Tommy Chase

Thomas "Tommy" Chase (born March 22, 1947 in Manchester ) is a British jazz musician ( drums , band leader) who plays with extraordinary timing .

Act

Chase is a self-taught drummer and has been a professional musician since the mid-1960s. In 1973 he led his own group with which he performed at the Little Theater Club in London. Mid-1970s were among his band issues kind , Harry Beckett and Dave Cliff . In the 1980s he focused on hard bop and then danceable soul jazz . His band was a very popular live act and was also considered the talent factory of British jazz in the 1990s (and he as the "British Art Blakey "). Chase also accompanied American musicians such as Al Haig , Joe Albany and Jon Eardley and toured Germany.

Discographic notes

• Tommy Chase - Ray Warleigh Quartet Featuring Jon Eardley One Way (1979, with Danny Padmore, John Burch )
• Tommy Chase Quartet Featuring Alan Barnes , Nick Weldon , Andrew Cleyndert Hard! (1984)
• Groove Merchant (1987, with Kevin Flanagan, Mark Edwards, Martin Klute)
• Rebel Fire (1990, with Ben Waghorn, Gary Baldwin, Arnie Somogyi )

Lexical entries

• Ian Carr et al. A., The Rough Guide to Jazz . London: Rough Guide 2004; ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9
• John Chilton , Who's Who of British Jazz . London: Continuum 2004; ISBN 978-0-8264-7234-2

Web links

• Tommy Chase at Allmusic (English)
• Tommy Chase at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Entry on Stiff Records