John E. Gatchell (November 27, 1945 – July 9, 2004) was an American jazz trumpeter who was prolific in New York City recording studios from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. After serving in the U.S. Navy in the late 1960s, Gatchell became one of the founding members of the horn band Ten Wheel Drive, then Gotham.[1] Gatchell was among the musicians hand-selected by Paul Simon, whom he considered to be the finest studio musicians for the 1981 Simon & Garfunkel Concert in Central Park[2]
Growing up
[edit]Gatchell graduated from Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington, Long Island, New York, around 1963. He had been a member of the Whitman High School Dance Band, directed by pioneer jazz educator Clem DeRosa.[3]
Selected discography
[edit]- Les Demerle, Spectrum, United Artists Records (1970) OCLC 22448851
- Recorded in New York, November or December 1969
- Ten Wheel Drive, Brief Replies, Polydor (1970) OCLC 7608479
- Recorded at A&R Studios, New York
- Exuma, Do Wah Nanny, Kama Sutra Records (1971)
- Esther Phillips, From A Whisper To A Scream
- Recorded in New York , July to December 1971
- Joel Kaye and His New York Neophonic Orchestra, New York Neophonic, Paramount Records (1973) OCLC 16791953, 8997065, 475090535
- Live at Jimmy's, New York, 1972–1988
- New York Neophonic Jazz Orchestra, New Horizons, Vol. 2, Tantara Records (1976) OCLC 62310566
- Recorded in New York, 1972–1988
- Esther Phillips, Alone Again Naturally Kudu Records, OCLC 7011249
- Recorded in New York, July, September & October 1972
- Recorded in New York, July 17–18, 1973
- Recorded in New York, April 30, 1974 (BN-LA261-G), and May 1, 1974 (BN-LA261-G)
- Bill Watrous, Manhattan Wildlife Refuge, Columbia Records (1974) OCLC 3801419
- Recorded in New York, May 1, 2, 3, 1974 (KG33090)
- John Tropea, Tropea, Marlin Records (1975) OCLC 18347489
- Recorded in West Orange, New Jersey, 1975 (Marlin 2200)
- Recorded in New York, 1975 (Col PC33701)
- Chick Corea, The Leprechaun, Polydor (1976) OCLC 2775396
- Recorded in New York, 1975 (Polydor PD6062)
- Esther Phillips, What a Diff'rence A Day Makes, Kudu Records, CTI Records
- Recorded in New York, April, 1975 (Kudu KU-23; CTI 63036)
- Eumir Deodato, Very Together, MCA Records (1976) OCLC 4865043
- Recorded in New Jersey, 1976 (MCA 2219)
- Recorded in Hollywood, California, February 17, 1976 (RCA APL1-1493)
- Recorded in New York, circa July 1976 (Sandcastle LP1033)
- Lalo Schifrin, Towering Toccata, CTI Records (1977) OCLC 8872467
- Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, October/December 1976 (CTI 7-5003)
- Recorded in New York, October 1976 (Kudu KU-32; Motown 5165 – CD)
- Bob James, BJ 4, CTI Records (1977) OCLC 21540307
- Recorded in New York, November/December 1976 (CTI 7074)
- Eumir Deodato, Love Island, Warner Bros. Records (1978) OCLC 4873725
- Recorded in New York, 1977 (Warner Bros. Records BSK3132)
- Pee Wee Ellis, Home in the Country, Savoy Records (1977) OCLC 60340571
- Recorded in New York, October–December 1976 & January 1977 (Savoy SJL3301)
- Art Webb, Love Eyes, Atlantic Records (1977) OCLC 24457184
- Recorded in New York, May 1977 (Atlantic SD18226)
- David Matthews, Dune, CTI Records (1977) OCLC 14871738
- Recorded in New York, June 1977 (CTI 7-5005)
- Idris Muhammad, Boogie To The Top, Kudu Records (1978) OCLC 8808438
- Recorded in New York, December 1977 (Kudu KU38)
- Phil Upchurch, Marlin Records (1978) OCLC 26710871
- Recorded in New York, 1978 (Marlin 2209, 3325)
- Michel Legrand & Company, Le Jazz Grand, Gryphon Records (1978) OCLC 13763317
- Recorded in New York, March 1978 (Gryphon G786)
- Eumir Deodato, Knights Of Fantasy, Warner Bros. Records (1979) OCLC 5436103
- Recorded in New York, circa 1979 (Warner Bros. Records BSK3321)
- David Chesky, Rush Hour, Columbia Records (1989) OCLC 7507792
- Recorded in New York, 1980 (Columbia JC36799)
- Recorded in Los Angeles & New York, 1980 (Liberty LT1079)
- The Michael Zager Band, Let's All Chant, Private Stock Records (1978) OCLC 8104382
- Recorded in New York, circa 1978s (PS7013)
- David Matthews, Grand Connection, Electric Bird Records (1983) OCLC 10771271
- Recorded in New York, December 1 & 15, 1982
- Barbara Rankin, It's Been A Long, Long Time, Efvee Records (1983)
- Recorded in New York, November 7–9, 1983 (EfVee 001)
- Corky Hale, Harp Beat, Stash Records (1985) OCLC 32913013
- Recorded in New York, 1985 (ST245)
References
[edit]- ^ What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist, by Dave Liebman, Scarecrow Press (2012) OCLC 744300488
- ^ Paul Simon: A Life, by Marc Eliot, Wiley (2010) OCLC 644688685
- ^ The Jazz Discography, Lord Music Reference Inc. (2001) OCLC 30547554