Less instrusive than real jazz but more energetic than new age, simply constructed but exquisitely performed, James' pop confections are the perfect background music. On this album, James favors

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- Bob James, Restless
Less instrusive than real jazz but more energetic than new age, simply constructed but exquisitely performed, James' pop confections are the perfect background music. On this album, James favors acoustic piano over synthesizers (though he uses both) and he employs a shifting cast of supporting musicians. His daughter Hillary James is the sweet-voiced if predictable lead singer on the wispy ballad, "Storm Warning." She joins Luther Vandross for the harmony vocals buried in the mix on "Under Me." Michael Brecker plays strong but simplistic tenor sax lines on that and two other songs. Titles like "Lotus Leaves," "Back to Bali" and "Awaken Us to the Blue" are meant to conjure up a certain romanticism, but they seem no more exotic than airline ads on TV. --Geoffrey Himes

Country USA
Brand WB
Manufacturer Warner Bros.
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber P8
UnitCount 1
Format Audiobook
UPCs 093624553625
EANs 0093624553625
ReleaseDate 1994-03-08

Country	USA
Brand	WB
Manufacturer	Warner Bros.
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	P8
UnitCount	1
Format	Audiobook
UPCs	093624553625
EANs	0093624553625
ReleaseDate	1994-03-08

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