Bill Chase- Invitations to a River Reflections

[yomommaclassof2006]

this is my favorite from Bill Chase

[kcshocker11]

Im envious of that autograph

[TheIrishMikeB]

I've got a question for you folks about the Schilke B6L that is mentioned in posts here. I see a B6 listed in the current Schilke catalog but nothing with the "L" suffix. What did that stand for and how is it different from the current B6? I realize that the coding was that "B" indicated a B flat trumpet and the "6" indicated bore size. If anyone can help explain the "L" designation, I'd appreciate it.

[aerotim13]

@TheIrishMikeB the L means it has a tuning bell

[trumpetg7059]

This is directly from the album, no concert or live recording. Yes, Lynn did play briefly with him, can you imagine double B's flying all over the place, WOW!

[xxxBeaNZerxxx]

Even though Chase had amazing chops and amazing skill, I really don't like his sound... :/

[chasefreak]

If you heard any of his LIVE things you'd change your mind about his sound. Bill said he NEVER liked the way his sound was recorded on record-he described it as sounding like radio tubes. However I have some live bootlegs and his sound is what inspires me. Amazing!

[pjhirsch]

Well, thanks for sharing.

[xxxBeaNZerxxx]

No problem.

[maynardwaltrip]

Schilke 6A4a....

[chasefreak]

Bill did not play a stock 6A4a-his had a rim undercut on it (more room under the rim bite) and a #26 throat

[tyler2484]

Didn't know he used a 26 throat. Did he?

And for anyone else that doesn't get the 6A4a and the Chase mouthpiece difference, the undercut was like a Jet-Tone. It dipped in then hit the cup to the throat. Or just a low alpha angle. More chop room but still get the benefits he got by using a small mouthpiece. I think...

[chasefreak]

Bill played Schilke B6L w beryllium bell_i have one from around 1980 and it's a killer! Also use Chase's MPC with it-great combo

[Ironhorse1003]

@chasefreak - I have the same trumpet that I bought right around 1975

[GFLJOboss]

nobody else comes close to Bil's sound, maybe Mirashiro, but even he doesn't have the inflections Bill uses...

[GFLJOboss]

make that Miyashiro; I need a proof reader...

[bossface009]

FUCKING AWESOME!

[whiteb31]

The crash of that plane was another great loss to music. Bill Chase in the 70's did things with a trumpet section that can't be denied. The single song Get It On lives on in most pep bands I've heard. People that don't recognize his name, know at least some of his music.

[FandenFaen]

FUCK YEAH CHASE

[RaeAnn2437]

Lead Singer on this Album, was not with the band when they died. Terry Marinan or

stage name Terry Richards is alive and well in Las Vegas.

[flamingdingleberry]

Holy crap. What a screaming beast.

[DNAunion]

You don't know how many times I've played on my CD what here is 1:34 to 2:00..

[GodzRicko]

I'm with you.

[wfsutube]

These guys played at my HS Chambersburg PA and Bill did a workshop with our band. I was blown away for a couple of hours in that high register of his. Man, those were some bitchin' ass JAZZ days. I miss em!

[jah574]

God rest the entire band.......

Bill Chase would have been one of the greatest.

I miss what have might have been..

[AlexSchmidt1992]

Is this the whole song? If not where can I find it?

[trumpetGabriel]

Its from an Album called Enea-Pure music, its a combined album on one disc. Its my favorite CD of all time. The reason i play, glad to see someone interested. If you need more help finding it leave me a message or something however its done on YouTube

[trumpetGabriel]

oops messed up, wrong album. This is from his Album literally titled "Chase" including famous songs of his including "Open up wide" and "Get it on". The song "Invitation to a River" is really a five song chronicle. This is the 4th of these 5 songs.

[HorsePussy]

How about a version without the Echoplex? That might be revealing.

[wfmcfp1]

I listened to Chase as a high school student....and that's a few years ago. His playing is just powerful...and done so artistically. It's much more than just trumpet music. jdt

[5pf1qhhd]

sends chills down my spine every time

[jazzfi]

His very last statement of this solo is different than on the original album, I wonder why that is... He was so amazing, the way he pastes that double a(concert) and it's like lightning coming out of the sky, and then he hits it two more times before he's through, he was trulyone of the best, i understand lynn nicholson played with chase around 1973 and 74, he feels lucky because he could have been on the doomed flight as well..

[jazznhorns]

Yes, I've wondered also why the last statement is different on the CD versus the original album. THAT's the million dollar question. The original is much crisper. My only theory is that the original tracks got damaged there, so someone else re-recorded it for the CD years later. Who knows...

[chasefreak]

The CD version is from the quadrophonic LP version, the stereo version IS different. They used alternate takes, the first Chase album was recorded in 9 days in Chicago

[GodzRicko]

Thank God he wasn't on that flight... He's just as amazing as Chase. Friend of mine took lessons with him. He plays with the exact sound, tone, style, and ease as chase. In all registers. Both masters true of the upper register.

[chasefreak]

Lynn was on the band August-October 1973 as a sub for Joe Morrisey whom was slated to be on the band. Bill "discovered" Lynn in 1973 in Chicago, though Lynn was a kid he managed to get Lynn onto Maynard's band. Lynn told me prior to leaving Chase that Lynn and Maynard were having dinner when in walks Chase, Lin Bivinao, Stan Mark...all in the same restaurant! Wish I was there, I was only 3

[mynamisdan]

i have the unmastered and undubbed versions of these recordings...they're awesome

[iluvsystemofadown]

wow very good! rip bill

[slaphappywanderer]

i wish i could play with that intensity on my mello *jealous stare*

[bmaniac1]

His power is just scary!!! It sounds like a tornado his coming thru his horn. Damn!!!!