Three (Bob James album)

Three
Studio album by Bob James
Released	September 3, 1976
Recorded	November 1975 & January 1976
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length	36:46
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Bob James chronology
Two (1975) Three (1976) BJ4 (1977)

Three is the third solo album by jazz musician Bob James.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Released in 1976, the album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts.

Track listing

1. "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) – 9:09
2. "Women of Ireland" (Seán Ó Riada) – 8:07
3. "Westchester Lady" (Bob James) – 7:29
4. "Storm King" (Bob James) – 6:37
5. "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess) – 5:24
6. "Look Look" (Bob James) – 4:48 *

* Japanese bonus track only. ^[3]

Personnel

• Bob James – keyboards, arrangements and conductor
• Jeff Mironov – guitars (1)
• Eric Gale – guitar solo (2), guitars (3–5)
• Hugh McCracken – guitars (2–5)
• Gary King – bass guitar (1, 2, 5)
• Will Lee – bass guitar (3, 4)
• Andy Newmark – drums (1)
• Harvey Mason – drums (2–5)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Brass and Woodwinds

• Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tin whistle
• Jerry Dodgion – flute
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Wayne Andre – trombone
• Dave Bargeron – bass trombone, tuba
• Dave Taylor – bass trombone
• Jon Faddis – trumpet
• John Frosk – trumpet
• Lew Soloff – trumpet
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet

Strings

• Charles McCracken – cello
• Alan Shulman – cello
• Gloria Agostini – harp
• Al Brown – viola
• Emanuel Vardi – viola
• Frederick Buldrini – violin
• Harry Cykman – violin
• Lewis Eley – violin
• Max Ellen – violin
• Emanuel Green – violin
• Harold Kohon – violin
• David Nadien – violin
• Matthew Raimondi – violin

Production

• Creed Taylor – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Rene Schumacher – album design
• Richard Alcorn – photography

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [4]	49
Billboard Top Soul Albums [4]	23
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [4]	2

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Bob James: Three > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
3. "Bob James - Three (2015, CD) – Discogs". Discogs. 18 February 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
4. "Bob James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.