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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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Terri Castillo Chapin and TICKET TO RIDE

8/23/2013

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Terri Castillo Chapin met Thomas while he and a group of musicians were playing in Grand Central Station. They were together for ten years,  and married just before Thomas's passing in 1998.

Terri's pick? The Thomas Chapin Trio does their take on the Beatle's Ticket to Ride at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1995.

"This was one of his favorite encores. He knew it was a great way to end the show and would get the crowd stomping and yelling," says Terri.
"He only played the Ticket to Ride tune as an encore if the audience was hungry and wild enough to want more from an already satiated and give-all set, as the Trio was prone to do. Often in NY the more "staid" crowds rarely got this treat (which was a disappointment to me because I ALWAYS wanted to hear that raucous version of RIDE!), but in Europe, Japan and Canada, where there is no shame to shout, hoot and holler (and drink) during performances, they got this rocket-fueled encore and it drove everyone mad with ecstasy.

Drummer Mike Sarin said of the Ride performance, "'Ticket to Ride' was always fun for me. I enjoyed the audience reaction when they recognized the familiar melody—definitely something they were not expecting. In Thomas' arrangement, the A sections were fairly straightforward, but we played the bridge in a punk/thrash feel that younger audience members went nuts over."

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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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