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Bill Chase (William Edward Chiaiese) was born on 20 October, 1934 in Squantum, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American jazz trumpeter. Discover Bill Chase's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?

Popular As William Edward Chiaiese
Occupation Musician
Age 39 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 20 October, 1934
Birthday 20 October
Birthplace Squantum, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death 9 August, 1974
Died Place Jackson, Minnesota
Nationality United States

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1934

Bill Chase (October 20, 1934 – August 9, 1974) was an American trumpeter and leader of the jazz-rock band Chase.

Bill Chase was born William Edward Chiaiese on October 20, 1934, to an Italian-American family in Squantum, Massachusetts.

His parents changed their name to Chase because they thought Chiaiese was difficult to pronounce.

His father played trumpet in the Gillette Marching Band and encouraged his son's musical interests, which included violin and drums.

In his mid-teens he settled on trumpet.

Chase attended his first Stan Kenton concert, which included trumpeters Conte Candoli and Maynard Ferguson.

After graduating from high school, he studied classical trumpet at the New England Conservatory but switched to the Schillinger House of Music (Berklee College of Music).

His instructors included Herb Pomeroy and Armando Ghitalla.

1958

Chase played lead trumpet with Maynard Ferguson in 1958, Stan Kenton in 1959, and Woody Herman's Thundering Herd during the 1960s.

1963

One of Chase's charts from this period, "Camel Walk", was published in the 1963 Downbeat magazine yearbook.

1966

From 1966 to 1970 he freelanced in Las Vegas, working with Vic Damone and Tommy Vig.

1967

In 1967 he led a six-piece band at the Dunes and Riviera Hotel where he was featured in the Frederick Apcar lounge production of Vive Les Girls, for which Chase arranged the music.

1971

In 1971 he started a jazz rock band named "Chase" that mixed pop, rock, blues, and four trumpets.

The debut album Chase was released in April 1971.

Chase was joined by Ted Piercefield, Alan Ware, and Jerry Van Blair, three jazz trumpeters who were adept at vocals and arranging.

They were backed up by a rhythm section consisting of Phil Porter on keyboards, Angel South on guitar, Dennis Johnson on bass, and John "Jay Burrid" Mitthaur on percussion.

Rounding out the group was Terry Richards, who was the lead vocalist on the first album.

The album contains Chase's most popular song, "Get It On", released as a single that spent 13 weeks on the charts beginning in May 1971.

The song features what Jim Szantor of Downbeat magazine called "the hallmark of the Chase brass—complex cascading lines; a literal waterfall of trumpet timbre and technique."

The band received a Best New Artist Grammy nomination, but was edged out by rising star Carly Simon.

1972

Chase released their second album, Ennea, in March 1972; the album's title is the Greek word for nine, a reference to the nine band members.

The original lineup changed midway through the recording sessions, with Gary Smith taking over on drums and G. G. Shinn replacing Terry Richards on lead vocals.

The third album, Pure Music, moved the band toward jazz.

Two of the songs were written or co-written by Jim Peterik of the Ides of March, who also sings on the album, along with singer and bassist Dartanyan Brown.

1974

Chase's work on a fourth studio album in mid-1974 came to an end on August 9, 1974.

While en route to a scheduled performance at the Jackson County Fair, Chase died in the crash of a chartered twin-engine Piper Twin Comanche in Jackson, Minnesota, at the age of 39.

The pilot and co-pilot were killed, as were keyboardist Wally Yohn, guitarist John Emma, and drummer Walter Clark.

Chase encouraged long tones as an exercise for developing the embouchure and attributed much of his ability in the upper register of the trumpet to this practice.

He was also physically fit.

He lifted weights and used stretching routines he learned from female dancers in the Latin Quarter of New York City.

With Maynard Ferguson

With Woody Herman

With Stan Kenton