"Open Up Wide" Chase-LIVE (original 1st album band)

[@darlenecreed5136]

I was 17 when I bought this album in 1971. I'm 70 now, still have this album. I'm listening on KZbin and I feel 17 again. Anyone who saw them in person should feel so BLESSED. I miss and love them very much.

[@aldolajak1267]

Same, same here. 1972, I was selected for my high school jazz band. We never did any Chase numbers, but we were pretty decent, doing Chicago etc.

[@robertsevers6251]

I saw them at Hilton Colosseum, Ames, Iowa. Probably 1971. Great show!

[@aFFiixMLG]

My Grandfather is Phil Porter. I love hearing talking about his CHASE times.

[@jorgecallico9177]

Sorry to bring up a sad subject but I heard that Phil died a few years ago. Is this true? Others that have passed awsy include Jerry Vsn Blair. Then of course Bill. He dying the plane crash inc other band members John Emma, guitar snd I think the piano player Wally? Yes Wally died in the crash as did drummer Walter Clark. Then just last year vocalist GG Shin passed away. It just sstd "after a long illness". These men were my heroes growing up. Especislly popular around Biston. As Bill libed in Lynn, MA. My old stomping grounds.

[@danten7774]

I know your uncle rick and is tina your mom?

[@bingleberryboo8685]

I hear these licks in my sleep probably. I was raised on some of these songs. My parents were obsessed with brass and studio singers. So. Chase. Chicago. Three Dog Night. Other things. Because they loved classical music, too

[@johnmarlin7269]

Well, he certainly knew his way around the B3. Thanks for the memory.

[@davidbishop7341]

You are making me feel very old!

[@sammy2840]

Technical brilliance! His trills are faster than most flutter tongues! He was great! RIP Bill Chase!

[@MartyLuther-n9g]

Got to play with them the spring of 73 one time jam at my school

[@khman1983]

Simply amazing horn line. None of them sound any weaker than the other person. All were spectacular players.

[@EdWatts]

I watched this show in 1971. I was visiting my parents, and my mother ran across this while "spinning the dial" (Remember that?) on the television one afternoon; as I recall, it was a Saturday. I was playing [trumpet] professionally at the time, and she called me into the den to watch. I came into the room and said, "Hey! I know those guys!"

[@bnz1941]

Hands down one of the best lead players in history. I only wish he could have been around longer so that the world could enjoy his tremendous talent longer.

[@gunbugbit9801]

Let me tell you, in the 1970s, this stuff was COOL to us brass players!

[@Psychodog653]

It's STILL cool! Before his untimely demise, Chase was the heir apparent to Maynard in terms of popularity.

[@Kanstulman]

Absolutely agree with that statement.

[@jeffcraven7376]

Bought this album new. Heard Chase live once, less than two months before he got killed.

[@survivrs]

MF and Chase brought our trumpets to life first thing in the morning in the band room back in the 70's. I just wish I could have played close to THAT good. We got to see MF in concert twice. I doubt that the rest of the jazz band enjoyed it like us trumpets did. The 70's had so much going on, it was a great time to be a teenager. It sucked that Bill Chase was lost to us in '74 at only 39.

[@linlasj]

Still is...:-)

[@drumsport]

Wow - 4 trumpets harmonizing like sweet voices. Bill was unbelieveable. Jay was a great drummer - played his ass off to keep up with those dudes. Love the chrome kit.

[@sammy2840]

Saw them live in 73 at The Surf Ballroom! My buddie and I, both trumpet players went to the restroom and were washing our hands...standing behind us in the mirror...Bill Chase! We froze...freaked us out! Ears rang for 3 days after the concert! Loved them!

[@jonathanwaddington965]

When i was an 8yo, my mother was a minister in Oak Park. A woman came to her office hysterically crying. Her fiance just died in a plane crash and he was a member of Chase. She came to live with our family for 4 months.

[@markfox6596]

The 32 people that gave this a thumbs down don't have a clue... I have this on vinyl..

[@mosspa1]

Saw them at Tanglewood, MA in summer 1972. Bill Chase hit one note that was so high my ears buzzed for a couple days.

[@joesheriff6748]

Half of these guys spent the afternoon in my basement in Louisville KY in 1972. They were waiting to go to a show at our high school

[@RalphOnofrio]

I'm still listening in 2024....Great stuff....The best bassist right there....

[@chuckbrudtkuhl2246]

I saw them live in Ames, IA and they opened with this song, with the lights off ... and slowly brought the lights up so you could see it was several trumpets vs a single trumpet with reverb ... CHILLS

[@robinkearney2778]

Saw that opening live here in South Africa. Fantastic !!!

[@johndunbar7323]

Saw them in Lancaster Pa not long before the accident. When they played "Woman of the dark"...I was completely blown away and have always remained a huge fan of theirs ever since. Losing them was a big loss as I would have loved to seen them grow.

[@jerryreff1857]

That was a truly once in a lifetime INCREDIBLE band. Bill Chase was maybe be greatest trumpet player of the twentieth century.

[@slavden]

If you consider Armstrong as 19th ;)

[@jefferypitt1500]

@@slavden Armstrong couldn't have played in that band.

[@BacchusFA]

@@slavden please.....

[@SamIAm-kz4hg]

@@jefferypitt1500 Yes, but then you are saying that having high chops is the only thing that matters. Honestly, I think people like Clark Terry and Harry James are really underappreciated. Although, I'm a HUGE Bill Chase fan.

[@jefferypitt1500]

@@SamIAm-kz4hg I didn't imply that at all. I'm just starting the fact that Armstrong didn't have the chops to play in that band, not that I value range above all else.

[@williamrooth]

These guys are hitting notes that most trumpet players can only aspire and they are playing solidly in that atmosphere!I get chills just listening to them. Wonder if brass will make a return to popularity someday? Thank-you for sharing!

[@BILLYSHEARSTHEONLY1]

Brass has never left IMO. Fantastic.

[@hectormedina7198]

Priceless memories. May those that are not with us, Rest In Peace, Amen!

[@johnchildress6133]

I always listended to this for the trumpets, because I played trumpet, but I have been playing bass for 30 years, and Mr. Johnson kicks butt on the bass!!!

[@daveinindy]

Yep, he was awesome. Angel South was a terrific guitarist too, but he struggled - at least early on - in this particular recording.

[@Robert-h3b4x]

What a monster of a song by Chase. These were about the best musicians in the world at the time! They are all so good, it doesn't seem fair!

[@fig1954]

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

[@Retired-Don]

I saw him once... at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Hollywood. in '73. Our high school trumpet section went... how could we NOT? :-) It was amazing.

[@scrunchymacscruff1244]

Hollywood

[@stale56]

I think I blew out my lips by just listening to this

[@BillHaack]

I saw them in 1974 at a Pizza Hut in Houston. Incredible. Bill played 2 trumpets at the same time!!! His Flugelhorn horn was magnificent. Trivia: The first song of album One is "Open up Wide".The last song of album three was "Close up tight". Then they were all killed in a plane crash. What a tremendous loss to the music industry and all of us fans

[@survivrs]

@Bill, I never knew they were killed in a plane crash. That sucks.

[@cbunix23]

Four out of eight were killed in the crash, Bill Chase, Walt Clark drummer, John Emma guitarist, and Wallace Wouhn organist.

[@GH-cp9wc]

August 9, 1974, a very sad day for those who love Brass.

[@VideoInPhoenix]

Dennis.... I listen to these and my CDs all the time. Everyone a great blending of jazz, rock, soul, and real musicianship. You had such a chance to be with some of the best. We've all come a long way since Glendale College. I was really sorry to lose my friend and frat brother Wally that day. We need more real musicians in the world especially these days.

[@sejrec56]

Damn such great musicians RIP Bill Chase, keyboardist, drummer and guitarist all died in plane crash in 1974, same year Jim Croce died in plane crash too RIP ALL Gone too soon

[@JohnHolton]

I think this was part of a special they did for WBBM-TV in Chicago in 1971. I was in high school and remember it very well. These guys were amazing.

[@RaspySquares]

This album is part of my DNA. My dad (a trumpeter) was always playing this album and Maynard growing up in the 90s.

[@johnnierah]

man, that takes me back to my teenage years. love it.

[@cowpoly1564]

Imma DIV 1 drum corps veteran from the 90s… Everyone loved The Chase ❤

[@bluenetmarketing]

No one does this today because no one else is this good.

[@AndySalinger33]

Fuck yes Bill Chase! My uncle has played keys on numerous sessions with Jim Oates and Dartanyan Brown. He says they are both completely humble...just guys. To me, they are absolute royalty!

[@hastyberford]

Dammit I want to go back to the 70's.

[@JimChandlerMartialize]

Bill’s endurance and stamina is amazing

[@dianaking7679]

Chase was the first concert I went to. Bowman Gym at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. I was 14 so it would have been 1971.

[@tpledger100]

My band director blew our minds with this album in the 70's. Wow!

[@mitchgawlik1175]

This is crazy killer and makes me think of other out-there musicians like Don Ellis and Buddy Rich.

[@m1dwestmale]

TIMELESS!! I THINK this was the FIRST - Jazz - Rock transfusion band even before the very first Journey album. This was a bold, fearless sound, that NOBODY ELSE was really doing at the time. DAMN SHAME we lost Bill Chase before he could do more with it...

[@jasonmit]

On mornings where my wife is having a hard time waking I love putting on this record. Usually she's fully alert before Livin' In Heat.

[@gregorygondron8118]

Dennis, Angel South (Lucien Gondron) is my uncle. RIP. He was amazing on the guitar! I found a bunch of old photos this weekend

[@maynardferguson_aficionado6309]

📷Wow❗🎺Would be Great if you could Post those on the Chase FaceBook Page🎺😊

[@joestephan1111]

I knew Angel the last couple of years of his life. They are precious memories.

[@BillRayDrums]

Currently in Kiev, on tour with Paul Gilbert and walking around in my earbuds to the Chase discography. I am so in love with this music. It's amazing you got to experience it up close like that.

[@eric_in_florida]

Fantastic footage of the original band. So great to have this.

[@gerioneil1310]

It's sad when people, with no idea of what or how much they know, pontificate on who was best at whatever they are talking about. Bill Chase was certainly one of a kind, they broke the mold after he came along. I'd say the same thing about Doc, Maynard, Wynton, or even Chris Botti. Dennis, thank you so much for sharing this video. When I was 15 or 16 years old, Chase came to Gulfport, MS and played a concert in the Gulfport High School gym, I think, and left everyone there absolutely stunned and breathless. He did a clinic that afternoon and was most patient and gracious as he took questions from deer-in-the-headlight high school trumpet players. That's a day that I have and will continue to carry with me for the rest of my life. I was one of those high-school trumpet players, but I also had an interest in the rhythm section and I remember bering blown away with those guys as well. As this was around 1974-1975, I wouldn't ask you if you were in the band or remember that show, but you were part of one of the very most unique ensembles to ever be around. Good luck and God Bless....

[@Psychodog653]

Geri - I had the same experience at Shawnee Mission West H.S. in Kansas City. I'm almost positive that this was in 1974. Went to the clinic in the afternoon and was blown away with his knowledge and talent, but most of all, how down to earth he was. I only wish I wasn't a dumb 15 y.o. trumpet player and could have absorbed more of what he was talking about in the clinic!!! I didn't know what I didn't know!! Then I attended the concert that evening and to this day, I think it is the best concert I've ever attended! I distinctly remember the show opening with all the lights off in the hall and on stage and suddenly the haunting opening licks of "Open Up Wide"! Just awesome!!

[@stephengilliss4790]

He played my h.s. in Memphis in March of '73 as a band fundraiser. As a trumpet player, I had the job of driving him to the train station to drop off his girlfriend and then taking part of the band to their hotel after the concert and afternoon clinic. One of the best days of my life.

[@virtualsolomon]

I was a trumpet player in my youth playing in cover bands for Chicago, Blood, Sweat, and Tears etc. Correction: I was NOT a trumpet player. I would swear that these guys have trick horns. If I practiced a lifetime, I could never play like these guys. Bravo!!

[@111progressive]

The Hammond Organ B3 still sounds great till our days

[@bkf8166]

B3 can't be matched. What I learned on the sound board is that the B3 has a harmonic distribution very similar to the human voice. That's another reason that vocalists love performing with it; it just makes them sound better.

[@thejohnlocke]

@@bkf8166 The XK3 fooled a lot of people - and the newer models also.

[@bkf8166]

@@thejohnlocke I'm sure that you're right. Some of the newer synths are pretty good. They still can't quite get a trumpet right though.

[@Kevin-gc4ri]

My heros in the70s 20 years in drum corps and i played like this when i was 17. Ohhhh the memories.

[@RogelioEscobar]

My friend Jay Burrid Mitthaur (sp) is their original drummer. We have shared many a gig together.

[@jimbrown1559]

I got a chance to hear first hear Bill with Woody's band, and later a version of this fine band in a small Chicago club. Very sad that we lost him so young.

[@robertrouse8900]

I graduated from Dixie Heights HS with Ted Piercefield, a great trumpet player.

[@DougWolfgram]

Wow! I used to take lessons from that skinny blonde guy - Alan Ware... when I was in high school ... Seems so long ago. If you're out there Alan -- thanks for the chops man!

[@markblais7052]

I took lessons from him as well. Were you in Vegas at the time?

[@donnajsmolak]

fantastic always loved them. how tight and clean

[@survivrs]

Me too! I started listening to him in high school as I aspired to be a great trumpet player but whether girls don't have the chops or the right instruction, there was no way I would play like him. I've always been amazed at players who could ad lib. I could play scales all day long but when it came to doing a solo? No way. I just froze up. I love finding out that there are more jazz lovers out there!!! Take care yourself!!

[@KBisDOC]

Played this in drum corp back in 1993'...felt amazing playing every note.

[@BillHaack]

An octave lower and half the speed?😃😃😃

[@RalphOnofrio]

STILL listening in 2024....For more inspiration....The greatest bassist...oh yes.

[@GlennSlenderMusic]

Chase = the original heavy metal

[@stewarttrickett3033]

The physical power needed to play that way is extraordinary.

[@imthebrother]

This song was my first introduction to Chase right there in the early or mid 1990s as a kid, it wasn't until the first decade of the millenium I begin to dig even more to Chase by reading, researching, studying and listening to him. He was such a genius but never get the recognition or the credit he deserves...hopefully now he does from the fans and music people alike.

[@AFVN70]

Lot of that Wood Herman-jazz influence in this. Terrific!!!

[@deplorable7476]

The best concert as far as energy and performance. Tulsa , Ok mid 70s crowd was blown away. Tulsa fell in love with Mr. bill Chase. Everyone i mean everyone was on there feet from start to finish.

[@dlarryb17]

Saw Bill Chase in concert in Dayton, Ohio 1971.

[@55sonero]

The best jazz-rock band.

[@jorgecallico9177]

This chart was groundbreaking. It no doubt influencedMaynards Give It One published a couple years later. Another classic fast & loud trumpet piece. The most fascinating element of this premier Chase song is that throughout the whole piece it feels like the music is physically moving. The other, more serious matter is that this tune, coupled with Bill's FINAL entry before he died in the tragic plane crash indicates that he knew that he was not long for the world. Open Up Wide, first song first album, 1971. Close Up Tight, last entry, final album 1974. This is not only eerie but greatly foreshadows Bill's end. I met Bill in 1972. Actually shook the great man's hand. There was a special ''presence'' around him that I had never seen before and only seen once since. The only way to describe it was like there was a POWER that constantly encircled Bill but tried to remain hidden. Hidden behind a fourth dimension but would give a wink or two every once in a while. The Chase tune ''Twinkles'' may be an acknowledgement of this factor.

[@artkazyak3242]

Hello sir tell me more about Bill Chase i loved him he was the best his band top shelf i just missed seeing them in 1973 i was 14 years old my cousin was a trumpet player and seen them live 3 times met Bill and said he was very nice and down to earth and he said he had one hell of a hand shake thank you sir Bill Chase was just a super nova thanks again

[@daveinindy]

... moving so fast that Angel had trouble keeping up - at least during the first few bars of the melody. I heard them live with this lineup several times - and Angel was spot on those nights. I always admired DKJ's bass playing - he and Jay Burrid were SO solid, which the screeching, speeding, kinda out-of-control horns surely depended on

[@jorgecallico9177]

@@artkazyak3242 Bill was in awe of Maynard. Just the mere mention of the old man's name stirred great admiration out of him. I only met Bill once. Was at the brass clinic on the day of the Andover, Massachusetts concert, Dec '72. I'll never forget this day. There was a girl I knew, couple years younger than me at the clinic. She who would later become my best friend from high school. Even though we both married different people we stayed close over the years. The girl was strikingly beautiful. Like Liz Taylor in younger days. Well Bill liked talking with her too lol. She gave him her phone number! Later I would start dating her best friend in early '73. We were all members of the local H/S band. Later in Spring of '73 we went on an exchange concert to PA. Coincidentally, Maynard & his band was the guest artist at the school on our first day in town. It was a dream come true for me. Anyway so I get to the auditorium early anticipating the concert of a lifetime but I got fidgety just passing the time before everyone showed up. So I left the concert hall to stretch my legs walking around the unfamiliar school. Around the corner in a corridor filled with dozens of lockers on each opposing wall of this typical American high school I spied the same girl strolling with my own gorgeous gf but with a white haired Canadian in the middle. Arm in arm. Yes, History's all time greatest trumpet player enjoyed meeting the acquaintance of my two friends. They were smoking hot! Both of them. Although at the time each jailbait. was Barely sixteen years old. Nothing happened of course. The Boss was a decent man. Sadly, all three are gone today. My own high school gf died from cancer 2008. Her friend the Liz Taylor looker died a year later from a brain aneurysm. And if course The Boss died in August, 2006. When I get sentimental from these thoughts,m? It's the only time I feel even remotely lonely. However all three are in heaven now. Hope they put in a good word for me when the time comes.

[@artkazyak3242]

@@jorgecallico9177 Hello sir that is an awesome story i saw Maynard 2 times he and his band were wicked saw them at a place in Canton Mi called Center Stage and in Woodhaven Mi at Woodhaven HS i came so close to seeing Bill Chase and his band in the summer of 1973 at St Clair College in Windsor Canada i was 14 years old for some reason you had to be 18 years old to get in and the security would not let me in i was so upset i went home crying then of course Aug 9 1974 Bill died what a shame Bill Chase was my favorite his original band was stellar be well and safe Jorge

[@jorgecallico9177]

@@artkazyak3242 You were fortunate to have seen Maynard. There was a mobster who prevented him from appearing with his own band on Ed Sullivan. While we've seen him solo on the show while on the Kenton band? The Mafia was promoting Louis Armstrong back in the day. Well I loved Satchmo too but the technical difference between the two musician's trumpet skills were miles apart. Basically this blockade required Maynard to play many more concerts in order to sell his music. In the Sixties Ed Sullivan was king. Even more so than Johnny Carson. Had Maynard been able to feature himself with his own band? No doubt but that he would have had many more hits besides Rocky. It's just a shame that the Mob had to intervene. However the Mafia once helped him too. Back when the INS was threatening to take away his green card.

[@survivrs]

I just had the most amazing eargasm from listening to this several times with my headphones tight to my ears. Thanks again for putting this on here!!!! I had so many dreams of playing like this when I was in high school back in the 70's but listening to it is as close as I will ever come.

[@survivrs]

Thanks for the info, that is a tragedy. I am glad to see that there are new younger people who are finding his music. As long as it's out there, he lives on. He was truly a great!!!

[@dancarroll2798]

Saw them in concert 4 times. Bill waa the greatest trumpet player ever.

[@zorroscuro]

Just totally badass. 40 years ago this was in heavy rotation on the turntable of this young teen girl. Decades later I had to educate a pompous fake hipster who insisted that Chase had made just the one album. This is still my Hot Summer Day music.

[@stevenwhaley3945]

Badass…that’s a perfect description of this track and the album in its totality. Bill Chase created a band which merged both Jazz and Rock styles. Their S/T debut album was recorded in Chicago in late 1970 and released in 1971. Ennea (1972) was their second release. Although it was not well received, I always thought it was a reflection of who they were and their aspirations of where they were headed. Pure Music (1974) was their third and final album. The failure to sell the Ennea LP on a mass market forced Bill Chase to re-group several times and come up with a new musical approach; the result was Pure Music. It was an eye opening and audible pleasure that combined elements from their two previous releases. Unfortunately, later that year, Bill Chase (at the age of 39) and three band members (Wally Yohn, John Emma, and drummer Walter Clark) were killed in a small plane crash en route to a gig in Jackson, Minnesota. Chase members released a tribute album in 1977 called Watch Closely Now. It’s comprised by what is essentially a reunion band made up of most of the members of the first band: Ted Piercefield, Alan Ware, and Jerry Van Blair on trumpets, Gary Smith on drums, Dennis Johnson on bass, and Terry Richards on some vocals. Jim Peterik, who sang the two vocals on Pure Music, splits the vocals with Richards. Overall, Chase wasn’t trying to imitate their peers. They strived to be original and succeeded in my opinion.

[@billpoindexter2113]

Just noticed Jay Burrid with the double bass drum, from way back in the day.

[@Lue_Jonin]

There has never been anybody better. 🎺 🎶

[@richardwalker9826]

A GREAT TRUMPET NEVER SOUNDS BAD- LONG LIVE CHASE!

[@kemalmustafa2076]

I love chase so much! Thank all involved in making these Chase vidz for all of us to enjoy those yester year sounds and music! So many great memories,I was in "High"School at the those 70's era,wow i cant believe i stumbled on these on youtube,I was under the impression that All or some of the members were killed in a plane crash,Is this tragedy true or somewhat? The trumpet section on here are all amazing! Thanks to all!

[@BillHaack]

sad but true. If only..........

[@stevemiller366]

My buddy Mike and I were in college at this time playing in the Morning and 7pm bands, was an exciting time with bands like Chase, Don Ellis and then Miles and Maynard, but Chase blew us away

[@garylancaster2031]

I saw them live in Printers Alley in Nashville. It was fan freaking tastic.

[@survivrs]

When I was in 9th grade there was a senior who could make his trumpet reach past the clouds and another guy a year behind him could do it also. I was in awe of them and wanted to be able to do it also but high C was the best I could do and be strong with it. When marching I seemed to be able to do a bit more depending on the song. God how I miss playing but I'm 54 and am trying to pick up where I left off on the piano years ago. I love music so much, especially trumpets blasting into my ears!

[@jimd6641]

I always respected Chase for his amazing technical proficiency; there's probably no one in the world who could play like him. But this music is not something that I'd ever want to listen to. Give me Herb Alpert any day!

[@miketemple7]

Thank you so much for sharing this Dennis!!!!! The first band was the best!!!! I was in high school in the 1970's, and I loved Chase!!!!

[@dbridger620]

Incredibly damn good...…...

[@wayneandrus240]

What an exditing band!! There is nothing like that now!!

[@DancingSpiderman]

Kickin Ass, guys ! Rest In Peace, Bill.

[@scrunchymacscruff1244]

There was a Herman Herd performance on TV in London about 1964 giving a reading of WOODCHOPPERS BALL and at the end of it, Woody unchained the trumpeter and walked him out to the microphone where he blew some intense notes to close the number. That particular video is no longer there. But it lives in memory.

[@dougmphilly]

This is so good

[@survivrs]

Lip slurs are something that my band instructors never taught me when I was in school in the 70's. I remember my son's teacher always had them doing lip slurs but I didn't know why. I haven't played in 3 years now because I have too much else going on. We had a brass quintet for about 3 years at our church and while the music we played was appropriate, our once a week rehearsals were a lot of fun. We couldn't keep a French horn, tuba moved away and that was that. I miss it so much.

[@DrJohn-rl9zg]

That's a shame. I was never taught lip slurs/trills, but I saw a book in the music store that I was taking private lessons at on the technique. Not only for technique, but practicing the slurs is basically calisthenics for the embouchure, it strengthens the muscles of the mouth and therefore you can hit the high notes easier and play longer without fatigue. My band teacher in highschool hated that I would jump octaves, throw in octave lip trills on songs like Amazing Grace . Perhaps that is why you were never taught the technique. I was in a band that covered Chase, BST, Ides of March, etc. And then came disco. And we all know that disco sucks and all but killed live music. But at least they didn't have auto-tune.

[@survivrs]

@@DrJohn-rl9zg I would love to do band all over again but with the new knowledge I learned a couple decades ago when my son was playing trumpet, I didn't have a reason to work on it at that point in my life, but junior high and high school would have helped so much to have been taught to do the lip slurs. That would take me back to the 70's. I thought my inability to hit a high F was because I was a girl and even my embouchure would never be as strong as a boy, but the one who took turns with me swapping 1st and 2nd chair when the high school director was in a mood to challenge us, I think he wanted to push us both harder, but the one thing he could do that I couldn't was ad lib solos. If the notes were on the paper, I could learn it, but on my own would have been horrible. When I was 9 or 10, I had heard Herb Alpert on the radio and for my birthday, I wanted his album. I didn't know there might be more than one, but when I was a teen and had money, I bought more of his music and I still love hearing him play. I was introduced to Chase and MF in high school. The only Chase album I got my hands on was Ennea which had Open up wide on it. I love every song on that side of the album There's a LOT of MF that I love, I think MacArthur Park is my favorite. Don't start me on Disco, that crap sucked!

[@DrJohn-rl9zg]

@@survivrs I too played in a brass quintet for a couple of years. Clearly you appreciate classical music also. Perhaps you haven't heard, but last Saturday Patricia Janeckova from Slovakia, an uprising opera/classical soprano lost her battle to breast cancer at the age of 25. One week later I am still heartbroken and morning our loss. The timbre of her voice was exquisite. My favorite videos of her on KZbin were from 2014 when she was just short of 16 years old. Check out her performances of Ave Maria, and Hallelujah (with Daniel Capkovik - their voices are perfectly matched)at a benefit concert in the Czech Republic. She also did a wonderfully charming and challenging performance of the "doll song". - and many more.

[@survivrs]

@@DrJohn-rl9zg I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for the tips, I will definitely give them a listen.

[@connorwilliams3232]

i love the ratio of pelvic thrusts to high notes...it's 1:1

[@Randyindecatur]

2024 and still give me chills.

[@Corrections101]

That's just unfair. What a beast.

[@BillRayDrums]

Holy crap man, you got to touch greatness up close!

[@LtDan-hr1pb]

This song is best heard with a good set of headphones!

[@onejagjeff]

For sheer musical excitement it is hard to believe there will ever be a better band than Chase.

[@survivrs]

I have an Arban book that I sort of "acquired" from the school because there was so much in there that I loved playing for practice. I still have all that music. I just wish I could pick it up like I had never put it down!

[@alejandrodagnino1975]

los mejores metales que hayan existido, estilo incomparable. felicidades y gracias por subirlo dennis

[@JohnAckerman93]

I played an arrangement of this song in marching band. I played this my freshman year

[@firestone981]

After playing trumpet for 5 years, my director tells me about bill and after watching this about 20 times and constantly trying, i hit the super C!!

[@themeridianmeower7748]

we played this in marching band needless to say it went fast

[@vidiupload4174]

A great group. I like the drum riffs; they remind me of Buddy Rich.

[@promerops]

THIS is music!

[@thatguywhocleansaquariums4839]

Only trumpet players know what’s up in this album!!! 😎😎😎

[@natfletcher1445]

Oh yeah, oh what a great drummer

[@Diamonddogusa]

Bill Chase was one of the great trumpet players of his era. But, one thing I've enjoyed in addition to the horn playing is the awesome rhythm section. Tighter than a virgins pussy and slicker than whale shit in an ice flow on all three albums. (plz excuse the colorful metaphors)

[@stephengilliss4790]

Not to mention the tight writing of Mr. CHASE

[@Luke-db9fc]

Hell of a band!