Prince James

US sax player. "Prince James, whose full name was James Narcisse, was born on February 2, 1932, according to records kept at the Chicago Federation of Musicians; he joined Local 208 on July 3, 1950. According to Dick Shurman, Narcisse was a follower of Gene Ammons. On July 20, 1950 James Narcisse posted a contract with for 3 days at Fuller's Lounge. On July 15, 1954, Local 208 recorded his contract with Club Relax. On November 21, 1957, he posted an indefinite contract with the Memory Ranch Lounge, and on September 18, 1958, he posted another with the Abstract Lounge. In December 1958, his combo was playing on Wednesday and Thursday nights at Budland. On July 3, 1963, his contract with the Talk of the Town club was accepted and filed; he was identified by this time as "Prince James Narcisse." Prince James remained in Chicago for many years after M&M recorded him, eventually moving to Las Vegas in 1985."