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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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Peter McEachern and MOON RAY

12/30/2013

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In addition to being a member of the University of Connecticut's jazz faculty, trombonist Peter McEachern played live with Thomas Chapin many times and is featured on Chapin's recording of INSOMNIA.

A longtime friend, Peter describes Thomas as "bending the genres, that was a part of his brilliance."

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Bending them, merging them together. Like bending the traditional genre to fit in more to the freer genre and vise-versa. I think that’s what a lot of people took away from Thomas.

"In the 2012 release, the 3-CD set NEVER LET ME GO, musically he pushes those tunes to the limit, with his sound, with what he’s doing harmonically, rhythmically and spiritually. You can tell, he’s like going to the edges, he’s trying to push it as far as he can.

"With Artie Shaw's MOON RAY, he makes it a more modern version, obviously, and he makes it Thomas, you know. In a sense, what a jazz musician does is they re-compose the piece, and all the musicians in the group are part of that process. It’s got (pianist) Peter Madsen’s imprint on it; it’s got everyone’s imprint. But certainly Thomas's. This was his concert and his gig and it’s his concept to do these tunes. So I think the most credit for that reworking of the piece goes to Thomas; it was his conception."

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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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