B2P 025 - Chuck Findley presented by Hip-BoneMusic

Chuck Findley is one of my heroes. The Wall Street Journal front page, feature article on Chuck from the early ’80s hung on my college dorm room wall for a year. He has set the standard for what it means to be a studio musician for five decades. I first met Chuck and heard him live at a Manhattan Transfer recording session in Los Angeles in 1983, a session that also featured Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Bill Reichenbach and Charlie Loper. It changed my life as a brass player. Years later, I was fortunate to get Chuck to play on my Brass Nation and Trumpets Eleven CDs. His playing took those projects to another level, as it always does. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did!

—Michael Davis

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About the artist:

Chuck Findley is arguably the most recorded trumpet player of all time. Highlights of his remarkable career include the legendary flugelhorn solo on the Carpenter’s mega hit Close To You, George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh, years with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno on the Tonight Show and recordings with Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Toto, Joni Mitchell, the Rolling Stones, Al Jarreau, Elton John, Tina Turner and Miles Davis to name just a few. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he came to national prominence at the age of 18 when he joined the Buddy Rich Band as the featured trumpet soloist.