Earl Chapin

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Earl W. Chapin (* 1926 ; † January 21, 1997 in Greenfield , Massachusetts ) was an American jazz and studio musician ( French horn ) who was also active in the field of classical music .

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Chapin played in New York City from the late 1950s in the ensembles and orchestras of Gil Evans ( Great Jazz Standards , 1959), Quincy Jones ( The Quintessence , 1961) and Miles Davis ( Sketches of Spain , 1959). He was also a member of the Everest Woodwind Octet and was involved in recordings by Al Caiola , Bob Brookmeyer , Jim Tyler ( Impact! Brass! ), Michel Legrand , Jimmy Smith ( The Cat ), Lalo Schifrin , Manny Albam , Chuck Mangione , Gary McFarland , Stan Getz ( Music from the Sound Track of Mickey One , 1965), Arif Mardin , Pat Williams , Gap Mangione and Dizzy Gillespie with. In studio orchestras (such as with Gerry Mulligan ) he also accompanied the vocalists Judy Holliday , Tony Bennett ( Who Can I Turn To ), Bill Henderson ( When My Dreamboat Comes Home ), Carmen McRae and Astrud Gilberto . In the 1970s and 1980s he also worked with Thad Jones / Mel Lewis , Rob McConnell , David Amram , Don Sebesky , Bill Evans & Claus Ogerman Orchestra ( Symbiosis ), Stanley Clarke , John Tropea , Maynard Ferguson and the composer Richard Peaslee ( Virtuosity: A Contemporary Look ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 63 recording sessions between 1959 and 1987, most recently with Bob Dorough ( To Communicate ).

Outside of jazz, Chapin also worked as a studio musician with Edgar Winter ( Entrance , 1970), David Clayton-Thomas (1972), Jan Akkerman ( Tabernacle , 1973), Janis Ian ( Stars , 1974), François Dompierre and Jon Lucien ( Premonition , 1976 ). In the field of classical music he has also appeared with the Casals Festival Orchestra in Puerto Rico, at the Mostly Mozart Festival, Music from Marlboro, with the 92nd Street Y Chamber Orchestra and numerous other chamber music ensembles and orchestras. In later years he lived in the Berkshires after he had to give up his music career for health reasons .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Paid Notice: Deaths CHAPIN, EARL. The New York Times , February 26, 1997, accessed June 18, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 12, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Chapin, Earl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chapin, Earl W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1926
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 1997
Place of death Greenfield , Massachusetts