Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 25, 1939 (age 86)
Place of Birth
Marshall, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Robert McElhiney James
Fourplay
Robert James
Bob James
Biography
Robert McElhiney James is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela," the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop.
Known For
Film
Fourplay - Live in Cape Town
keyboards
2009
Film
Bob James Trio - Feel Like Making LIVE!
2022
Film
Lee Ritenour and Friends - Live from the Cocoanut Grove
Piano
2000
Film
An Evening of Fourplay
Himself - Keyboards
1993
Film
Bob James: Live at Montreux
Self - keyboards
2005
Film
Bob James Quartet Live at Java Jazz Festival 2010
Sel - piano, keybord
Filmography
2022FilmBob James Trio - Feel Like Making LIVE!2009FilmFourplay - Live in Cape Townas keyboards2005FilmBob James: Live at Montreuxas Self - keyboards2000FilmLee Ritenour and Friends - Live from the Cocoanut Groveas Piano1993FilmAn Evening of Fourplayas Himself - Keyboards—FilmBob James Quartet Live at Java Jazz Festival 2010as Sel - piano, keybord