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On most of these selections, pianist Bob James is in the spotlight, playing with a rhythm section and occasionally a guitar or a sax. The opener, "Choose Me," has James jamming over the chord changes of the blues and gives one hope that this will be one of his more substantial jazz dates. But no such luck. Most of the selections rarely rise above the level of lightly funky background music. Guitarist Earl Klugh drops by for "Fresh Start" and there is a pop vocal feature apiece for Hilary James and Nathan East. Overall, this is easy-listening pop/jazz, pleasant but forgettable. ~ Scott Yanow
After revisiting his straight-ahead jazz roots on 2004's Take It from the Top, legendary keyboardist/composer Bob James returns to his bread and butter smooth jazz sound on Urban Flamingo. This time around James digs into his synthesizer chops for a set of relatively tepid and pop-oriented tracks that have more to do with contemporary soft rock and R&B than actual jazz. To these ends, James' daughter Hilary James takes a pleasant vocal turn on "Lay Down with You," while the funky "Niles Ahead" does reveal James' more organic bent and harks back to his classic '70s albums. However, the majority of the journeyman artist's compositions here will do little to expand his audience beyond die-hard pop-jazz aficionados. ~ Matt Collar
Personnel: David McMurray, Hilary James , Nathan East, Ron Otis, Wayne Gerard.
JazzTimes (p.149) - "[T]here are plenty of James' Fourplay-like soft, acoustic piano interludes, which are supremely displayed on the sublime 'Niles Ahead.'" Bob James Urban Flamingo Songs Urban Flamingo Music Review Purchase Urban Flamingo CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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