Brian Pace had a chance to sit down with Bob to talk about what the role of a producer and arranger are, his first keyboard he played on, reflections of Creed Taylor, and how Classical music plays an important part in his composing and playing.

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Japan's Nautilus are a trio (Toshiyuki Sasaki on drums, Shigeki Umezawa on bass and Daisuke Takeuchi on keys), who formed in 2014, fuse jazz, funk, disco and soul. Inspired by Bob James' song Nautilus, and a real, old school submarine of the same name. These guys like to submerge into the deep and here over 12 tracks they really explore the seabed of retro funk. Highlights include the tense plinky-shuffle of "The Theme Of Nautilus" and expertly retro renditions of 70s classics like "I.G.Y" and 90s, including an Acid Jazz-style rework of "Tom's Diner".