The Jime:
Vince Gordon: Guitar/ vocals
Kris: "The Duke" Andersen: Upright Bass/Backing Vocals
Jan "Sticks" Frifelt: Drums/ Backing Vocals
The Jime Biography:
Founded in 1983, the Danish Neo- Rocakabilly trio The Jime have always been known for true musicianship,great song writing and very "rock´n´roll" approach to playing live. As singer/guitarist Vince Gordon says: "We never play the same set twice. and sometimes I introduce the guys to a new song in-between sets, where after we go out on stage and play it. ¨The line-up of The Jime is a classic one: hollowbody-guitar, slapbass and a minimized drum kit but they sound different than most rockabilly bands because they draw on classical music-theory and formal training. But don´t let that confuse you- it´s as wild as it gets!!!
1983
Vince Gordon decides to form a rockabilly band in a math class in High Scholl. After 10 minutes consideration he chooses to name the band "The Jime", because almost all other rockabilly bands are called something with "Cats" in the name.
Vince Gordon got an uncontrollable urge to play neo rockabilly after hearing The Stray Cats.
1984
The second founding member of The Jime, the drummer Mike Stain, is dismissed because he can´t be bothered to rehearse. It´s a shame ´cos he showed real character by knocking down the booker at the first ever The Jime gig, because he didn´t hand over the money fast enough.
1984-87
Vince is experimenting with the line-up, but he´s not satisfied until he finds a real "Slap bass" (Johnny nocash) and a "stand-up" drummer (Jan Frifelt). Johnny´s friend, the rhythm-guitarist Tonni, also joins the band.
No one is really satisfied with that -musically speaking- but he´s a great guy to hang out with.
1987
The Jimi stars off the year with a Tv- special after which the label SALUT releases the LP "Rckabilly Revival". The record contract has been established by the intervention of Tonni Donvild. "Rockabilly Revival " is the first rockabilly album release ever Denmark!.
The recordings teke 3 days and the mixing another 2 in Sun Studio in Copenhagen. It´s a funny coincidence that the birth of rockabilly in Denmark should take place in a studio with the same name as the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis.
Later that year Tonni retreats from The Jime on a night where he´s not completely sober. He takes Johnny with him the fall and the next week Vince and Jan gets a new double-bass player and they star working on the blueprint for what would later become The Jime´s Special brand of neo rockabilly.
1988
Vince, Jan and their new bass player Torben Boedtker Nielsen do some recording sessions which results in "Gotto Be", "Wild, Wild, Wild" and "Bed of Roses" among others, "Gotto Be" was released (in a version with Kris Andersen and Dennis Brandwacht though) on "Mean Side of town" in 2000, but the groundwork was laid out in these sessions.
"Wild,WIld Wild" and the ballad "Bed of Roses" have been re-recorded in the year 2001 in the original arrengements with Jan yet again on drums and will be released in the near future.
1988-90
The Jime do some gigs and some recordings and the ocasional TV apperance and Vince keeps on experimenting with the line up to get out the energy that he´s looking for in the band.
Mike Stain re-enters The Jime and although he and Vince are great drinking buddies it´s not what it´s supposed to be-mussically speaking.
1990-97
Vince is feed up with gigging and only do few live appearances in this period. Instead he gets himself a fiancée and retreats to he studio to get the sound and the arrangements RIGHT
1997-99
Vince gets into gigging scene with a vengeance and The Jime stars touring heavily. They get offered 7(!) record-contracts for what is later to become "Mean Side of Town". All in all Vince spends 12 years (!) on preparing and recording "Mean Side of Town".
2000
"Mean Side of Town" is released in February (in Holland in November 199 though) . The Jime do PR tours, some festivals, Radio and TV to promote the new album. The reception of the album is nothing short of overwheiming.
2001/2
The Jime are touring heavily but also do a lot of recording. Jan Frifelt is back-primarily to do studio work. Mads "Tiny" Andersen /The Mike Andersen Band, Kim Wilson,Otis Grand) plays drums on the gigs.
