When I discovered CHASE, (around 1978) I remember reading how Bill wanted a STOUT rhythm section laying the foundation for a stratospheric trumpet line ... without that foundation, it wouldn't have worked ... Bill Chase had a knack for finding the right guys to make CHASE live, breathe and jump ... as much as I love "Open Up Wide", "Get It On", and ALL the other tunes on "Chase" and "Ennea", for SOME reason my favorite tune was "Love Is On the Way" on "Pure Music" -- there was just always SOMETHING about THAT tune that resonated with me ... Thanks for sharing THIS ...
Really beautiful sound and control. And, I saw him with Maynard several times. He was a phenomenal trumpet player. But eeegads, here he is a quarter tone sharp! That is incredibly distracting from an otherwise perfect sound.
...razón que voy en metamorfosis, por segunda vez. La 1ra dese El Mas Aquí, hacia El Mas Allá...y ahora, desde El Mas Allá, hacia El Mas Aquí. Y oh sorpresa, ha sido para poder disfrutar de ESTE VÍDEO MAS VERRACO DEL MUNDO. Y es que rompe esquemas y "hace lo que la regalada gana de lo que le dicta su ARTE "......Claro que su fortaleza es el ser de origen Latino, y confirma que somos una raza arrolladora, cuando logramos dominar un arte.!!!!! Saludos desde el terruño mas cercano al SolLuna, dioses de la Hermandad y los Amantes : Ecuadorsito.
As a trumpet player myself on a long time fan of Chase I don't think I've ever heard him play with a mute first of all, and I don't think I've ever heard this so Nice post man as usual always great Thank you
I was 17 when I met Bill Chase. It was in a bar (I didn't even ask for a soda in fear of getting caught), and Mr. Chase was amazing! Oar House in Omaha down at the Old Market. I asked sheepishly for his autograph and Bill gave it to me! I later laminated it. I asked what mouthpiece he used, he told me (I remember I was surprised, I think it was a 3c or a 5c). I didn't sleep for a week after that. But over the years I had become a great fan of Maynard Ferguson. at 69 I continue to play but with not as much gusto.
I was lucky enough to see Maynards band a couple times, Kenton's and Clark Terry, but never was able to see Chase. If they ever figure out time travel early 70's here I come!
That is very debatable. Maynard's band was stocked with top notch talent in the 70's. Some might even argue that some of the players were held back so as not to overshadow Maynard. But not all the time. Here is Lynn Nicholson playing the bridge in MacArthur's Park. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GIC2Ao-v618.html
This is pretty funny at 5:55, here's a rough English translation: I don't know any more lyrics / So from here on, it's made up I don't know any more lyrics / So from here on, it's made up A tango, a bolero, a conga, a mango (?) / And even an improvised merengue (Hey I did pretty good, eh? But I won't repeat it)
Thanks for sharing. BTW, the name of the tune is "Hey Look Me Over", not "Hey Look Over Me." Music by Cy Coleman for a show called "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball. Thanks for posting anyway.
Stan was the consummate lead player. His sound enveloped the whole trumpet section before it went into the audience. It took a lot guts to play that tune for the BOSS. He knew why he was in that band because he was supposed to make The Fox look good. I think that is one of the reasons he stayed so long. He was in the band he was supposed to be and doing what he was hired to do. If you listen to his lead playing you will constantly be amazed at his talent and the way he took over the band. He did what a lead player is supposed to do. He and I had great phone conversations and I heard some great stories. I miss that man so much. There is so much I wanted to ask him. He was a giant in the world of trumpet playing. RIP my good friend.
For 9 years, Stan Mark was the quarterback of The Maynard Ferguson Orchestra. One nighters, tour buses, flea bag motels and Stan came out blasting... night after night. He came out of retirement and poured his heart out here. Rest in peace, Stan, you earned your stripes!
Still have the red pressed album of this title that Jon, with Ruth Davies, Jamie Hilbun, Marc Russo recorded at Pleasant Hill High School...so many of these cats still doing it fifty years later. We had it good musically in CoCo County back then when music was funded in schools.
In the late '50's early '60's he played a Besson Meha 470 bore that was once owned by Ren Schilke. Aroun d 1963 he switched to a Getzen 900SL (large bore model) then in 1972, Holton made the ST200 model for him. He also noodled around with a large bore Bach & Calicchio. His MPC was a custom Bert Herrick copy of a NY Bach 10 1/2 C. Around 1973 he switched to a Bob Reeves copy of the Herrick model.
