American bassist
Musical artist
Mark Andes
(born February 19, 1948) is an American musician, known for his work as a bassist with
Canned Heat
,
Spirit
,
Jo Jo Gunne
,
Firefall
,
Heart
, and
Mirabal
.
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Early life
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Andes was born in
Philadelphia
, but grew up in
Los Angeles
, one of two sons of actor
Keith Andes
(1920?2005).
Career
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As a teenager, he was an early member of
Canned Heat
, but left before the band was signed to a recording contract. Andes was a founding member of the band
Spirit
. He played bass on their first four albums and on some subsequent reunion albums. During a bout with the flu, Mark co-wrote one of Spirit's first singles, "Mechanical World," with fellow Spirit member
Jay Ferguson
who was a friend from high school.
[2]
Spirit was noted for its hybrid sound of
rock
and
jazz
styles.
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The group released groundbreaking works such as
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
(1970), that critically were lauded later, but commercial success largely eluded them at the time.
[3]
When the original line-up of Spirit broke up, Andes and Jay Ferguson formed the band
Jo Jo Gunne
.
[4]
He recruited his brother, Matt Andes, to play
guitar
. Andes only recorded one album with Jo Jo Gunne before semi-retiring from music around 1972. During his stay, the band had a
Top 40
hit with the song "Run, Run, Run". When Jo Jo Gunne reformed for a new album and gigs in 2004, Andes was included in the line-up.
Andes moved to
Boulder, Colorado
, where he lived in the basement of local musician Jeff Reaves. In 1975, he was recruited by former
Flying Burrito Brothers
vocalist
Rick Roberts
and former
Byrds
and
Flying Burrito Brothers
drummer
Michael Clarke
to form the
country-rock
band
Firefall
. For six years, Mark would be in a band that had a string of hit singles, including the Top 10 hit, "You Are the Woman." During the early 1980s, Andes also collaborated briefly with future
Yes
guitarist
Trevor Rabin
and future
Quiet Riot
drummer Frank Banali.
Following a move back to California, and some session work, Andes joined
Heart
. He appeared on their final album for
Epic Records
,
Passionworks
(1983), and remained with the band until 1993. During this time, Heart found mainstream success, with several number one singles, and a number one album,
Heart
(1985). After a decade with Heart, Andes returned to session work.
Andes at ACL Festival 2006
In 1995, he joined up with
Native American
musician
Robert Mirabal
to collaborate on his album entitled
Mirabal
.
In 1998, he played bass in the backing band for
Iain Matthews
(The Swinelakers) on their European tour. He plays on
Iain Matthews
' album "A Tiniest Wham" released in 2000.
Andes played in
Austin, Texas
, with
Ian McLagan
and the Bump Band,
Alejandro Escovedo
,
Jo Carol Pierce
, and Three Balls of Fire. He very briefly played in a band called MPTU with drummer
Pat Mastelotto
(
King Crimson
,
Mr. Mister
), singer Malford Milligan and Phil Brown (
Little Feat
). Andes now lives near
Houston
in
Magnolia, Texas
, with his wife Valerie. He released his first solo album,
Real World Magic
, in February 2009.
[5]
In 2012, Andes played with
Kenny Cordray
& Love Street on the album titled
It Takes Everything
.
Andes began playing with Firefall again in 2014, becoming the third original member in the band's current lineup, along with Jock Bartley and David Muse.
[6]
He played with French artist Chardeau on his albums
Fauves & Pastels
(2015) and
Sanguines
(2017), with Robert Lamm and Jason Scheff (Chicago), John McFee (Doobie Brothers), Brian Auger (Oblivion Express) and Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra).
Discography
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Spirit
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Jo Jo Gunne
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- Jo Jo Gunne
? 1972
- Jumpin' the Gunne
? 1973
- Big Chain
? 2005
Firefall
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Heart
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Other appearances
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- John Fahey
:
The Yellow Princess
? 1968
- Richard Torrance:
Anything's Possible
? 1978
- Jay Ferguson
:
White Noise
? 1982
- Kim Carnes
:
Cafe Racers
? 1983
- Joe Walsh
:
The Confessor
? 1985
- Eliza_Gilkyson
:
Legends of Rainmaker
- 1989
- Dan Fogelberg
:
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed...and Some Blues
? 1994,1995 album released 2000
- Mirabal
:
Mirabal
? 1997
- Robert McEntee:
Preserving the Error
? 1999
- Iain Matthews
:
A Tiniest Wham
? 2000
- Jackie Lomax
:
The Ballad of Liverpool Slim
? 2001
- Jon Dee Graham
:
Hooray for the Moon
? 2002
- David Lee Holt
:
Perpetual Motion
- 2004
- The Champion Sisters:
Unfit to be Tied
? 2011
- John Egenes:
The Stone Soup Sessions
? 2011
- Kenny Cordray
& Love Street:
It Takes Everything
? 2012
- Peter Blast:
Painting Without Canvas
? 2015
- Peter Blast:
Wind Horses
? 2017
- Chardeau :
Fauves & Pastels
? 2015
- Chardeau :
Sanguines
? 2017
- Mark Taylor Project:
Tales From The Yellow Rose
? 2021
References
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- ^
Center for American History.
"Mark Andes Collection"
. The University of Texas at Austin
. Retrieved
October 21,
2012
.
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Mike Hurle.
"Mark Andes"
. AmericanaUK.com. Archived from
the original
on March 19, 2012
. Retrieved
October 21,
2012
.
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self-published source
]
- ^
Ruhlmann, William.
"Spirit: Biography"
. Allmusic
. Retrieved
September 21,
2011
.
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Ruhlmann, William.
"Jo Jo Gunne: Biography"
. Allmusic
. Retrieved
September 21,
2011
.
- ^
Keane, Trace.
"Mark Andes Interview"
. Tommy Brolin Archives: Hush Magazine Issue 34
. Retrieved
October 21,
2012
.
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self-published source
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Jock Bartley during Firefall performance at Miners Day in Frederick, Colo., September 20, 2014
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