2015 studio album by Bob James and Nathan East
The New Cool Released September 18, 2015 Recorded 2014–2015 Studio Yamaha Entertainment Group Studios (Franklin, Tennessee); Blackbird Studios, House of Blues, The Tracking Room and Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee) Genre Jazz Label Yamaha Entertainment Group Producer Bob James , Nathan East , Chris Gero , Bryan Lenox
Rhodes Scholar: Jazz-Funk Classics 1974-1982 (2013)
The New Cool (2015)
Silver (Fourplay) (2015)
Nathan East (2014)
The New Cool (2015)
Silver (Fourplay) (2015)
The New Cool is a jazz album by pianist Bob James and bassist Nathan East , both members of the group Fourplay released in September 2015 by the Yamaha Entertainment Group. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[1] [2]
All tracks composed by Bob James; except where indicated
“The New Cool” - 7:08
“Oliver’s Bag” (Nathan East, Jeff Babko) - 5:07
“All Will Be Revealed” - 4:32
“Midnight Magic/Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow” (James/Harold Adamson , Jimmy McHugh ) - 5:14
“Crazy” (featuring Vince Gill ) (Willie Nelson ) - 5:04
“How Deep Is the Ocean ” (Irving Berlin ) - 4:35
“Canto Y La Danza” (East, Babko) - 5:06
“Waltz for Judy” (East, Babko) - 3:27
“Seattle Sunrise” - 4:10
“Ghost of a Chance” (Bing Crosby , Ned Washington , Victor Young ) - 5:23
“Turbulence” - 3:51
“House of Blue” (U.S. bonus track)[3] Bob James – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements and conductor
Nathan East – bass, vocals
Scott Williamson – drums
Rafael Padilla – percussion
David Davidson – concertmaster
The Nashville Recording Orchestra – orchestra
Vince Gill – vocals (5)Nathan East – producer
Bob James – producer
Chris Gero – producer
Bryan Lenox – producer, recording, mixing
Austin Atwood – assistant engineer
Sean Badum – assistant engineer
Moogie Canazio – assistant engineer
Jasper LeMaster – assistant engineer
Christopher Wilkinson – assistant engineer
Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Sterling Koerpel – record coordinator
Sonny Abelardo Management – management
Henry Somero – personal manager
Debbie Johnson – personal assistant
Alysse Gafkjen – photography
Amy Fucci – packaging layout, design
Julie Callihan – stylist, hair, make-up
Studio albums Collaboration albums