Bob James & Dave Koz’s GRAMMY®-nominated duo album Just Us is now available on Limited Edition Vinyl
Contemporary jazz icons Bob James and Dave Koz mark a unique milestone with their GRAMMY®-nominated duo album Just Us — an intimate piano-and-saxophone collection of fresh originals and colorful re-imaginings of Great American Songbook standards.
The album is now available as a limited edition 180-gram vinyl release. Each record includes a pristine high-resolution download and a limited edition Just Us poster, making this pressing a true collector’s piece.
Limited Edition Vinyl Album Bundles
Ultimate Just Us Bundle
Signed Vinyl & CD + Poster
Includes
Limited Edition Signed Heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl Record
High Resolution Download
Signed Just Us CD
Signed Limited Edition Poster
Just Us Limited Edition Bundle
Signed Vinyl + Poster
Includes
Limited Edition Signed Heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl Record
High Resolution Download
Signed Limited Edition Poster
Just Us Vinyl Record Bundle
Vinyl + Poster
Includes
Audiophile Grade Heavyweight 180 Gram Vinyl Record
High Resolution Download
Limited Edition Poster
About Just Us
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Recording this album with Bob James was one of the greatest life (and music) experiences for me – I learned so much from this treasure of a man,” says Dave Koz. “This duet project is just acoustic piano and saxophone, in all their raw beauty. Talk about being vulnerable! But with Bob at the piano, all concern goes away…like playing on a bed of clouds. I can’t wait to perform these songs with him in front of a live audience.”
“This is a totally unplugged and, as partner Dave points out, vulnerable set,” Bob James adds. “Both he and I have had the good fortune to record many times with great rhythm sections and sophisticated production. This time, all that is stripped away, and it’s just us. We hope the intimacy of these musical one-to-one conversations conveys the spirit we both felt. It was a unique opportunity for me to collaborate and be inspired by the passionate romanticism of my duo partner.” -
1. Sommation
2. My Ship
3. T W O
4. All The Way
5. Fontaine d'Alice
6. The Naked Ballet
7. Smile
8. Rue de Rivoli
9. Protea
10. New Hope
11. Sunny Side of the Street (bonus track - CD only) -
Album Title: Just Us
Label: Just Koz Entertainment, Inc.
Produced by Bob James, Dave Koz and David Marchione
Engineered and Mixed by David Marchione at Unicorn Studio, Traverse City, MI
Mastered by Alex DeTurk at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Piano Technician: Rolf von Walthausen
Assistant Engineer: Jamey Tate
Bob James: Acoustic Piano
Dave Koz: Alto and Soprano Saxophone
Acknowledgements
Manager for Bob James: Sonny Abelardo
Manager for Dave Koz: Mark Graham and Bill Leopold/WFLM
Agents for Dave Koz: Jim Gosnell/IAG
Agents for Bob James: Michael Morris/Mint Talent Group
Cover and Package Design: Dirk Fowler for f2-design
Marketing and Design Consultant: John Schimpf for New Shirt Agency
Photography: Tyler Franz
Publicity: Judi Kerr; Amy Lynch
Legal: Gary Greenberg
Label Coordination: Kevin Carter, Janice de la Cruz
Music Director for Bob James: Rachel Kwag
Social Media coordinator for Bob James: Ava DiSimone
Social Media Manager and Campaign Design for Dave Koz: Brianda “Brond” Goyos Leon
Bob James plays Yamaha Pianos
Dave Koz plays Yamaha Saxophones, Rico Plasticover Reeds and uses Shure microphones
Special thanks to Helen Pursell and John Wittman at Yamaha Artist Relationship; The DiSimone Family, Liann Kaye and David Mann
Just Us on CD
Just Us Signed CD
Limited Edition Signed CD (features an exclusive bonus track not found on vinyl, streaming, or digital download)
Just Us CD
Limited Edition CD (features an exclusive bonus track not found on vinyl, streaming, or digital download)
About Just Us
-
Recording this album with Bob James was one of the greatest life (and music) experiences for me – I learned so much from this treasure of a man,” says Dave Koz. “This duet project is just acoustic piano and saxophone, in all their raw beauty. Talk about being vulnerable! But with Bob at the piano, all concern goes away…like playing on a bed of clouds. I can’t wait to perform these songs with him in front of a live audience.”
“This is a totally unplugged and, as partner Dave points out, vulnerable set,” Bob James adds. “Both he and I have had the good fortune to record many times with great rhythm sections and sophisticated production. This time, all that is stripped away, and it’s just us. We hope the intimacy of these musical one-to-one conversations conveys the spirit we both felt. It was a unique opportunity for me to collaborate and be inspired by the passionate romanticism of my duo partner.” -
1. Sommation
2. My Ship
3. T W O
4. All The Way
5. Fontaine d'Alice
6. The Naked Ballet
7. Smile
8. Rue de Rivoli
9. Protea
10. New Hope
11. Sunny Side of the Street (bonus track - CD only) -
Album Title: Just Us
Label: Just Koz Entertainment, Inc.
Produced by Bob James, Dave Koz and David Marchione
Engineered and Mixed by David Marchione at Unicorn Studio, Traverse City, MI
Mastered by Alex DeTurk at The Bunker Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Piano Technician: Rolf von Walthausen
Assistant Engineer: Jamey Tate
Bob James: Acoustic Piano
Dave Koz: Alto and Soprano Saxophone
Acknowledgements
Manager for Bob James: Sonny Abelardo
Manager for Dave Koz: Mark Graham and Bill Leopold/WFLM
Agents for Dave Koz: Jim Gosnell/IAG
Agents for Bob James: Michael Morris/Mint Talent Group
Cover and Package Design: Dirk Fowler for f2-design
Marketing and Design Consultant: John Schimpf for New Shirt Agency
Photography: Tyler Franz
Publicity: Judi Kerr; Amy Lynch
Legal: Gary Greenberg
Label Coordination: Kevin Carter, Janice de la Cruz
Music Director for Bob James: Rachel Kwag
Social Media coordinator for Bob James: Ava DiSimone
Social Media Manager and Campaign Design for Dave Koz: Brianda “Brond” Goyos Leon
Bob James plays Yamaha Pianos
Dave Koz plays Yamaha Saxophones, Rico Plasticover Reeds and uses Shure microphones
Special thanks to Helen Pursell and John Wittman at Yamaha Artist Relationship; The DiSimone Family, Liann Kaye and David Mann
About Just Us
Rooted in their decades-long friendship and driven by an adventurous spirit of creative camaraderie, contemporary jazz icons Bob James and Dave Koz mark a unique milestone in both their careers with the aptly titled duo album Just Us. A piano and saxophone only collection of fresh originals and colorful re-imaginings of Great American Songbook standards, its inspired format-free from the usual complementary support of a traditional rhythm section – liberates both to venture spontaneously beyond the trademark sounds that fueled their superstardom and years of Billboard chart-topping successes - and into a more spontaneous, organic soundscape ripe with dynamic new possibilities.
