{"id":3619355,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3619355/?format=json","airdate":"2026-02-19T03:24:56-08:00","show":65971,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65971/?format=json","image_uri":"https://coverartarchive.org/release/71fcbad8-7328-40bc-bb72-54b2c7f5c9e1/4020429583-500.jpg","thumbnail_uri":"https://coverartarchive.org/release/71fcbad8-7328-40bc-bb72-54b2c7f5c9e1/4020429583-250.jpg","song":"Westchester Lady","track_id":null,"recording_id":"6a25bd0b-e6b1-48ae-8caa-f6fa3b3f48d3","artist":"Bob James","artist_ids":["f4d2fc5a-cacb-47c8-b096-ee73864b1aa8"],"album":"Three","release_id":null,"release_group_id":"e71d380d-5679-3524-a079-215892bec325","labels":["Tappan Zee Records"],"label_ids":["48a37305-89ae-48c2-aa04-ced161018e6d"],"release_date":"1976-01-01","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Westchester Lady proved to be Bob James’ second most popular track and a success in a long and distinguished musical career. Preceding his Angela tune, which was used as the theme song for 1978-83 TV comedy series Taxi, it still sounds fresh today. \n--\nThis enduring jazz funk masterpiece from 1976, \"Westchester Lady\" comes from Bob James’ 3rd album simply titled, \"Three.\" It has been sampled more than 40 times. -- Bob James said, “The tune, the hook, and main melody of this one was just a jumping point for improvisation. At this point I was really into trying new things and improvising almost wildly at points. I mean, of course improvising has always been an important part of my compositions, but I felt like I now truly had the freedom to do whatever I wanted. I was always looking for schematic material to get a song started, and this song did take a while. But I was real happy with the results when we finished this one because it took longer than some other songs we had done by then. For me, “Westchester Lady” is a real signature piece. I love this song.”","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}