Boney James - Boney James - Best of Duets '2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. Coastin’
02. Honestly
03. In The Rain (Album Version)
04. Love Song (Album Version)
05. Wake The Baby
06. Happy Home
07. Be Here
08. Either Way
09. Maker Of Love
10. Close To You
11. The Midas (This Is Why)
12. I'm Waiting
13. The Total Experience (Album Version)
14. Hypnotic (Album Version)
15. Better With Time
16. Ride
17. Gonna Get It (Album Version)
18. Something Inside
19. Stone Groove
20. Heaven
21. I'll Always Love You
22. I Still Dream
23. Bring It Back
24. Shine (Album Version)
25. If I Can’t Hold You
26. Far From Home
27. When I Had The Chance
28. Soft (Album Version)
29. Appreciate
30. Break Of Dawn
31. That Look On Your Face
32. It's All Good (Bonus Remix)


 moreBorn James Oppenheim, he grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and studied
clarinet when he was eight, switching to saxophone two years later; his playing
of the instrument began to show the heavy influence of Grover Washington, Jr.
When he was 15, his family moved to Los Angeles. James was soon playing in a
fusion band (Line One) that was strong enough to open for Flora Purim and the
Yellowjackets. After a year attending UC Berkeley, he transferred to UCLA so he
could continue playing with the band. He earned a degree in history but became a
full-time musician after graduation, doubling on keyboards.

In 1985, James went on the road as a keyboardist with Morris Day, and eventually
convinced Day that he should be playing saxophone instead. He spent four years
with Day and became an in-demand guest musician on tenor, alto, soprano, and
flute, playing with Randy Crawford, Sheena Easton, the Isley Brothers, Bobby
Caldwell, and others. (He picked up his nickname while on tour with Crawford;
after mentioning to a keyboardist that he was running out of food money, the
musician replied that if he ate any less, he'd have to be called Boney James.)

The saxophonist made his debut as a leader with Trust in 1992 (Spindletop),
which earned him a contract with Warner Bros. two years later. While there, he
recorded many popular dates, including Backbone, Seduction, Boney's Funky
Christmas, Sweet Thing, Shake It Up, Ride, and Pure. In 2006, James made the
move to Concord Records and released Shine, then in 2009, Send One Your Love.
One year later, while driving home after an appearance at the Newport Jazz
Festival, James was rear-ended by another vehicle. The accident totaled his car
and left him with a fractured jaw and two missing teeth, injuries that could
have ended his playing career. He recuperated, however, and in 2011 he released
Contact, an album whose title referred to the profound effect the accident had
on his life and career.

James re-signed with Concord in 2012. One year later, he released The Beat, an
album that combined his love of R&B and Latin music. The set included guest
appearances from Raheem DeVaughn and Floacist. James continued to mine his own
musical history and dug further back to '80s and '90s R&B, hip-hop, and his
contemporary jazz roots for Futuresoul. Released in 2015, it featured a smaller
core of studio players and a guest spot from trumpeter Marquis Hill. The album
debuted at number one on contemporary jazz charts and by the end of the year, it
hit the top spot on the standard jazz albums chart. James continued to strip
things down for 2017's Honestly, his 16th album. He produced the record and
co-wrote all but one track, an interpretation of the Johnny Mercer-Hoagy
Carmichael classic "Skylark." He enlisted vocalist and co-writers Avery Sunshine
for the title cut (and charting Urban Adult single) and Eric Roberson for "If I
Can't Hold You." His first instrumental single, "Tick Tock," was one of four
songs co-written and co-produced with Jairus Mozee (Anthony Hamilton, Robin
Thicke), with horn charts by Jerry Hey (Michael Jackson). Honestly was issued by
Concord in early September. It registered three hit singles: the Top 20 title
track featuring Avery Sunshine, "On the Prowl," which landed in the Top Five on
Smooth Jazz and Smooth AC Charts, and the chart-topping "Tick Tock." The album
peaked at number one on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and remained in the
top spot for four weeks.

After intensive touring and a well-deserved break, James and band re-entered the
studio in 2019 armed with 11 self-penned compositions, including three -- "Full
Effect," "Tonic," and the title cut -- that he built from licks played at
soundcheck by touring guitarist Kendall Gilder on tour. Priming the pump with
the single "Be Here" with Kenny Lattimore providing vocals, it was issued as the
first of four pre-release singles and charted inside the Top 30 on the Adult R&B
Songs chart. Its accompanying James-produced album titled Solid was released in
June of 2020. The Lalah Hathaway-assisted "Coastin'" marked the first single
from 2022's Detour, his 18th studio album. © Scott Yanow



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