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Multi-Platinum-Selling, 2x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 18x-GRAMMY® Nominated Piano Legend BOB JAMES' career is long, varied & continues to evolve at every turn. From his first days the music of Bob James has captivated audiences throughout the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963, James recorded his first album, 'Bold Conceptions', that same year. 58 albums & innumerable awards would follow through five decades, establishing James as one of the fathers of Smooth & Contemporary Jazz. In addition to Gold & Platinum-Selling albums on his own and in various collaborations, he issued four numerically titled albums in the mid-'70s that successfully melded Jazz, Pop & Classical styles with sharp arrangements, accessible melodies & funky grooves. Those 4 albums are all considered shining examples of early jazz-funk (2 songs, "Nautilus" & "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" are among the most sampled songs in history). James is a founding member of Jazz Supergroup FOURPLAY.