Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions

by Bob James

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Jean-François Laferté Sir,
I have been following your career since Bob James « One »:one of my friend introduced me to that lp and since that we exchanged your music through our listening habits over the years.You always reinvented yourself and your multiple sessions with all these great musicians and singers.I was pleased to see that release for RSD 2020:lucky enough to have the lp and the digital download.
Have a nice day mr.Bob James and keep up the good work for many years!
J.F.Laferté
Terrebonne,Quebec
Cana

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Deluxe Packages Include New Interviews with James and Pianist Makoto Ozone, Notes by Producers Klabin and Zev Feldman, Archival Interview with Drummer Robert Pozar, and an Overview by Author Mark Stryker.

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The deluxe gatefold set includes an extensive booklet with essays by jazz writer Mark Stryker (Jazz from Detroit) and engineer George Klabin; a new interview with Bob James by Zev Feldman, and 2011 interview with Bob Pozar by Hank Shteamer (Rolling Stone); plus rare archival photographs. Mastered by Bernie Grundman, cut at 33 1/3 RPM and pressed by RTI.

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1.	Serenata 05:45	buy track
2.	Once Upon A Time 07:00	buy track
3.	Lateef Minor 7th 07:36	buy track
4.	Vacations 06:22	buy track
5.	Airegin 04:42	buy track
6.	Indian Summer 05:08	buy track
7.	Solar 05:22	buy track
8.	Long Forgotten Blues 09:01	buy track

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Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions is a previously-unissued release of studio recordings from pianist Bob James captured with no audience at Wollman Auditorium at Columbia University in New York City in 1965 by Resonance founder and co-president George Klabin. Features James in two different trio settings — one from January 20, 1965 with bassist Larry Rockwell and drummer Bob Pozar, and one from October 9, 1965 with bassist Bill Wood and drummer Omar Clay — performing a mix of jazz standards and original compositions. The title track "Once Upon A Time" was named by James as an homage to the ONCE Festival of New Music in Ann Arbor, MI which ran from 1961-1966 and holds a special place in his early musical career. The deluxe set includes an extensive booklet with essays by jazz writer Mark Stryker (Jazz from Detroit) and engineer George Klabin; new interviews with Bob James and Makoto Ozone, and a 2011 interview with Bob Pozar by Hank Shteamer (Rolling Stone); plus rare archival photographs by Tom Copi.

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released September 4, 2020

January 20, 1965 (with Larry Rockwell on bass and Robert Pozar on drums):

Serenata (5:46)
Once Upon A Time (7:00)
Lateef Minor 7th (7:36)
Variations (6:22)

October 9, 1965 (with Bill Wood on bass and Omar Clay on drums):

Airegin (4:42)
Indian Summer (5:10)
Solar (5:22
Long Forgotten Blues (9:01)

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The Jazz Kitchen

Indianapolis, IN
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The Jazz Kitchen

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Jun 28

Keswick Theatre

Glenside, PA
Jul 5

Blue Note Jazz Club

New York (NYC), NY
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Blue Note Jazz Club

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Norfolk Jazz Festival

Norfolk, VA
Oct 10

Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Portsmouth, NH
Oct 11

Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Portsmouth, NH
Oct 12

Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Portsmouth, NH

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