Chase "Get It On" LIVE 1971

Chase "Get It On" 1971. Vocal: Terry Richards, Trumpets: Bill Chase, Ted Piercefield, Allen Ware, Jerry VanBlair. Rhythm: Phil Porter (B3 organ), Jay Burrid (Dreums), Dennis Keith Johnson (bass), Angel South (guitar)

[@tedp8229]

This tune was done as part of a TV special that we did in Chicago.We were well rehearsed and were "on top of the world" at that point.Thanks Dennis. Ted

[@bills1779]

I wonder if they gigged with Chicago ??

[@sanchoproudfoot2]

I remember seeing this as Chase on Soundstage. Soundstage was a concert show out of Chicago

[@drsitzes]

The mightiest trumpet section in the history of all mankind. Oh. My. God.

[@MillerGenuineDraft1980]

Not one or two but Four freakin Trumpet players, back in 2009 when i was searching out Horn Rock Bands. I discovered these guys i wasn't into them on my first listen. I wised up however and listening to this band on Headphones gives you a buzz. Wasn't half the band or more wiped out in a Plane Crash. My favorite tunes Get It On, Invitation To A River, I Can Feel It, Reflections, So Many People

[@cadillacdude1975]

damn shame Bill was killed in a plane crash. he was one hell of a player.

[@boblewis1227]

No kidding awesome!

[@btqy]

Maynard hold my beer.

[@MickCorgi]

Rocky B yeah the cascading wall of trumpets!

[@sammy2840]

The cascading trumpets! Unbeatable sound!

[@jimc5096]

This band was a major inspiration to every high school trumpt player in the 70's.

[@Mrfrenchdeux]

H311 yea!!!!!

[@ThePMcDonald]

AMEN!!!! We played this as part of our show opener for the "Indigos" which was our high school jazz ensemble at East Brunswick (NJ) HS (we would start playing "Mood Indigo" as our theme song, then the drummer would do the same "blut-uh blut-uh blut-uh" that Jay Burrid just did at the end of the tune to kick into Get It On) ... Some of the other guys who were in the trumpet line during the three years I played were Joe Ricci, Mike Curran, John McKeegan, Gil Wilshire, John Martin, John Painter, Rob Kahle, Herb Kaplan ... I know that I've missed a couple in that list, but that was over 45 years ago ... the fact that I remembered THAT many is gratifying ...

[@mikeflippin5568]

Absolutely. We played something from their albums before band almost daily. Weird thing, the first cut on their first album (Chase) was Open Up Wide; the last cut on their last album (Pure Music) was Close Up Tight. I went to Stan Kenton Jazz Clinic at Sacramento State University in 1978, and Jay Sollenberger was one of the "Pro Gurus" for the trumpet section of the school. He toured with Chase. Fun memories. EDIT: I forgot to add that Jay could rip it way up to the stratosphere. He showed me some music one of the 3rd year Jazz Camp students wrote for them to play. It was all written way above the chart, and it all said 8VA.

[@blondwiththewind]

Back then (in the seventies) it seemed like most people really knew good music....and many of them actually played an instrument. We had spectacular school bands and drum and bugle corps back then. I played piano and trombone....and when I was in sixth grade, I was asked to join the High School Stage Band: who had received national honors and were making a record. This was one of the songs we played. We had a phenomenal trumpet section, and I can still hear them behind me: screaming on this sweet blend of high-pitched horn phrases. I was smitten right then and there....and have always loved bands with massive brass parts ever since. It was sooooo great growing up in the sixties and seventies with all that wonderful music that just kept growing and growing. Thank God and KZbin it's all still with us!!! ~~RED ☮♥♫

[@susangill7494]

blondwiththewind This is awesome. You had great fun!

[@blondwiththewind]

Susan Gill Hey, thanks for the comment, Susan!!! Yep: we sure did....we knew it then....but as time goes by, we realize it even more!!! PEACE!!! ~RED ☮♥♫

[@davidfordyce9386]

Damn straight! Those were the days! I played with the Bridgeport, MI bands, which in the 70s ruled in the upper Midwest, on the field (several Governor's Trophies; played for Nixon on stumping tour), in orchestra (many awards even though we did not have strings), on parade (represented MI in the 1976 Bicentennial Parade of States in FL before Gerald Ford), and most important (to me), on the stage (killer Jazz Band playing like a college band -- we opened for Maynard at CMU in 1976)! We played a ton of great lead trumpet pieces, including this number, and a bunch of Maynard & Don Ellis & Stan Kenton charts.

[@gregorygondron8118]

Angel South (Lucien Gondron) is my uncle. RIP. He was amazing on the guitar!

[@petecockett8291]

Sadly...the days of the Big Band Sound with brass sections, woodwinds and generally all incredible musicians blended in, i.e. drums, bass, guitar, etc...are long gone....but I was raised in that era, so that's some of my favorite music...could listen to it all day long!!💜💜💜

[@lb4lb871]

I've seen all the great horn-based rock bands, and Chase was, by far, the most exciting. They had all major-league players. Being a drummer, back then, I have to say, that Jay was (and still is) my favorite of all those groups, because he was as good in person as he was in the studio. No others could claim that. Thanks Dennis, "Mr. In-the-Groove Bassman", for putting this video out there. It brings back good times.

[@garyfitzhugh671]

One of my drum practice tunes, back in 70 when the first album was released. Jay was fantastic. Nobody worked the double basses like he did. Especially in jazz. Perfection!

[@bigcwdbjd78]

jazz rock chase .blood sweat and tears,ides of march.chicago and crow.kicking great music.again nothing like the 1960s and 1970s.best music ever.

[@theyrenihilists]

This is my Dad's (lifetime trumpet player) favorite song in the world.

[@m1dwestmale]

DUDE!! Where in the HELL did you find this footage?!?! This is GOLD!! Thank you THANK YOU for posting!! This is back when music was played by MUSICIANS!

[@anagutierrez1309]

Yeah, now all you see are dancers and buttocks.

[@iluvtheblues9415]

I actually saw this group in 1973 or 1974 at a small high school in Phillipsburg, PA. From what I remember, it was a very high power and dynamic performance. Yes, I played a trumpet at the time in our high school band and idolized the other groups referenced in a following post ... Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears fronted by David Clayton Thomas. During this particular period brass and woodwinds were beginning to make a footprint in the 70's classic rock era.

[@50danohi]

Chase was one of my favorite trumpet players in the 60's and early 70's. It brought back memories for me here 45 years later..OMG IM getting old.

[@El_Bueno]

You ARE old... it's all good old timer.

[@danielseymour8978]

Dan Bunch Know the feeling

[@lauriandawkins7264]

We trumpet players may be getting old...but great music NEVER does!❤😁😉😁❤

[@paulcatania1315]

Fantastic! It's bands like Chicago Transit Authority, Blood Sweat & Tears and Chase that inspired me to play bass in the early '70s. I don't think I've ever heard another jazz-rock ensemble sound so "drum and bugle corps" P.S. GREAT bass playing Dennis!!

[@timnovak2467]

My very FIRST concert EVER ! Jan 28 1972. I've been on tour ever since !

[@doreenneidig2375]

Terry Richards lives in Las Vegas, but I am sorry to say he is not in very good health, and is currently in a medical health facility. I had the good fortune of meeting Terry about 3 years ago, and had an absolute magical evening, as he played for me some music from Chase that was recorded prior to the plane crash, but not yet on an album. It was amazing!! Thank you, Terry..I love you, and I love Chase!!

[@keithpalmer1998]

Always a fan of jazz rock bands with horns, these guys were right up there with B,S,,& T and Chicago .Get it on!

[@DennisKeithExp]

@Bellinghamspence This was done in '71. I know cuz I'm the bass player in this video. (I must have been around 9 years old then. LOL). There were no original members except Bill by '74.

[@williamrooth]

These men never got the recognition their talent deserved, I guess it was obscured by the plane crash,

[@ultramannick]

If you're still with us, why did Bill dump everyone in his band for new personnel for "Pure Music?"

[@DennisKeithExp]

@@ultramannick Why would you think Bill "dumped everyone?" Here's what happened. Tensions had been building for a while in the band. (BTW it was a BAND with each member owning a piece.) After performing what would be our last gigs in New York at Carnegie Hall (Newport Jazz Fest: Bell Evans Duo, Elvin Jones Sextet, then Chase - no pressure at all!!), we flew back on our DC3 (a whole book of stories there). A lively discussion on long standing issues ensued. Basically the band was not happy with how our live performance were going. Soloist were being hung out to dry so Bill could recover his chops after high notes. G.g. felt long ad libs, for the same reason, were ruining his voice. Tempos had gotten so extraordinarily fast that groves were disappearing. Gary felt like he had to pund 4 on the snare to create more & more excitement that Bill wanted while he rested. ETC... The discussion ended with Bill pounding the table until all drinks spilled while LOUDLY exclaiming "What's the name of the band?!!" Shortly after G.g. (vocalist) and Phil (organist) quit the band. THEN Bill announced he had unilaterally fired our booking agency, Beacon Artists, and had signed with UAA. This meant we had NO gigs for the next 6 months! They ended up NEVER booking a single gig! So, Ted (2nd trp & vocals), Gary (drums) and I went to Miami to form a band called "X" with Clay Cropper (gtr & vocal) and Augie Bucci (organ & vocal), one of the very best musical experiences of my career. About 6 months later, Bill came down to Miami and recruited us as the new Chase. We went up to Chicago and rehearsed about a week at the Happy Medium, after which we decided we didn't want to "back him up" as the deal was proposed, so we went back to Miami, got a record deal, and promptly broke up... That all being said, I really liked Bill and he was generally a good, happy-go-lucky kind of guy. AND he was a great musician and arranger. I'm proud of the first two albums that I played on. I graetly value the memories from my time with Chase...

[@ultramannick]

@@DennisKeithExp I'm only a fan looking in. I asked the same thing about Don Ellis when he (apparently) got rid of everyone (with the exception of Chino Valdez and a trumpet player) and incorporated "Survival"as the Don Ellis Orchestra. But thank you so much Mr. Johnson for sharing this story. It's fascinating and insightful. You certainly have mad bass chops, especially on the "River" suite on the first album. I'm also glad you're still with us.

[@ultramannick]

@@DennisKeithExp And can you share the stories of Chase on the DC3 jet? I'm assuming that when Bill Chase changed talent agencies, the band had to sit out six months because of a non-compete?

[@RalphOnofrio]

Still on this listening to one of the greatest bands ever.Still being inspired...

[@drdave25]

Hey, God bless you kiddo. I've been a fan all my life. I first heard of Chase back in 1971 when I was in xray school when this song came out. I bought the album and got goose bumps every time I listened to it. It is still part of my song list as is the "Ennea" ?sp album on cassette. It's magical and transports me to another realm. I'm a keyboard player but a frustrated trumpet player. I don't think there's anything more dramatic in the music world. Screaming trumpet/s.... What a gift.

[@nfergus11]

I switched from clarinet to trumpet when I was 10 or 11 years old in 1970 I guess and this is why I loved to play trumpet! Chicago, Chase, BS&T and Herb Alpert.

[@aFFiixMLG]

Haha, this is awesome to watch. My Grandfather is Phil, I talk to him regularly and I love hearing his stories of the band.

[@michaelbean5312]

My dad introduced me to Phil around '77, then I ran into him again in Hyannis around '79. Incredible organist.

[@cattycorner8]

/////////sweeet!

[@td1138]

Bill Chase burst onto the scene and everyone said, "Man, there's nobody that can play like him!". So what does he do? He puts together a jazz/rock horn band with 4 trumpets, including himself, that are ALL as good as him. Trumpet players around the world were in rock and roll heaven. But Bill Chase must have violated some universal law because he was forcibly removed from this Earth when the chartered, twin-engine Piper Twin Comanche crashed en route to the Jackson County Fair in Minnesota. He was a mere 39 years old when his life ended. The band Chase without the man, Chase, would not survive long. Which is probably fitting.

[@Chifan71]

Saw Chase up close in a small club just a few months before the tragedy. Talk about a wall of sound! A good trumpet player I knew had told me that he knew him, but when I got Chase's autograph at the break, I mentioned the guy's name, and Bill couldn't recall it. But he was pretty buzzed...Great show, though.

[@jackharris1257]

Chase played in Wayne Cochran and cc riders was some one you might want to check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWbCeKaqobV_bJY

[@davidbishop7341]

A very sad day indeed!

[@jeffdonner1912]

I was a trumpet player in my high school band from 1971 to 1974. Our Band director turned us on to Chase, and they just blew us away. They were very inspirational. It was a big loss when Bill Chase died in the plane crash.

[@josephferris4889]

The first time I played this was in 1978. I was hooked!! This song had the best trumpet parts I had ever played. This brings back a lot of good memories.

[@jodimae5793]

Chase.... wow! I loved this band. Had my Chase album.... memories!! Great ones!!!

[@VideoInPhoenix]

Two singers I couldn't get enough of was David Clayton Thomas and Terry. POWERFUL

[@plastiqueadapte]

Greatest jazz-rock-fusion band !

[@danickles1]

Being a trumpet major at the time, was lucky enough to be front of the crowd when Chase played Western Illinois University back in 1970-71. An experience I will never forget! Great music, great trumpeter.

[@bills1779]

Triple high C notes !!!! Gotta ❤️ this music .... gold !!

[@sammy2840]

Saw him at The Surf in Clear Lake, In! I'm a trumpet player...this guy blew my mind! Ears rang for two days! Awesome!

[@TehGrahmmerNahzi]

I had the privilege of playing alongside Jay Sollenberger in my high school's musical this past month. One of the coolest experiences ever, and we're playing this amazing song in my school's Jazz Band.

[@CherrySlush1]

This is sure cool to watch. I saw Chase at The Wild Goose in Elmhurst, IL probably right around the same time this was filmed. I remember the lead singer was wearing that same outfit (haha).

[@drdave25]

This was the first trumpet band that I fell in love with. Maynard Ferguson had a great ensenble band but Chase was the only 4 part trumpet band and It was new and rare and exciting. They say he/they were coked up but it didn't matter to me. It was trumpet gold. So sad he passed so soon. Screaming trumpets are hard to find. Miss him.....

[@laurasmithpeterson9026]

Evidently, you didn't know that Maynard DID have a full big band, with 4 killer trumpets. Add to those 4 the "Boss", who was a section himself, and he had a awesome f'ing trumpet section! The water fall at around 1:30 is very Maynard-esque.

[@kjedfjefaf]

Thanks, Dennis for your memories~ You guys sure kicked ass ;)

[@petecockett8291]

We played a version of this in high school....nothing like the original, but it was still fun to play!! I was a trumpet player, so I absotively posilutely loved this song!!👍👍👍

[@TheMkarr]

1st band plane crash tragedy. 1st & only hit. These guys were going to give Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Ides Of March & even Three Dog Night a heck of a run. Everyone loved this song & it ran up the top 20 on WLS Chicago back in the day when there was still real music.

[@kingofallwhites]

This was not the first band plane crash tragedy, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens crashed in 1959.

[@TheMkarr]

You are correct sir. Guess I meant 1st in my life. Txs for correction

[@CrazyCodger]

@kingofallwhites, no, I disagree, I believe the Glenn miller crash was probably one of the first

[@kingofallwhites]

pilot23456 I didn't say they were the first I just pointed out one that happened earlier.

[@doncinvegas]

saw this band at Lennie's on the pike, in the 70's, such a small intimate venue, glad I got the chance to see them ,they nearly blew the roof off the place, and I won't forget the music.....

[@DennisKeithExp]

I remember that gig. Edgar Winters, who was a friend of Angel's, came out to see us.

[@mikeskee]

I went to GCC in August of 1971 and was in the Jazz Band. You were the talk of the students of the music department back then, and how you auditioned and got into the Chase band. We were all listening to Chase back then.

[@Kennademps24]

Phil was my grandpa😕

[@MrOptomai]

Sorry for your loss. He was a monster keyboard player ❤

[@gemannable]

Greatest Trumpet Band! Great memories!

[@dmdonnad]

Always LOVED this song....not just cause I'm a drum corps person neither...BRASS!

[@MuleBlanche]

Appreciate the opportunity to see the group play live - I was a big fan way back when but never was able to see in person. Still a great sound -

[@stevekimball7584]

Used to have "Chase Parties" at Towson University back when Hank Levy was still there. First cut on the first album was called "Open Up Wide". The last cut on their third album was called "Close Up Tight". The plane crashed some 8 or 9 months later. Spooky??? Best part of this video. They're doing this LIVE!!! No lip synch here...these guys are the real deal.

[@stevekimball7584]

I have a very early Maynard album with Bill Chase playing lead in Maynard's band!!!

[@poppermost]

Absolutely lovin' the memory of this song, and that great jazz rock sound. I remember this one BIG TIME blaring from the stereo at home in the early 70s. Still sounds wonderful. Cheers for this, and thank you!

[@gnawa97]

Che meraviglia!!!! Avevo 16 anni ed ascoltavo i dischi dei Chase in casa di un mio caro amico che poi e' diventato un grande musicista senza fortuna...

[@angiepassetti1877]

Wow!!!Still saw CHASE perform in South Africa.You do not find this immaculate music nowerdays.

[@zzrsteve7934]

These guys were my very first concert at the University of North Alabama sometime around here. Great concert. I still remember Angel playing guitar.

[@sagittarius7569]

Chase one of the > *BEST* < jazz rock band in a whole world !!!

[@TheAugustSaunders]

Our high school band back in the early 70's use to rock this song. We were fortunate to have a couple of trumpet players that could hit the notes of the descant trumpet parts. Those were the days. I loved the trumpets from this band and the brass section from Earth, Wind and Fire. They were all so powerful. Where have the real bands gone. It seems the only thing being pushed out are boy and girl groups who have no dedicated bands to be heard of.

[@gdobie1west988]

Loved this song growing up during junior high and high school.

[@1calcitydan]

For years better that 15, I have tried to remember the name of the song I was practicing playing the drums in combinations back in early mid seventies, then by chance listening to a local radio station (106.9) California City, Ca. & this came on....Damn near fell out of my chair !!!!. All those getting it on feelings came rushing back, started banging it out on the table lmao, Now I know song & singer. Gonna get another drum set & see what happens :-)

[@matthewgetz1016]

I love this song, I got to play it in a jazz band. The trumpet part is sick especially when you get to 1:32. Such a great jazz song and one I don't mind having stuck in my head.

[@fig1954]

The most high powered, energized music ever! Always loved Chase!

[@cubbiebear528]

My father went to Berklee School of Music with Bill!

[@sebastianbartholomew8521]

Who??

[@scottmcnally4356]

Dennis: thank you so much for sharing this. I searched for it just on a lark. Still gets my adrenaline pumping 40 years later. I, too, played this in Stage Band (bass, too.) Chase changed the direction of music I listen to. Cheers to you and other band members that read this.

[@etiennegiroux9146]

Back in August 1974 when he passed, it was a tragic event in my family, lot of trumpet players, it was like the end for some. I remember some saying we will have to satisfy ourselves with Maynard Ferguson's playing from now on. They played together in the 60's.

[@drbluzer]

This is a great "LIVE" performance !! Thanks for posting this ! It brings back memories !!

[@sammy2840]

Heard him in 1971 at the Surf in Clear Lake, Iowa! Ears rang for 3 days! Loved it!

[@southernrocker63]

Wow!! I just discovered the album Chase and a thrift store as it looked interesting. I love the album musically as the players are fantastic and the vocalist is incredible. I want to hear more!!

[@billholdensaunt4086]

yes way too ahead of their time and today the music still stands up in today's market. wgn radio talk show host rick kogan said it best "there has been nothing like them before or since". that bar was set so high by CHASE that no horn band of that era or any era in the jazz rock idiom can even come close!

[@3kingkool]

The fanfare and the ending are incredible.

[@Bogframe]

My high school band used that ending to come out of a routine we called the trumpet guillotine! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpy4aYqEdt-bjpo

[@3kingkool]

@@Bogframe I played trumpet in school but never got that good.

[@Jlouiseduffy]

Loved this song back in '71 and love it just as much now. This group had it all. The horns are thrilling and love the vocals. Tragic end for a band with so much potential for making great music.

[@jeankutzer1556]

They put on a music clinic in San Antonio for high school band students. 50 of us were selected. It was a few months before the accident. Thank you Mike Stehling, band director from Bandera, Texas for taking us!

[@gregoryh9442]

Even after hearing this song hundreds of times, the modulation on the outro still gives me goosebumps

[@paulapurtzer7458]

I saw these guys at Simpson College, Indianola, Ia. early 70's. Went with my Dad[huge jazz fan] and we had a great night. I like to remember this great band every now and again. Every pep band everywhere should learn this music. Beg your band teachers to let you try it.

[@scottgray493]

Oh....hell yeah. These guys have been missed for a long time. How does one not listen and have the hair on the back of their neck tingle...really....

[@AllTheBestCO]

Get it on -- in the morning now! The transitions in the bass section are amazing in this song. Truly, one of my favorites. Thanks for posting this Dennis.

[@jediminn]

I love Terry's voice, it is perfect for this song!

[@kathybiserchich5058]

Terry Richards was a Amazing man, I just wish I had taken the time to learn more. I wish more of his music was available for all to enjoy. R.I.P. Give Aunt Helen a hug for me

[@jimsaxophonist711]

Wow, a horn band lovers gem. Yes, I remember playing the stage band chart of this tune. I also loved the 2nd album-"Run Back to Mamaaaaa!"

[@anagutierrez1309]

That was the third album.

[@SonnyChiba57]

I had forgotten all about this song till I happened to stumble upon it. I loved it when it came out and had it on 45.

[@davidbishop7341]

One of my all time favorite songs!

[@SteveMartinezArt]

@DennisKeithExp I was a trumpet player in 1970-1971 around Washington DC. When Chase came out, I think I out my horn away. Magnificent. He & Maynard Ferguson. Amazing stuff. It's still relevant!

[@rondreger6209]

I saw them play in Chicago at De Paul University in the summer of '73. They were fantastic!

[@louiselalonde844]

Outta sight! Totally downtown and happenin'! Always loved the Inna Gadda Da Vida tribute riff at the very end.

[@hankrigney8087]

dennis. i seen chase when they came to tech hi school in 1973. it was agreat show. ill never forget. rip bill n john. the hankster777.

[@AlznP]

this is my favorite from my dad's record collection

[@jimmieteaster1677]

one of my favorite tunes....reminds me of Drive in movie nights in the summer of early 70s !!!!

[@imthebrother]

Wonderful clip as with the other one for Open Up Wide. I remember in my high school jazz band we used to play this song Get It On in the early 2000s and to this day forever changed my life being a fan of Chase, Maynard among other people I inspired for my love of music.

[@wayneandrus240]

What a tight, swinging group!! What a horn section!!!

[@gregorygondron8118]

Angel South (Lucien Gondron) is my uncle. RIP. He was amazing on the guitar!

[@Bellinghamspence]

Awesome video. I remember watching the Beresford HS Cheerleaders do a routine to this and it was HOT.

[@FlavioGirl]

such a talented guy.........gone too soon...r.i.p. bill chase :(

[@gusc8892]

I have a 16mm film with 3 of their live numbers on Chicago TV. Very cool.

[@jazzjanne1]

I have this on a LP. Perfect to colud see and listen to them !live! Awesome!

[@boblewis1227]

Chase Chicago Blood Sweat and Tears awesome era

[@robertharrie2035]

+Bob Lewis + Lighthouse

[@davidplattner828]

+Robert Harrie Tower of Power too. Not to mention the band I was in. 3 Rivers Band.

[@stickman33]

Don't forget Lydia Pense and Cold Blood! Another great horn section!

[@MillerGenuineDraft1980]

3 Rivers Band ?? did you guys record a 45 ??? i discovered a Horn Rock Band a few years ago but they were called The Three Rivers Blues Band they had a song called Captain America (Fuckin awesome song)

[@MillerGenuineDraft1980]

Aura, Gas Mask, Little John, Puzzle, Mom's Apple Pie, Melting Pot, Sunship, Keef Hartley Band, Rastus . Those are just some of the obscure Horn Rock Bands. You want more i have a ton more

[@dionysiacosmos]

Bill was my Dad's cousin and I only met him once. He'd met us at the country bar where my brother played drums in in the house band. I was 13 if I remember right. I remember feeling very short. Bill and my dad were both a little over 6ft tall, then the owner of the place joined their conversation and he was even taller. I found it very funny when Bill signed his album for someone and said "Wait!" when they started to turn away. Cousins had immigrated to America from Italy first and changed their name to Chase. They sponsored my great grandparents and their children, my grandfather was still an infant, Bill's dad the eldest, about the year 1900. When the family were processed through Ellis Island, some of the adults and kids got registered under the original Italian name and others were changed to Chase on request. Bill's dad had the Italian name. It's easy to say, I just have no idea how to spell it. Bill eventually got his surname legally changed to Chase. But if he signed his name in a hurry or was distracted he needed to double check how he had signed it. He said some of this to fan whose album he'd signed and even more to me since I was obviously curious. I drawled in my best Central Floridan accent that that had never been a problem for me. It was certainly a different perspective on that part of my family, as my mom referred to them as Yankees, which my paternal grandmother surely was. But up until then I'd never realized from the Italian line I'm only 2nd generation. It got some wheels turning for me. It was also why I wasn't shocked when I was older and someone sometimes came up to me speaking Italian. Thanks Bill.

[@KarlWS]

My very first concert. They opened for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Breathtaking.

[@DennisKeithExp]

That was in Detroit?

[@mariposagoldenboy1]

That was Awesome!

[@GenLeeConcepts]

This band was so awesome...I remember how destroyed I was when that terrible day came...but I later came across someone who had signed Terry R and his rights (he wasn't on that plane ride) to the 2nd album that never came out. I always wondered what had happened to that whole deal. He went through some real tough times and was in ' Vegas back then-early 1980's!

[@kathybiserchich5058]

How'd you know Terry R

[@GenLeeConcepts]

Kathy, I never got to meet him. It was one of those round-about things where I ended up meeting this family while they lived down here in So. Cal. The father was best friends with our neighbor-one of my dad's best friends. They moved up to San Jose and I went up there to visit them-they had a beautiful daughter. The father ended up dying. But his wife was one incredible/driven woman. Somehow she ended up signing Terry and trying to bring him out of his funk. Ultimately, the little girl married a sheriff up there out of Campbell, California, had some kids and I lost track of them. I never did hear what became of Terry or the contract? But I ended up writing songs for a number of years-kind of spawned from those events. Ironically, it was Chase's band that gave my own father and I a small amount of common ground (my dad had been a jazz musician back in the 1930's/early '40's). After the death of Chase, I came upon Chuck Mangione and Al A+Jarreau that left a small bond...but my dad was like most jazz musicians I was brought up around. If you didn't play jazz, they probably couldn't/wouldn't try to sustain a conversation with you! I still miss my dad...and all the rest...but I know they would be exactly the same if we could bring all of them back right now-though they'd be "chasing" even younger women

[@StevieB1362]

Wow ! Thanks DJK for sharing this classic!

[@MarshallLawrence]

One of the GREATEST horn bands EVER !!!!! :)

[@planartube2364]

This song came out while I was a high school student and aspiring trumpet player. My friends and I in the school jazz band tried mightily to duplicate this but.....to little avail. I still remember every note though like it was yesterday. Fabulous memories.

[@PastyTomato]

AAHHH just played this at a jazz performance, borrowed my old director's Yamaha Xeno... best experience in music right there.

[@awreckingball]

The big beardy postal worker's vocals are what make this song.

[@kjedfjefaf]

"What makes this song" are ALL nine guys in this band... All of which were made possible from Bill Chase's 1969 vision. As a trumpet player, trust me when I tell ya, Bill, Ted, Allen, & Jerry burned a sound that still to this day has never been matched. BS&T with teeth, was what they were. The WHOLE band! 45 years, and here I sit, pounding out this reply with Swanee peel'n the paint in my office...

[@MrRetro8Bit]

The Band is called Chase and you say the singer makes the song...

[@John_W]

Paul Thompson "BS&T with teeth", good one. In the seventies, my high school marching band would've got no respect were it not for this song. And "Vehicle" (Ides of March).

[@kingofallwhites]

The trumpets make the song duh !

[@catolic2004]

John Williams Damn, John, sounds like my band too. Except we had plenty of other good stuff too, like Maynard's "Give it One". The jazz rock era was good for us brass players. We were definitely better because we liked what we were playing. I had the baritone "solo" on "Vehicle". Basically, did the vocal part on the horn.

[@DrummerDanVa]

Saw Chase and The Mahavishnu Orchestra live at two separate concerts in Pittsburgh in the early 70's. It was a great time to see excellent live music. I remember Chase was REALLY loud. :-)

[@DennisKeithExp]

So was Mahavishnu Orchestra!!

[@TimothyRichesson]

Used to play this way back then! Thanks :)

[@renesalinas7064]

spend my whole life in the jazz rock world need to meet more people from my world rene balboa salinas

[@renesalinas7064]

you just might recording next month we are the last jazz rockers we are rare thsnks im not alone

[@tonymangano9546]

love that inagodda davida ending tag

[@joestephan1111]

I knew guitar player Angel South the last couple of years of his life. Thankfully he wasn't onboard the day of the plane crash which involved most of the band. Godspeed all.

[@meanmon]

Took my girlfriend to see "CHASE" back in the early 70's at the Aquarius Theater in L.A...Don't know if this was a common practice but ofter Angel South ripped off a great solo during one of the groups songs...Somebody yelled..."GIVE THEM YOUR AX!"...Angel unhooked his strap and flung his guitar into the audience!!! My girlfriend remembers it because it flew right over her head! I truly miss this style of music...Chicago...Blood, Sweat and Tears...Time Time Time Time...Man!, I'm getting old...

[@DennisKeithExp]

I remember that gig!

[@flytothesunmusic]

Outstanding! Great music in those days!

[@jimwells4240]

Participated in a trumpet clinic held by Bill et al and the concert later that evening, both at Richardson High School Auditorium in Richardson, Texas circa 1971 or '72. Du Lieber Gott, the wall of sound those guys put out when they just cut loose was enough to curdle milk still in the cow....