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Japanese pressing includes one bonus track ("Here Let My Life").
Recorded during a period when Bob James did some of his finest work, TWO is a classic mid-'70s jazz fusion album. James arranged all six tracks and conducted a cast of stellar musicians on this album including Steve Gadd, Hubert Laws, Randy Brecker and Eddie Daniels. One of the highlights is the opening cut, "Take Me to the Mardi Gras," which demands attention from the very first note. The song will even sound familiar to hip-hop fans, as James' tune was sampled many years later on RUN-DMC's "Peter Piper." TWO displays James' extraordinary talent as a conductor, the orchestral tracks beautifully performed by his 17-piece string section.
Japanese pressing of the jazz-pop act's 1975 album includes one bonus track 'Here Let My Life'. JVC. 2004.
All tracks have been digitally remastered. Two Music | List Price | $40.98 (You save $18.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Piano | | Label | JVC Compact Discs | | Orig Year | 1975 | | CD Universe Part number | 6751835 | | Catalog number | 61194 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 07, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Steve Gadd, Steve Gadd, Patti Austin, Eric Gale, Jon Faddis, Hubert Laws, Wayne Andre, Grover Washington, Jr., Grover Washington, Jr., Eddie Daniels | | Additional Info | Bonus Track; Japan |
Bob James Two Songs | 1. | Take Me To The Mardi Gras | $0.99 | |
| 2. | I Feel A Song (In My Heart) | |
| 3. | The Golden Apple | |
| 4. | Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite #2) | |
| 5. | You're As Right As Rain | |
| 6. | Dream Journey | $0.99 | |
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