The Dreamer (José James album)

The Dreamer
Studio album by José James
Released January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)
Genre Jazz, R&B, soul, hip hop
Length 56:16
Label Brownswood Recordings
Producer José James
José James chronology
The Dreamer
(2008)
Blackmagic
(2010)
Singles from The Dreamer
  1. "Blackeyedsusan"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Park Bench People"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
Exclaim!favorable[4]
The Guardian[5]

The Dreamer is the first studio album by American jazz vocalist José James. It was released on Brownswood Recordings in 2008.

Reception

John Fordham of The Guardian gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "James sometimes suggests a 21st-century Leon Thomas (the 1970s singer who became an acid-jazz star), but he also exhibits a highly personal mix of Bobby McFerrin's tonal delicacy and the R&B and soul feel of D'Angelo - with the latter association sometimes reinforced by the way the vocal overdubs and harmonies work."[5]

Adam Greenberg of AllMusic said: "He sings contemporary jazz with a strong sense of respect for the classics, but quietly puts hip-hop instrumentation behind his vocals, and multi-tracks himself for accentuation."[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The Dreamer"   7:05
2. "Velvet"   4:01
3. "Blackeyedsusan"   4:56
4. "Park Bench People"   6:03
5. "Spirits Up Above"   5:00
6. "Nola"   3:56
7. "Red"   5:15
8. "Winter Wind"   7:07
9. "Desire"   7:29
10. "Love"   5:24

References

  1. May, Chris (January 30, 2008). "Jose James: The Dreamer (2007)". All About Jazz. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Greenberg, Adam. "José James - The Dreamer". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. Barlow, Thomas (2008). "José James - Dreamer - Review". BBC. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  4. Jones, Kevin (February 20, 2008). "José James - The Dreamer". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Fordham, John (February 1, 2008). "Jose James, The Dreamer". The Guardian. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

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