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Lucky Seven (Bob James album)

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Lucky Seven
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1979
Recorded1979
GenreJazz fusion
Length34:51
LabelTappan Zee
ProducerBob 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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Brass and Woodwinds

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

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

Charts

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

References

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  1. ^ "Bob James". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Lucky Seven". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Bob James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
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