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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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Saul Rubin and CIRCLES

8/26/2013

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Accomplished guitarist/composer/producer, Saul Rubin played with Thomas Chapin's Spirits Rebellious group in the late 80's. Saul went to school with Thomas at the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music in Connecticutt. Here he recalls the days of the Spirits Rebellious group.

"It was a very fruitful time. Thomas was, I guess, was trying to deal with sobriety at that time. He was going through a lot of stuff, a lot of changes in his life, you know, personal changes. And that's why he’s writing these beautiful songs, very heartfelt, kind of low, simple beautiful music. It wasn’t straight ahead jazz. It was much more related to Brazilian and Hermeto Pascoal and that kind of stuff.

"His flute playing was very reminiscing of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, but he could play very clearly like a classical tune as well. He had a depth of sound. He didn’t have one sound on flute; let’s say he had a lot of different sounds on flute. And also on the saxophone. I mean, he was very diverse and sonically, as well as a great, great composer.

"Thomas was always uncompromising. He always did the music he wanted to play, and I always admired that about him. He was in a position to be able to play art music, creative music. And I think part of the problem he had, ...I mean there was part of the success, but also part of the problem ...was his association with the Knitting Factory, because to the jazz world he kind of got labeled as a downtown player. He got put in that box of the avant-garde jazz world, but he was not an avant-garde jazz artist, he wasn’t. He was such a great musician. I mean he played all."

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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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