Bob James Pure Imagination

[cifarrales]

wow. this is a wonderful rendition of a classic.....smooth jazz indeed! thanks boswell69 for sharing this.

[oscasta23]

OMG

[flgroove]

Best pair of hi-hats ever.

[GizmoMofo7]

:) happy memories.

[townbyke]

this is so fucking dope

[iwgpventures]

大好きです。ゲイリ－キングも！

[knuckles1jp]

懐かしい。

このアルバム大好きです！

[alfacar54]

if anyone is suffering from depression this BOB JAMES composition like much of his other material will cure you psychologists should use more imagination in their therapy sessions i.e. playing music like smooth jazz !!

[boswell69]

@alfacar54 well put.

[snatchadams69]

I love this song I remember when my mother for every Christmas would buy us a bunch of candy rent the movie and plop us in front of the T.V. and we would watch this great movie and eat our candy R.I.P. Mom....

[TRUOHIO]

Thank you for posting. I always liked the melody to this song and this is a interesting version.

[klewis40]

Thanks for posting i love this song, Bob was so magical in his take on this song.

[jrichman21]

Thanks for posting. This song is incredible; my gosh those horns!!

[Kingcire72x]

I am 39 and I have been collecting Bob James albums since I was about 12 I have 10 and I also have more cds and his collaborations.

I think Bob's music has helped to keep me and a whole lot of others Sane!

[landyachtfan79]

That wouldn't happen to be my man Steve Gadd on drums, would it?!!! I would recognize those fills ANYWHERE!!!!!!

[ter521fad]

@landyachtfan79 Yup, that's the great Steve Gadd on drums.

[dogadder]

@ter521fad yeah sure does sound like him, and he's on several of these together with Andy Newmark, Steve Jordan, Chris Parker and countless other NYC drummers of the time

[dogadder]

That just must be Hubert Laws on flute!

[ter521fad]

@dogadder Yes, it's Hubert Laws.

[iwgpventures]

Gary King is my favarate bass player,and great bass player.

About 20 years ago,My high school days, Gary King playing the bass

performance were teachers of my music life.

[missumusicz]

great music indeed! thanks Jermaine for the share... *****

[Nickyk729]

Isn't this the willy wonka song?....wow!

[gardedog]

i never saw willy wonka until 1997, but i heard bob james version when it came out. when i heard the movie original, i said, "where have i heard that before?" it took me days to remember the bob james "philly style" version.

and hubert laws on the flute! OMG!

[bevil4aday]

Nothing I have ever heard really matches this. The melody, the style, the ambiance. All of it. If this isn't the best "mood" music around, I don't know what is.

[MrMactab]

i wiil check out sweet lou, thanks

[Counter8]

When i here this I think of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. 8>)

[THRILLAKILLA187]

@Counter8 if you like this check out lou rawls version of pure imagination as well on you tube awesome version i say so but that's i.m.o!

[DJOTCUTS]

Wonder if Steve Gadd is playing drums on this?? Great track!

[Bluesdirections]

@DJOTCUTS Yes it Steve. You cannot miss his strokes.

[thermalf]

Thank you for posting this song!!

My lifetime friend Phillip told me I had to hear a song. He gave me his BJ-4 album. WOW! This is the song. I now have the BJ collection on vinyl. Sadly Phil died in a car accident shortly after turning me on to BJ. I now think of Phil when I hear a BJ song like the theme from the T.V. show Taxi. - Jim

[boswell69]

@thermalf sorry to hear that my friend. Thank you for listening. I'm glad you enjoyed!

[THRILLAKILLA187]

@thermalf if you like this check out lou rawls version of pure imagination as well on you tube awesome version i say so but that's i.m.o!

[thermalf]

@THRILLAKILLA187 Lou Rawls version is pure magic! Thanks you Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the writers of Pure Imagination.

[THRILLAKILLA187]

@thermalf awesome thanks for the response back :-) and your welcome as well!

[MrMactab]

great download been looking for awhile THANKS!!!!!!

[THRILLAKILLA187]

@MrMactab check out lou rawls version as well it's great as this one too! :)

[Bluesdirections]

Blow Hubert Blow.