Bob James
Album: The Essential Collection: 24 Smooth Jazz Classics
Rating: * * * *
Release Date: 2002
Label: Metro Doubles
Type: Compilation

Tracklist:
 1 Night on Bald Mountain 	Mussorgsky 	5:55
 2 Feel Like Makin' Love 	McDaniels 	6:40
 3 Nautilus 			James 		5:08
 4 Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2) Bizet 	8:26
 5 Take Me to the Mardi Gras 	Simon 		5:51
 6 Women of Ireland 		O'Riada 	8:04
 7 Westchester Lady 		James 		7:27
 8 Where the Wind Blows Free 	James 		6:45
 9 Heads 			James 		6:41
10 Night Crawler 		James 		6:20
11 Kari 			Klugh 		6:27
   ft. Earl Klugh
12 Angela [Theme from Taxi] 	James 		5:45
13 Touchdown 			James 		5:42
14 Blue Lick 			James 		5:35
15 Shepherd's Song 		Traditional 	6:42
16 Thoroughbred 		James 		7:22
17 Reunited 			Fekaris, Perren 5:44
18 Sign of the Times 		Temperton 	5:38
19 Spunky 			James 		7:01
20 Miranda 			James 		4:57
21 Marco Polo 			James 		5:24
22 Ruby Ruby Ruby 		Whalum 		4:51
23 Ensenada Madness 		James 		5:33
24 Brooklyn Heights Boogie 	James 		3:49

Credits:
Gloria Agostini 	Harp
Wayne Andre 		Trombone
Dave Bargeron 		Trombone
Eddie Bert 		Trombone
Phil Bodner 		Flute, Oboe, Sax (Alto)
Michael Brecker 	Reeds
Randy Brecker 		Trumpet, Flugelhorn
James Buffington 	French Horn
Hiram Bullock 		Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Soloist
Ron Carter 		Bass
Eddie Daniels 		Clarinet, Flute, Reeds, Sax (Tenor)
Jerry Dodgion 		Flute, Sax (Alto)
Peter Erskine 		Drums
Harvey Estrin 		Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Jon Faddis 		Trumpet
Art Farmer 		Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Paul Faulise 		Trombone (Bass)
Sammy Figueroa 		Percussion
Dave Friedman 		Vibraphone
David Friedman 		Vibraphone
Steve Gadd 		Drums
Eric Gale 		Bass, Guitar, Soloist
Jack Gale 		Trombone (Bass)
John Gatchell 		rumpet
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs 	Percussion
Peter Gordon 		French Horn
Major Holley 		Double Bass
Yogi Horton 		Drums
Bob James 		Synthesizer, Piano, Arranger, Calliope, Keyboards, Vocals, 
			Clavinet, Bells, Fender Rhodes, Oberheim
Neil Jason 		Bass, Vocals
Arthur Jenkins 		Percussion
Howard Johnson 		Sax (Baritone), E Flat Clarinet
Thad Jones 		Trumpet
Steve Khan 		Guitar
Gary King 		Bass
Earl Klugh 		Guitar (Acoustic), Bass
Mike Lawrence 		Trumpet
Hubert Laws 		Flute
Ralph MacDonald 	Percussion
Jimmy Maelen 		Percussion
George Marge 		Flute, Reeds, Flute (Alto), Horn (English), Oboe, Recorder, 
			Sax (Tenor), Woodwind, Alto Recorder
Harvey Mason, Sr. 	Drums
Hugh McCracken 		Guitar
Marcus Miller 		Bass
Tom Mitchell Jr. 	Trombone
Nic Moran 		Compilation
Idris Muhammad 		Drums
David Nadien 		Violin, Concert Master
Victor Paz 		Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Romeo Penque 		Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto), Recorder, Sax (Tenor), Recorder (Tenor)
Allen Ralph 		Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
Richie Resnicoff 	Guitar
Albert Richmond 	French Horn
John "4 Daddman" Robinson   Drums
John "J.R." Robinson 	Drums
Alan Rubin 		Trumpet, Flugelhorn
David Sanborn 		Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
Jeff Schoen 		Vocals
Allan Schwartzberg 	Drums
Tom Scott 		Reeds
Andrew Smith 		Drums
Lew Soloff 		Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Marvin Stamm 		Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Steve Summer 		Drums
David Earl Taylor 	Trombone
Rod Temperton 		Arranger, Rhythm Arrangements, Synthesizer Arrangements
Ron Tooley 		Trumpet
Charles Vullo 		Guitar
Grover Washington, Jr. 	Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Tin Whistle
Sidney Weinberg 	Horn (English), Oboe
Kirk Whalum 		Saxophone
Buddy Williams 		Drums
Tappan Zee 		Producer