Pure Music
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Pure Music was the third and final album by jazz-rock fusion band Chase
. 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.' Though much of the music released on the album had been performed by the band over a span of a year and half. The new musical direction was a departure from vocal dominated songs and focusing more on jazz/rock instrumental tunes to showcase Bill's dynamic playing style. The over-all effect had a more "commercial" appeal and was highly popular among high school and college band students. Jimmy Peterik had co-written two vocal numbers for the album and to be performed live as well 'Run Back To Mama' and 'Love Is On The Way' a third vocal version of the song entitled 'Pure Music' was scrapped from the LP because it did not sound enough like 'Chase.' Versions of 'Bochawa' and 'Close Up Tight' were forever being altered on the road. There was also talk about Jim Peterik joining the band full time.
Work on a 4th LP was in the works and during the final year Chase had been performing a melodic flugelhorn piece called 'Ode To A New England Jellyfish.' This tune was recorded and only missing Bill's solo section, other selections never made it beyond the sketch stage.
Bill Chase
Bill Chase was an American trumpet player and leader of the jazz-rock fusion band Chase.-Biography:...
. 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.' Though much of the music released on the album had been performed by the band over a span of a year and half. The new musical direction was a departure from vocal dominated songs and focusing more on jazz/rock instrumental tunes to showcase Bill's dynamic playing style. The over-all effect had a more "commercial" appeal and was highly popular among high school and college band students. Jimmy Peterik had co-written two vocal numbers for the album and to be performed live as well 'Run Back To Mama' and 'Love Is On The Way' a third vocal version of the song entitled 'Pure Music' was scrapped from the LP because it did not sound enough like 'Chase.' Versions of 'Bochawa' and 'Close Up Tight' were forever being altered on the road. There was also talk about Jim Peterik joining the band full time.
Work on a 4th LP was in the works and during the final year Chase had been performing a melodic flugelhorn piece called 'Ode To A New England Jellyfish.' This tune was recorded and only missing Bill's solo section, other selections never made it beyond the sketch stage.
Track listing
- "Weird Song #1" (Bill Chase) – 5:39
- "Run Back To Mama" (Bill Chase/Jim Peterik) – 3:13
- "Twinkles" (Bill Chase) – 7:14
- "Bochawa" (Bill Chase) – 5:51
- "Love Is On The Way" (Jim Peterik) – 3:30
- "Close Up Tight" (Bill Chase) – 7:34
Personnel
- Bill ChaseBill ChaseBill Chase was an American trumpet player and leader of the jazz-rock fusion band Chase.-Biography:...
- Lead Trumpet, FlugelhornFlugelhornThe flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus... - Jay Sollenberger - TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Joe Morrissey - TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Jim Oatts - TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Dartanyan Brown - Bass, Vocals
- Wally Yohn - KeyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- John Emma - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
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- Drums - Jim PeterikJim PeterikJim Peterik is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the band Survivor and as vocalist and songwriter of the hit song "Vehicle" by The Ides of March...
- Vocals