randyhersom Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 A friend in Portland reported the passing of Andre St. James, bassist, educator and bandleader. I'm not familiar with his work. Anybody know of any recordings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 He's on the George Sams record on Hat Hut, not sure beyond that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 http://www.espdisk.com/5020.html he's on this one with my friend Tim DuRoche, I think I met Andre on the #19 bus a couple of times - nice guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 just got that today. Looking forward to giving it a listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Listening to it now. Strong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 He was a really cool guy--and a great player. Never actually played with him, but shared a bill with him once (with the similarly great Tim DuRoche), and we had plenty of mutual friends. He was a light out in Portland. Many of the guys emanating from that 70-80's WC scene--all on records that might now only seem legendary/obscure--are still very active. India Cooke was on the Mills faculty while I was there, and virtually all of the folks from United Front are still active in the Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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