Jose James Announces New Album 1978: Revenge Of The Dragon

José James, the genre-blurring jazz artist, announces his new album, 1978: Revenge of The Dragon, out May 16, 2025, via Rainbow Blonde Records. Recorded live to tape in one take at Dreamland Studios—a restored 19th-century church near Woodstock, NY—the album fuses the raw energy of punk with jazz, soul, and funk. While James’ latest LP, 1978 (released last year), captured the glitz of Studio 54, Revenge of The Dragon embodies the gritty, underground spirit of downtown’s Mudd Club, drawing inspiration from jazz fusion, kung fu cinema, and Blaxploitation films. The album features a mix of four originals and four reimagined classics, including The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You,” Herbie Hancock’s “I Thought It Was You,” the Bee Gees’ “Love You Inside Out,” and Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You. // Continue to the full article