Bob James – Touchdown (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1978

Touchdown is an LP by Bob James from 1978 released on the CBS, Tappan Zee Records label.

About this album

Touchdown is one of Bob James’s most recognisable late-1970s albums, pairing polished jazz-fusion writing with an easy melodic touch. Released in 1978, it finds the pianist and arranger refining the sophisticated, radio-friendly sound that made him a key figure in contemporary jazz. The album is best known for “Angela (Theme From Taxi)”, the theme that gave James a rare pop-culture crossover through the hit television series Taxi. Alongside that signature piece, the record blends supple grooves, polished keyboard textures and strong studio musicianship into a concise set that helped define the smoother side of fusion at the end of the decade.