Keith Chapman-LAST RECORDING BEFORE DEATH

[caddyorganist]

Anybody know if this is was ever published?

[Salmagundiii]

@caddyorganist

Joshua fit de battle ob Jericho, for organ. London: Chappell, 1955.

[SuperElBorba]

I studied with Purvis when Keith was still around . . I've heard Keith play like this a lot . . I can do this sorta drivel myself . . Purvis had worked a lot as a theater organist in Europe and the US, and he really enjoyed playing in the theater style . . I played as much theater as classical with Purvis - It was Frank and Bach for 45 minutes followed by "My Sweet Baby Lies Under the Waves" in 3/4 time . . All on these Rodgers . .

This performance makes me tear up . .

[3mikewright3]

First impressions - this is wrong, wrong wrong. He must have shredded the score and played this as a last fling Fela Sowande's version recorded in Kingsway Hall in 1952 should be heard. I have this for anyone interested along with others by this great Nigerian composer.

[willowthebored]

I've never heard of this before. Where did you find it?

Incidentally, I don't actually like it, which is unusual for a Chapman recording...kind of a crappy last recording, when you think about it.

[SuperElBorba]

Yeah - That's pretty out of line . .

[laustibi4]

GReat

[SuperElBorba]

Thanks Marcus - Wow - I never knew that this recording existed.

[caddyorganist]

I thought the 985 was a classical model, but this track sure sound like a theatre organ to me!

[bombarde1701a]

I think alot of the theatre sounds are coming from a sound module

[SuperElBorba]

Oh no . . This is the result of taking flat head screwdriver to the back of a old 900 series.

It makes one hell of a home theater organ . .