been sampled by Crash Crew's "Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras)", Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper", LL Cool J's "Rock the Bells", the Beastie Boys' "Hold it Now, Hit it", Missy Elliott's "Work It", will.i.am's "I Got it from My Mama", "This Is Me (Urban Remix)" by Dream, "I Want You" by Common, and "Take It Back" by Wu-Tang Clan. "Westchester Lady" was sampled by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince in "Here We Go Again", as well as by DJ T-Rock and Squashy Nice in their song "Evolution". James's 1981 song "Sign of the Times" was sampled by Warren G and Nate Dogg in their 1994 single "Regulate". His 1980 song "Snowbird Fantasy" was sampled by French house musician and Le Knight Club member Eric Chedeville, also Known as "Rico the Wizard", in his 2009 single "Spell of Love", which was remixed later by DJ Sneak. The track "Tappan Zee", an ode to James' record label of the same name, was sampled in Arrested Development's "People Everyday (Metamorphis Remix)". In the past, James has stated that he had "a lot of respect" for the creative process of hip hop production, only being unhappy when his music was plagiarized or illegally sampled. James has begun to sample his own music, as shown on the composition "Submarine". He has also been collaborating in recent years with DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ghostface Killah, 9th Wonder, and Slick Rick. Awards and honors Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, with Earl Klugh, One on One (1979) Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental, with David Sanborn, Double Vision (1986) Grammy nomination, Cool with Earl Klugh (1992) Grammy nomination, Joined at the Hip with Kirk Whalum (1996) Grammy nomination, Joyride (1999) George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award (2006) Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental, "Fortune Teller" by Fourplay (2008) International Achievement Award, State of Michigan (2008) Best Group of the Year nomination, American Smooth Jazz Awards, Fourplay (2010) Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, "Ghost of a Chance" (2016) Discography As leader Bold Conceptions (Mercury, 1963) – rec. 1962 Explosions (ESP Disk, 1965) One (CTI, 1974; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) Two (CTI, 1975; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) Three (CTI, 1976; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) – rec. 1975–76 BJ4 (CTI, 1977; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) – rec. 1976 Heads (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1977) Touchdown (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1978) Lucky Seven (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979) One on One