Bob James - Angels Of Shanghai (2007)@320kbps torrent

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This project pairs smooth jazz keyboardist/composer Bob James and his Fourplay bandmates bassist Nathan East (who sings on the ballad "Endless Time") and drummer Harvey Mason, with guitarist Jack Lee and the Angels of Shanghai, who are masters of the er-hu, a two-string violin, the lute-like pipa, a harp-zither called a guzheng, and the dizi bamboo flute. James' sympathetic pianisms best blend with the Sinocentric sonorities and syncopations on the hip-notic "Gulangyu Island" the Asian and French-inflected "Melodia: A Quiet Place for Two" and "Angela with Purple Bamboo," a Silk Road update of James' beloved theme from the TV show Taxi. "By combining the spirit of American jazz with the beauty of traditional Chinese instruments by absorbing and learning from this rich Eastern cultural heritage,"" James writes in the liner notes, "I have sought to explore ways that we would communicate openly and freely; improvising and sharing our discoveries."

Personnel:
Bob James (piano)
Jack Lee (guitars)
Nathan East (bass)
Harvey Mason
Lewis Pragasam (drums)

Track Listing:
1.Celebration (4:13)
2.Gulangyu Island (4:47)
3. Endless Time (3:36)
4.Theme "Onara" (From "Daejangkeum") (4:04)
5.Dream with Me (4:58)
6.Angels' Theme: The Invention of Love (4:57)
7.TheMagic Paintbrush (6:31)
8.Melodia: A Quiet Place for Two (2:26)
9.Butterfly Lovers (5:48)
10.Dialogues: The Universal Language (4:53)
11.Angela with Purple Bamboo (4:36)