. Neddenien, Karl (22 Sep 1979). "Records". Weekender. The Morning Call. p. 51.
6. "Bob James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.

External links

• Bob James-Lucky Seven at Discogs