chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (03/15/84)
As part of all of the wonderful things going on at home, I was recently
given custody of a couple of albums by a group that we had located when we
were living in LA. The group is 'Kitty Hawk' and they play some very good
fusion jazz. One of the featured instruments is called a 'Chapman Stick'
and while I once knew what in the h*ll it was, I have forgotten (the music,
however, is QUITE good). I know of two albums by the group: 'Kitty Hawk'
and 'Race for the Oasis'. Now, some questions:
o Can someone clue me into what a 'Chapman Stick' is? I believe it is
some form of electronic woodwind, but I'm simply not sure anymore.
o Does anyone out there know of other Kitty Hawk albums I should
track down.
o Anyone out there familiar with Kitty Hawk (or jazz in general) that
want to make suggestions about other artists/works I should track
down (my collection is now heavily oriented towards music that is
used to wake neighbors at 3AM, and I'd like to diversify a bit)
thanks!
--
From behind the bar at Callahan's: Chuq Von Rospach
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Just when you decide you know everything, they go and change reality again.andrew@inmet.UUCP (03/19/84)
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inmet!andrew Mar 17 16:19:00 1984
The Chapman Stick is a 10-string instrument which looks like a large guitar
neck. The playing technique is best described by the following excerpt from
an advertisement (Guitar Player, 7/83):
"In a fundamentally new technique, two hands play independently and
simultaneously, lightly tapping and holding strings against frets.
Melody, bass, and chords all happen together as on keyboard, but with
expression and sustain as on guitar, or with percussion as on drums."
Further information is available from Stick Enterprises, 8320 Yucca Trail,
Los Angeles, CA 90046.
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