Jess & James

Soul duo formed by the Portuguese brothers Antonio Lameirinhas (Jess (9)) and Fernando Lameirinhas (James (10)), who had settled in Belgium. They were initially backed by The J.J. Band (named after them), and became the house band in club Les Cousins in Brussels. In 1968 the backing band went their own way, wanting to perform more jazz-oriented music. The brothers then teamed up with American pianist Scott Bradford (2). The duo released three studio albums and is best known for their international hit Move (1967). When further succes stayed out, the brothers dropped the Jess & James moniker and moved to Amsterdam to pursue other musical directions. (And see also 1969's [m207810] which featured members of Jess & James and The JJ Band.)