Chase is an American jazz rock band. They are famous for their hit single, "Get It On" (1971).
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Careers
Chase Band was created in 1970 by Bill Chase, Ted Piercefield, Alan Ware, and Jerry Van Blair, all veteran jazz trumpets who are also proficient in vocals and set up. They are supported by a rhythm section consisting of Phil Porter on keyboards, Angel South (born Lucian Gondron) on guitar, Dennis Johnson on bass, and Jay Burrid (born John Mitthauer) on percussion. Rounding the group was Terry Richards, who featured as the lead vocalist on the first album. In April 1971, the band released their debut album, Chase , which contained Chase's most famous song, "Get It On", released as a single that spent 13 weeks on Hot 100 Billboard in early May 1971. This feature features what Jim Szantor calls from Downbeat magazine entitled "the distinctive features of Chase brass - complex cascade lines, precise waterfall of timbre trumpet and technique". The band received a nomination for Best New Artist Grammy Award, but was released by Carly Simon. 1971 proved to be the most fruitful band with television shows on the Tonight Show and Tommy Smother's Organic Prime Time Space Ride . WBBM Chicago aired a 1/2 hour special broadcast featuring the group but only aired around the Chicago area. Appearances at the Kansas City Jazz and Newport Jazz Festival increased the band's popularity.
Chase released their second album, Ennea , in March 1972; the album title is the Greek word for nine, a reference to the nine band members. The original line-up changed in the middle of the recording session, with Gary Smith taking over the drums and G. G. Shinn replacing Terry Richards on the lead vocals. Although Chase's first album sold nearly 400,000 copies, Ennea was not well received by the public. As Bill Chase said in a Downbeat interview, "I do not want people to be very conscious about the trumpet part, they should only hear good things, but do not get stuck on their heads with brass." The single, "So Many People", received some radio playback. After an extended hiatus, Chase reappeared in early 1974 with the release of Pure Music , their third album. Featuring a new line-up, but maintaining a four-trumpet section led by Bill Chase, the group moves farther away from the idiom rock, and becomes more focused on jazz. The magazine's Variety is called Pure Music "probably Chase's most commercial endeavor, and their jazz brand can have a commercial impact." Several songs were written by Jim Peterik of Ides of March, who also sang two songs on the album, supporting singer and bassist Dartanyan Brown.
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Plane crash
Chase's work on his fourth studio album in mid-1974 ended on August 9, 1974. While on his way to a show scheduled at the Jackson County Fair in Minnesota, Bill Chase died at the age of 39 in an airplane crash. hired twin Piper Twin Comanche machines in Jackson, Minnesota. Also killed, along with the pilot and female companion, were keyboardist Wally Yohn, drummer Walter Clark, and guitarist John Emma.
In 1977 a Chase tribute band (consisting primarily of the original line-up, and added Walt Johnson) recorded an album titled Watch Erat Now Now .
In 2014, Chase was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
Attend
Bass player Dartanyan Brown is now a music teacher at the faculty of the Marin Academy in San Rafael, California.
Trumpeter Jim Oatts is an additional faculty member of Simpson College in Iowa.
The trumpet player album and vocalist Ted Piercefield, Chasing my Dream , will be included in the 2016 movie soundtrack Where Heaven and Hell Collide .
Drummer John "Jay Burrid" Mitthaur lives in San Antonio, Texas where he usually plays with Johnny P. and The Wiseguys.
Discography
- 1971: Pursuit
- 1972: Ennea
- 1974: Pure Music
References
Other sources
- Szantor, Jim, Downbeat , 4 February 1971 and 3 February 1972 Column
- "New Story", Variety , March 13, 1974 Column
- "Obituaries", Billboard , August 31, 1974
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