Johnny James Dr J. [2022] - Foolish Heart (VocalSax Mix) [JSJ Entertainment]

The latest single, "Foolish Heart", from jazz saxophonist Johnny James Dr. J was released, as an instrumental only, on 11 Mar 2022. A new version is forthcoming with the added vocals credited to SanginDiva who is actually Shannon Pearson who you may remember as singing lead on Output/Input's cover of Chaka Khans's "Eye To Eye".

The song was originally recorded in 1989 as a single and an album track ("Here I Am") by Sharon Bryant (Atlantic Starr). It reached #7 R&B and #90 Hot 100.

Johnny James last featured on the blog with a Nigel Lowis Stepper's Remix of "Steppin" from his 2002 album "The Remedy" last October,

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Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Smooth Jazz
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	JSJ Entertainment
Cat No:	None
Date:	05/2022
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1

Johnny 'Dr. J' James [2021] - Slippin' (Nigel Lowis Stepper's Mix) [Self Released]

"Slippin'" was originally released in 2002 on Johnny 'Dr. J' James' album "The Remedy" and was posted back in April as the album received a reissue and was a UK Soul Chart breaker. It subsequently received a remix  in May  and was released as a single. It has now had the Nigel Lowis treatment and reissued again as 'Nigel Lowis Stepper's Mix' on 30 Sep 2021.

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Rating:	8.2
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	30/09/2021
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	£1

Johnny 'Dr. J' James [2021/2002] - One In A Million [Self Released]

This track was on this week's Starpoint breakers chart, which I thought was odd as it was released in 2002, unless it is a reissue or coincidentally another Johnny James released a song with the same title.  In any case it made me investigate and this is a very good version of the Sam Dees song recorded by Larry Graham of Graham Central Station in 1980 who had a #1 R&B and #9 Hot 100 hit with it.

 

I have now discovered from his facebook page that he has re-released both his albums, 'The Remedy' from 2002 and 'The Cure' from 2009, so that will explain why it's in the breakers chart.

I'm not sure if Johnny James is the singer as 'The Remedy' sleeve shows him holding a clarinet and on 'The Cure' sleeve, a saxophone, but no other credit is given for the singer, so perhaps it's multi-tracked.

James was born in Tallahassee, FL, but eventually moved to Rochester, NY. He states that one of his biggest influences was Cannonball Adderley who lived in the same neighbourhood in  Tallahassee who inspired him to become an A&M graduate.  He was a member of 80s Florida pop/dance group Will To Power until 1989.

I've also checked out the rest of the album and there are a couple of other good tracks on it e.g. 'Slippin', 'Round & Round', both written by himself and Vincent Sims which I've included below.

Most of 'The Remedy' album is smooth jazz, with a few instrumentals, but if you want to listen here's the link.

'The Cure' album is mainly straight jazz with a few covers e.g. 'Living For The City, 'How Deep Is Your Love' and 'Where Is The Love', but I found another James/Sims written track 'Your Love' which is pretty good, so have also included that.

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Rating:	8
Genre/Style:	Soul Jazz
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Year:	19/02/2021
Key:	6B / 10B / 4A / 10A
BPM:	65 / 106 / 126 / 76
Value:	£7.99