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jose james - the dreamer - 2015 repress - brownswood records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Love
2. Blackeyedsusan
3. Park Bench People
4. Spirits Up Above
5. Nola
6. Red
7. The Dreamer
8. Velvet
9. Winter Wind
10. Desire

Nice debut with tracks going from soul and jazz to more smokey blues styled work! Repressed on 180 gramms!

José James released his debut LP ‘The Dreamer’ in 2007 on Brownswood Recordings. It was crammed with smoky, low-slung jazz grooves blessed with Jose’s rich baritone vocals - self-penned works nestling alongside uniquely crafted cover versions of John Coltrane, Rashaan Roland Kirk and even West Coast hip hop institution Freestyle Fellowship. Pursuing the same deeply soulful vocal jazz tradition exemplified by Babs Gonzales, Billie Holliday, Joe Williams and Leon Thomas, ‘The Dreamer’ quickly cemented Jose’s stature and raw talent within the worldwide jazz community, and beyond.