In the late 60s, while freelancing in Las Vegas, he developed an itch to start his own ensemble, and in 1969 he began to assemble players. By 1958, he’d landed a gig with Ferguson’s group, and in the 1960s he recorded and performed extensively with Woody Herman’s legendary band the Herd.Ĭhase soon became an in-demand soloist, and made several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show. After graduating high school, he enrolled in the New England Conservatory and then the Berklee College of Music (then called Schillinger House). After seeing Maynard Ferguson play with Stan Kenton’s orchestra, Chase began taking his own playing more seriously-and shifted his focus from classical to jazz. There were a lot of musicians in the Chase family-Bill’s father was a trumpeter, and a great-uncle on his mother’s side had played for the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera’s orchestra.īill started on violin, switched to drums, and then settled on trumpet in 11th grade. The group’s founder, Bill Chase, was born William Edward Chiaiese in Boston on October 20, 1934 (his Italian American family changed its surname to make it easier for others to pronounce). One Chicago horn-rock band that gets short shrift these days is Chase-no doubt in part because their career was cut short by tragedy.
As it continued to evolve, this rock-meets-jazz sound would be christened “fusion.” The city’s rich history of jazz and soul, with horn sections often at the forefront, influenced its 1960s boom of “horn rock,” exemplified by groups such as Chicago and the Ides of March and innovated by an earlier but less celebrated act called the Mob. When classic-rock fans refer to “the Chicago sound” they’re usually talking about bands with horns. Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in the first place. Best of Chicago 2022: Music & Nightlife.Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation.
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