Stafford James has been in the front lines for 30 years. He is thankful for the early encouragement he received from artists like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and his mentor, bass giant Charles Mingus.
“I will always appreciate the way he approached me as a young musician trying to get out of the bucket and find my own direction”.
He recorded with the legendary Albert Ayler (“Music is the Healing Force”), with Dexter Gordon (including “Home Coming”), with the fusion oriented guitarist John Scofield, with Jimmy Heath, Pharoah Sanders and nine albums with the late trumpeter Woody Shaw.
Credits:
Label: HORO
Catalog#: HLL 101-26
Format: LP
Country: Italy
Recorded in, Rome 1975, July 31
Stafford James (bass), Enrico Rava (trumpet),
Dave Burrell (piano), Beaver Harris (drums)
Tracklisting:
Side A
A1) Costa Bruciata - 9'40"
A2) Neptune's Child - 12'18"
Side B
B1) City Of Dreams - 5'16"
B2) I Ain't Named It Yet - 11'46"