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THE THOMAS CHAPIN COLLECTION

The Thomas Chapin Collection is a special and exclusive music box of ten tunes selected by filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo to thank the very generous supporters of her film THOMAS CHAPIN, NIGHT BIRD SONG. Mostly performances by the Thomas Chapin Trio (including bassist Mario Pavone and drummers Michael Sarin and Steve Johns), the tunes also include two from Thomas's SPIRITS REBELLIOUS album and two from the NEVER LET ME GO 3-CD set featuring Thomas in a quartet. Each tune is paired with comments made during interviews for my film with musicians who knew Thomas well and with family members. I hope you enjoy the music and their insights. (photo by Enid Farber)

The tunes are listed below
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Michael Sarin and Ahab's Leg

8/22/2013

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Michael Sarin came from Seattle to New York City to be part of the downtown music scene in the mid-80's. He became the Thomas Chapin Trio's third drummer.

Ahab's Leg features Michael's "athletic" drumming; recorded live at UC Davis, Calif. during the Knitting Factory's U.S. Tour.


"There’s just the energy that I always felt, like more than any other group that I’ve ever been involved with, especially when you got done. It felt like you’ve been involved in some sort of athletic activity, in a good way, not in a bad way, because there’s a lot of music. I’d sort of use all parts of my brain, my body, cause it was physically demanding. It was more like playing in a rock band cause it was high energy.  There were a lot of fast tempos, and it would go on for a long time. It just required a lot of physical energy, which was great.

"I mean, we could play for a long time. Some of the tunes were really long, they were like these long journeys. 

"So, I  know a couple of tunes that we played were 20-minute tunes long, and that’s pretty long. I mean, if we were playing more than one set in the night, we'd try to stretched it so the tunes would probably be that long or something. But if we played one set, they could be long.

"I do remember Mario (Pavone, the bassist) one time, yelling out from the band stand, 'I’m tired!'. It became a joke, a running  joke in the band for a long time, cause we were playing on and on and on. Thomas thought that was the funniest thing. 'I’m tired.’ it was hilarious."


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    Aeolus
    Ahab's Leg
    Changes Two Tires
    Circles
    Golgotham
    Moon Ray
    Sky Piece
    Spanky House
    Spirits Rebellious
    Ticket To Ride

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