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BJ4 is the fourth solo album by jazz pianist Bob James. Released in 1977, the album charted at number three on the Jazz Album Charts. This would be his last CTI album before starting his label Tappan Zee Records, named for one of the tracks on this album.

Track listing:
All tracks composed by Bob James; except where noted.

“Pure Imagination” (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 5:20
“Where the Wind Blows Free” – 6:43
“Tappan Zee” – 6:49
“Nights Are Forever Without You” (Parker McGee) – 6:23
“Treasure Island” – 6:10
“El Verano” – 4:55

Personnel:
Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements
Eric Gale – guitars
Gary King – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion

Brass and Woodwinds:

Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, tenor recorder
Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
George Marge – alto recorder
Sidney Weinberg – oboe, English horn
Art Farmer – trumpet, flugelhorn
John Frosk – trumpet
John Gatchell – trumpet

Strings:

Charles McCracken – cello
Alan Shulman – cello
Lamar Alsop – viola
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Max Ellen – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Harry Glickman – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Harold Kohon – violin
Charles Libove – violin
David Nadien – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin

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Released: February 24, 1977
Recorded: November–December 1976
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Length: 36:20
Label: CTI
Producer: Creed Taylor