Ennea
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Ennea was the second album by jazz-rock fusion band Chase
. It did not repeat the commercial success of their debut album, mostly due to the lack of a top 40 hit and the extended suite to Greek Mythology on side 2, which lacked the "commercial appeal" the first LP had. Ennea is basically a further refinement of the trumpet-rock innovations from the first LP, yet while the first album made its greatest impact in the sheer novelty of four trumpets plus a rock rhythm section, Ennea begins to explore the possibilities of this lineup and to challenge it. On this album, the group pull out all the stops and musically almost thumb their noses at BS&T and Chicago.
The original lineup from the first album was changed midway through the recording sessions, with Gary Smith taking over from Jay Burrid on drums and G. G. Shinn replacing Terry Richards on lead vocals.
The six songs on side two of the album comprise a jazz suite entitled "Ennea", with lyrics based on Greek mythology
. The album's title is the Greek word for nine, a reference to the nine band members.
The single "So Many People" (written by Paul Williams and performed by both he and The Neighborhood) saw limited airplay in the U.S. The album charted for just 12 weeks, peaking at #71. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/2685/chase.html&date=2009-10-25+11:26:27
Bill Chase
Bill Chase was an American trumpet player and leader of the jazz-rock fusion band Chase.-Biography:...
. It did not repeat the commercial success of their debut album, mostly due to the lack of a top 40 hit and the extended suite to Greek Mythology on side 2, which lacked the "commercial appeal" the first LP had. Ennea is basically a further refinement of the trumpet-rock innovations from the first LP, yet while the first album made its greatest impact in the sheer novelty of four trumpets plus a rock rhythm section, Ennea begins to explore the possibilities of this lineup and to challenge it. On this album, the group pull out all the stops and musically almost thumb their noses at BS&T and Chicago.
The original lineup from the first album was changed midway through the recording sessions, with Gary Smith taking over from Jay Burrid on drums and G. G. Shinn replacing Terry Richards on lead vocals.
The six songs on side two of the album comprise a jazz suite entitled "Ennea", with lyrics based on Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
. The album's title is the Greek word for nine, a reference to the nine band members.
The single "So Many People" (written by Paul Williams and performed by both he and The Neighborhood) saw limited airplay in the U.S. The album charted for just 12 weeks, peaking at #71. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/2685/chase.html&date=2009-10-25+11:26:27
Track listing
- "Swanee River" (Stephen FosterStephen FosterStephen Collins Foster , known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century...
/Bill Chase) – 3:10 - "So Many People" (Paul WilliamsPaul Williams (songwriter)Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World",...
/R. Nichols) – 2:44 - "Night" (Ted Piercefield) – 2:38
- "It Won't Be Long" (Phil Porter, J. Soukup) – 3:06
- "I Can Feel It" (Angel South) – 2:51
- "Woman Of The Dark" (T. Riley/T. Szollosi) – 5:56
- "Cronus (Saturn)" (B. Chase/Erin Adair/J. Palmer) – 4:46
- "Zeus (Jupiter)" (B. Chase/E. Adair) – 4:36
- "Poseidon (Neptune)" (B. Chase/E. Adair) – 2:27
- "Aphrodite Part I (Venus)" (B. Chase/E. Adair) – 2:02
- "Aphrodite Part II (Venus)" (B. Chase/E. Adair) – 3:36
- "Hades (Pluto)" (B. Chase/E. Adair) – 3:34
Personnel
- Bill ChaseBill ChaseBill Chase was an American trumpet player and leader of the jazz-rock fusion band Chase.-Biography:...
- Lead & Solo Trumpet - Ted Piercefield - Trumpet, vocals on "Night"
- Alan Ware - Trumpet
- Jerry Van Blair - Trumpet, flugelhornFlugelhornThe flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...
- Gary Smith - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
except as noted below - Dennis Johnson - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Phil PorterPhil PorterPhil Porter is an English playwright, librettist and television writer, particularly known for his plays for young people. He is a graduate of the University of Birmingham.-Plays and libretti:Plays and libretti include:...
- Hammond B-3 organ - Angel South - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- G. G. Shinn - vocals
- Jay Burrid - drums on "So Many People," "Night," "Woman Of The Dark"
- Terry Richards - vocals on "So Many People"