Chuck Greenberg
Chuck Greenberg (born March 25, 1950 in Chicago , † September 4, 1995 in Santa Cruz Island , California ) was an American fusion musician ( saxophone , flute , keyboard ). He ran the band Shadowfax .
Live and act
Greenberg founded and produced the band Shadowfax in the early 1970s . This originated in Chicago as a blues band with guitarist GE Stinson and bassist Phil Maggini . The band became successful with their mixture of world music, rock, folk and jazz, but only with their albums on the New Age label Windham Hill Records . Shadowfax won the 1988 Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folk Songs for a Nuclear Village .
Together with engineer Bill Bernardi, Greenberg developed the Lyricon , the first electronic woodwind instrument that became the distinguishing feature of the Shadowfax sound. As a soloist, he recorded the album From a Blue Planet in 1990 . He also worked on recordings for Alex de Grassi and William Ackerman . After Greenberg's death from a heart attack , the band broke up.
Discographic notes
- Watercourse Way (Passport, 1976)
- Shadowfax (Windham Hill, 1982)
- The Dreams Of Children (Windham Hill, 1984)
- Too Far To Whisper (Windham Hill, 1986)
- Magic Theater (EarthBeat !, 1994)
- Shadowfax - Live (Sonic Images, 1995)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chuck Greenberg at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ Chuck Greenberg at Discogs (English)
- ↑ Bob Yurochko, A Short History of Jazz (1993) ISBN 0-83041-595-5 pp. 225-226
- ^ Obituary in The New York Times
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenberg, Chuck |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American fusion musician and band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th September 1995 |
| Place of death | Santa Cruz Island , California |