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Title: Bob James – Obsession
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1986, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Marshall, Missouri
Matrix #: 25495-1
Condition: NM
Cultural Facts:
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Scene Ecology: Bob James became one of the most sampled artists in hip hop; his earlier work quietly fed the genre’s foundation through producers.
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Personal Struggle: Years of commercial success boxed him into a “smooth jazz” label he later pushed against to be taken seriously as a composer.
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Media Narrative: By the mid-’80s, critics dismissed his style as overly polished, even as his records continued to sell and reach wider audiences.
