Frank Chac Ac

By Derek Coller and Bert Why

1964 photo of Frank Chace courtesy of Wayne J

Introduction to Frank Chace. bv Derek Coller was working as a music salesmanbut Chacesaid, "I was n a salesman,more like a dustmanat a music store!" orn in Chicagoon July 22,1924, FrankTheodore Chace was Chacewas in Englandon one occasion- "I visitedonly bn a enthusiastfor years before he becamea musician. in the summer of 1951 as a ringer in the Amherst Col Drafted into the army he was posted to Los Angeles in Five, to entertain U S Army troops of occupa 1943,attending a nine-monthcourse at UCLA, "a magical stay". aroundthe continentand elsewhere,including Morocco". It was here he was enthralledby such musiciansas , In 1957Chace, Grosz and a pianist, JessSutton, worked a Big JoeTurner, Bob Zurke, Eddie Miller - "L.A. was like a ... little Gaslight Club in and this led to the 1959 New \ entertainment village." Here he also heard some of Eddie recordingsessions for Audio Fidelity alongsideMax Kamin Condon's Commodore 78s, featuring his great and lasting Cutty Cutshalland . That sameyear someof his influence,. His devotionto Russellcontinued for work is heard on the Hooray For Bix titles with the rest ofhis life - evidentin all his recordinss. His Honoris Catsa JazzBand. In 1945 he wds stationedat Fort Monmlouthin New Jersey, Marty Groszrecalled: "ln 1957Frank got me on the Gasl becoming a regular visitor to Nick's to hear Pee Wee with the Club job. I think he stayedabout a year. The leaderof the trir Muggsy Spanierband. Military serviceover, he was given, in played in was a diminutive pianist who had played in theate 1947, a clarinet by a friend, acceptingit out of "curiosity to see orchestras,dance bands and in the radio studios,beginning ir what Russellwas doing". By 195I he was good enoughto record twenties. He was a crackerjack reader but kept playing with his great friend Marfy Grosz and they remained jazz melody all the time. It drove Frank and me nuts. We trie companions for almost twenty years, touring with Sid Dawson's anesthetizeourselves with whiskey, which was plentiful and Riverboat Ramblers(Marty Grosz recalled:"In 1954 Frank and I for musicians. It was a silly job. The waitressesall had to played with Sid Dawson in Toronto, Columbus and Dayton, and dance, talented or not, but it was steady money and tip: Ohio"), Frank Hubble's Village Stompers(around 1963 and, as we hung on." Grosz put it: "dreadful, but it was work. We toured westward of The Chacediscography points to many of the highlight Chicago, winding up in Aspen, Colorado") and Dave Remington's his career - three weeks in Boston at 's Story Chicago JazzBand.It was probably early in 1958that Chacehad a Club, with Wild (later replaced by Jol steadygig with trumpeter Smoky Stover'sOriginal Firemen in Rock Windhurst);the engagementin St. Louis with Don Ewell and Island, when Monte Mountjoy was the drummer. Collins (later replacedby Dewey Jackson);and the yearsdu Pianist Dave Remington's band, which featured Jim which he subbedfor clarinetist Kim Cusackwith the Salty D Cunningham, cornet, Sid Dawson, trombone, Chace, clarinet, Despite his misgivings about The Salty Dogs ("it's a diflc Marty Grosz, guitar, and Bob Cousins, drums, appeared in a style of music, it's not really mine"), Windin'Ball CD105. I television programme called How Does Your Garden Grow, Dogs 1955,shows Chaceadapting well to this traditional-st presumablyabout the sametime as its Jubilee recording session, group. A Dodds-influence is evident on, for example, the cla October 1955. This is mentioned inthe Marty Grosz Discography, breaks on l[/orking Man and "Riverside Blues" anc compiled by Clarrie Henley and published by Gerard Bielderman. ensemblework on SnakeRag. The Pee Wee Russell influen Writing the chapter on Chicago Jazz for "Jazz" (published in heard on Big Bear Stomp, whereas on Ostrich Walk, u 1959),John Steinercommented on "the Grosz-Chaceherd (mostly featuresChace, it is Frank Teschemacherthat he calls to min a rehearsal-recordinghomeless band ofenthusiasts)" and also stated Of the so-calledHidden Treasurerecording sessions by Ji that "Frank Chace is certainly the finest young Dodds-Pee Wee- Smith in 1961,Marty Grosz comments:"John Steinercaller Tesch student". Comparisonswith thesethree clarinet masterswere to see if I could put together a group to make some demos to follow Chace throughout his career. Steiner also wrote that he might help to revive interest in Jabbo. I was tickled-to-death

IAJRCJournd - fune 2OO9- p.42 course I was familiar with his records. I got on the phone and FrankChace died in a nursinghome in Riverwoods,Evanston, called Frank, Art Gronwall, John Dengler, who was working in Illinois,on December28,2007. Chicago with Billy Maxted, if memory seryes,and drummer Bob Saltmarsh.This was a trial session:pro bono. With acknowledgements to Frank Chace, Marty Grosz and Wayne "The recording was done in a huge indoor stadium at Navy Jones for their letters and e-mails. and to Michael Steinman for his Pier, Chicago. It was rather echo-y. We would have felt better in telephoneinterviews with Chace. a smallersetting .... I neverplayed bass." To quoteBert Whyatt, "Chace is in excellent form on the Smith sessions. The ballad- type tunes have him knowing the lyrics and telling you about them." Introduction to the Discography, by Bert Whyatt

This discography is basedon that compiled about 1998 by Derek Coller who made subsequentchanges. Further amendments and additions,principally detailsof private sessions,have come from Wayne Jones, Hal Smith and Michael Steinman. Other contributors include Ron Clough, Jim Gordon and Bill Mitchell. Much of that later data is of private tapesand thus this seemsto be rather more than a discography. We have drawn on the discographyof Don Ewell compiledby John Collinson (Storyville l99l), The Recordingsof JabboSmith by Klaus-Uwe Durr (privately published), the Marty Grosz Dis- cography by Clanie Henley (Gerard Bielderman, 2006) and the John Denglerarticle in RecordResearch 84 of June 1967. I am responsible for the actual production where I have used instrument abbreviations familiar to me from my years of review- ing for Jazz Joumal Intemational. As no individual piece has an identifuing master number, I have abandonedthe usual columnar listing by running the titles linear with a forward slash between each. If nothing else,this makesthe discographymore compactby eliminatinga lot of white space. There are various spellingsof tune titles. This becausewe quotewhat appearson recordlabels and coversand in listingsfrom other sources. It should be noted that all recordlabels are Ameri- Jim Snyder, Dick Kamer, Birch Smith, Dick Mushlitz, Frank Chace In action at The Hunt Club, Chicago, July 1954 can,other than Document(Austrian), Realm and Ristic (English). Photo: Wayne Jones

Early in 1964 the Chicago Historical Society held two concerts of Chicago jazz,both featuring Frank Chace. The first was by a group of youngermusicians (Lew Green,Jim Dapogny, Mike Walridge, etc), while the second had such veterans as Johnny Mendell, Floyd O'Brien, Tut Soper, and Jim Lanigan, playing alongside younger adherents Bob Skiver, Marty Grosz and Wayne Jones. Jones recalled: "Gene Krupa was at the London Housewith his quartet.... and droppedby to seehis old friends." Joneshad thrown together a makeshift drum set for the As of pressdate, the following American compactdiscs appear to concert so that he could leave his number one set at his regular be available: venue. He was mortified when Krupa sat in on Nobody's Sweetheart:"They looked and soundedawful but Gene seemedto Atlantic 7 818442(Chicago Jazz ) be having a truly good time and beat the hell out of them." Down Delmark DE246 (Banel Band) Beat, echoingJohn Steiner'searlier remarks, reported that "Chace (Iimmy played well at both concerts, having a fiery style that stems GHB BCD-46112 Archey & Don Ewell) directly from Frank Teschemacherand Pee Wee Russell." Good Time IazzGT-GTJCD-10065-2 (Marfy Grosz) Looking back on his friendship with Frank Chace, Marry I azzologyJCD37 1 /2 (ChicagoLoopers) Grosz says:"From 1948on Frank and I were almost inseparable I azzologyJCD37 3 / 4 (Butch Thompson) jazz buddies. After he semi-retiredin the sixties he would still Lonehill Jazz LHJ 10352 (Jabbo Smith) come to my houseand we would celebratethe power and mystery Universe 25343 (IimKweskin) of jazz, paying homage to Bacchus and listening to records until Windin'Ball WB105 (SaltyDogs) dawn." Towards the end of the 1960sChace took a day job with a A British issueis J&M RecordsJ&MCD8004 (Marry Grosz) company producing audio-visual training materials,but continued to play when the opportunities arose. One example was the Additions and corrections are, of course, sought and welcomed. (alleged)Chicago Jazz Summit in New York in 1986, when he played alongsideYank Lawson and Eddie Miller.

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INTENSELY VIGOROUS JAZZBAND John Dengler, c/v; Marty lll, tb; Frank Chace, cl; Hal Cabot or Squinel Ashcraft, NATTY DOMINIQUE AND HIS NEW ORLEANSHOT SIX p; Marty Grosz, glv; Stan Bergen, d. Natty Dominique, tb; Floyd O'Brien, tb; Frank Chace, cl; Lil Armstrong, p/v: Princeton,New Jersey,May or June, l95l Israel Crosby, b; , d Let Me Overhaul Your Car JDv / I Found A New Baby SAp Big Butter And Egg Man / Touching Blues / Someday Sweetheart/ 6 other tunesrecorded - all issuedon 10" 33: Universitylabel. Only 300 copies! You Rascal You LAv 33: Windin' Ball WB104, DocumentDLP562. Musiciansgive voc responses MARTY GROSZANDHIS CELLARBOYS on last title. WB 104 is a 10" with the reverseby Little Brother Montgomery. Hugh McKay, c; Eph Resnick, tb; Frank Chace, cl; John Dengler, bars; , p; Marty Grosz, g. , b; Tommy Benford, b. Steinway Hall, SALTY DOGS New York. June6. 1951 Birch Smith, c; Jim Snyder, tb; Frank Chace, cl; John Cooper, p; Shim-Me-Sha-Wobble/I Would Do Anything For You. 78: Jolly Roger 2003 Jack Lord, b; Bob Rann, bb; Dick Karner, d. Dynel Spring, Oak Lawn, IL - probably Summer, 1955 Oh Baby / Dixieland JassBand Onestep Flat Foot / Working Man Blues / Weary Blues / Ostrich Walk / London Blues 78: Jolly Roger2004 Snake Rag / Careless Love I Dr Jazz /After You've Gone / Irish Black Bottor The 78s were mislabelled Marty Gross. Al[ 4 titles but a different take of the 4th / Beale Street Mama / Big Bear Stomp / Riverside Blues / Stomp were issuedon 10" 33: Pax LP6006 as Pop Foster'sBig Eight. All 5 issued on Oriental Strut/ Cake Walkin' Babies. CD: Windin' Ball WB105 CD: J&M RecordsJ&MCD8004. DAVE REMINGTON AND THE CHICAGO JAZZ BAND JAZZ AT STORYVILLE WITH WILD BILL DAVISON Jim Cunningham,c; Sid Dawson,tb; Frank Chace, cl; Dave Remington,p; Wild Bill Davison,c; Eddie Hubble, tb; Frank Chace, cl; GeorgeWein, p; John Marty Grosz, g; Johnny Frigo, b/vn; Bob Cousins,d Field, b; JohnnyVine, d. Chicago,October 13, 1955 broadcast,Storyville Club, Copley SquareHotel, November 6/7,l95l Royal Garden Blues / How Come You Do Me Like You Do / At the lazz Ban *" *^ *" At The Iazz Band Ball / Memphis Blues lExactly Like You i A Blues / Ball / Love is Just Around the Comer / Jeepers Creepers [piano + rhythm] / Beale StreetBlues / SweetGeorgia Brown *^ / If I Could Be With You *^/ Sleepytime Down South /Honeysuckle Rose JFvn / China Boy /Mandy DixielandOnestep. 33: Savoy*MG15025, *MG12035, ^5JL2229, Realm RMl88 /Sunday/ There'll Be SomeChanges Made / The Lady is a Tramp. 33: JubileeJLPl0lT 'S Struttin' With Some Barbecue/ SqueezeMe / Wonderful 33: Savoy MGl22l4,SJL2229, Regcnt MG6026 MARTY GROSZ There are slight variations ofalbum titles over the variousissues. Chace is mis- Frank Chace, cl,/bss;Marty Grosz, g/v; Bob Saltmarsh,d. Chicago, spelledChase in the sleevenotes to MG 12035. Wein is replacedby Ev Schwartz May 2, 1956 on the secondtitle and perhapson the first and third; he is also on the last 3 titles. l'm Doing My Spring CleaningEarly This Year / unknown title / Cheerful The reversesides of MGl2214 and MC6026 are bv Bill Stafford. Little Earful (two takes) / SomebodyStole My Gal / We're In The Money / BugleCall Rag. Privatetape. FRANK CHACE WITH THE CRIMSONSTOMPERS Paul Watson, t; Ed Hubble, tb; Frank Chaceand Bob Mitchell, cl; Bill Dunham,p; Frank Chacc, cl; Marty Grosz, g/vkazoo; Joe Benge, d *, Walt Alprin g; Walt Gifford or JohnnyVine*, d Chicago.October 12, 1956 Harvard University,Cambridge, Massachusetts, November, 195I Cherry / Blue Moon / From Monday On i You're Lucky To Me # i Take OfI I Can't BelieveThat You're ln Love With Me i Original Dixieland One-Step/ Your ShoesAnd Dance / Isn't Love The StrangestThing? / unknown title i * * China Boy / Baby, Won't You PleaseCome Home / Jelly Roll / Ballin'The Liza / I Manied An Angel -l# Jack. Private tape 33: Ristic SAH (CollectorsItems 008), CD: J&M Records J&MCD8004 Vocal harmonybehind Grosz's openingchorus on # is by Chaceand Benge. sub Joe Battaglia,p; unidentified,d -1 Bengeout. November10, l95l Baby, Won't You PleaseCome Home / Indiana/ Jelly Roll / Ballin' The Jack / DOC EVANS' DIXIELAND BAND I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / How Come You Do Me Like You Doc Evans,c; Hal Runyon, tb; Frank Chace,cl/bss; Frank Gillis, p; Do ? / I Found A New Baby / Original Dixieland One-Step/ China Boy. Private GeorgeTupper, b; WarrenThewis, d. tape,location unknown, but in view ofthe similar personnelin Massachusetts. Walker Arts Center,Minneapolis, Summer, 1957 Singin' the Blues/ Sugar/ I've Found a New Baby / Atthe JazzBand Ball DEWEY JACKSON'SBARREL BAND 33: SomaMG 12I l. This is one sideof a 3-discalbum recordedat a concert. Dewey Jackson,t; Sid Dawson, tb; Frank Chace,cl; Don Ewell, p; Booker T Washington, d. MARTY GROSZ The Barrel Club, Delmar Boulevard,St Louis, Spring, 1952 Frank Chace,cl; Bob Mitchell, cllas;Bob Skiver,ts; Marty Grosz,g/v; That's A Plenty/ Bucket's Got A Hole In It (introducingShe's Crying For Me) / Chuck Neilsen,b; Bob Saltrnarsh,d Bugle Call Rag / St JamesInfirmary / Tiger Rag / Tishomingo Blues / High Socie- Chicago,July 27, 1957 ty / Maple Leaf Rag / When The SaintsGo Marching In / Royal GardenBlues Mean Old Bed Bug Blues / No Lovers Allowed / The Panic Is On CD: Delmark DE246 33: Ristic SAH (CollectorsItems 008), CD: J&M Records J&MCD8004 The musicians make the vocal responseson the last title. CHACE - EWELL Frank Chace,cl; Don Ewell, p. Bill Price, t; Frank Chace,cl; Marry Grosz,g/v; John Dengler, bss; John Steiner'shome, Chicago, 1952 Bob Saltmarsh,d; Chicago,August l7l19, 1957 Blue Tuming Grey Over You I'm Gonna Meet My SweetieNow / How Can You FaceMe? / Oh, Sister,Ain' That Hot? / Monday Date / Gone With The Wind / Between The Devil And il privatetape, Don Ewell's apartment,Chicago, December, 1952 Deep Blue Sea/ Oh, Miss Hannah / Carolina in the Morning (2 takes). Liza I Blue Tuming Grey Over You / Love Me Or Leave Me [partial]. Private tape. Private tape.

IAIRCJournal - June2OO9 - p.44 Frank Chace, cl; Marty Grosz, g/v; Chuck Neilsen, b; Bob Saltmarsh,d CHACE- EWELL-GROSZ Chicago, August 23, 1957 Frank Chace, cl; Don Ewell, p; Marty Grosz, g; Earl Murphy, b/v What Is There To Say? / I Married An Angel / I've Got My Fingers Crossed. Bob Ballinger's home, Highland Park, IL., Summer, 1958 Private tape. Oh! Sister! Ain't That Hot? /Georgia Bo Bo EMb / Ring Dem Bells EMb / Someday Sweetheart EMv / Tishomingo Blues. Private tape. Bass not on lst title, uncertain on 4th and 5th.

Add Bill Priestley, c; omit Murphy Bill Priestley's home, Lake Forest, Illinois, March 14, 1959 You Took Advantage Of Me / I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / Ain't Misbehavin' (two takes) / Keep Your Sunny Side Up / SqueezeMe / unknown title / Just You, Just Me / Everybody Loves My Baby / I'm Comin' / Singin' the Blues / I Found a New Baby. Private tape.

Ristic Frank Chace, Marty g/bj. cl; Grosz, Bill Priestley's home, Lake Forest, IL - June 21, 1959 Yes, We Have No Bananas. Private tape. Add Don Ewell, p I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / Ain't Misbehavin' [false start] / Ain't Misbehavin'/ Keep Your Sunny Side Up / SqueezeMe / Chicago Break- down [incomplete] /Just You, Just Me /Everybody Loves My Baby. Private tape.

LEE WILEY LeeWiley, v; acc.,as indicated: Frank Chace, cl; Bud Wilson,tb; Bill Priestley, g; ClancyHayes, g-l lv -2lbrushes-3. Chicago,August 30, 1959 IndianaFC-BW-BP / Old FolksFC-BW-BP-CH-3 I l'm ComingVirginia FC- BW-BP-CH-3/ Old FolksAt HomeFC / SomebodyLoves Ms FC-CH-I,-2 I SaveIt PrettyMama FC-DH-CH-1,-2 I l'd Climb TheHighest Mountain FC-CH- I / A CottageFor Sale FC-CH-1,-2,-3. Privatetape, other titles do not includeChace.

Carl Halen, c; Frank Chace, cl: Bob Skiver, cl/ts; Marty Grosz, glvlkazoo; SID DAWSON ORCHESTRA Chuck Neilsen,b; Bob Saltmarsh.d Norman Murphy,t; Sid Dawson,tb; FrankChace, cl/bss; Bob Mitchell,as; Stu Chicago, 6, 1957 September Horton,ts/bcl; Tut Soper,p; Marty Grosz,g/v; unknown,b; FreddieKohlman, d. I'm Building Up To An Awful Let Dou'n Chicago,Summer 1959 33: fustic (Collectors Items SAH 008). CD: J&M RecordsJ&MCD804 BetweenThe Devil And TheDeep Blue Sea/ ChicagoBreakdown / I'm Build- IGotRhythm - unissued. ing Up To An Awful Letdown/ GoneWith The Wind / Oliver's Twist / Japa- neseSandman / How Long HasThis BeenGoing On? / The PanicIs On MGv / John Dengler, c,/bss; Frank Chace. cl; Marty Grosz, g/v SoundYour "Z" MGv / Truckin'. Private tape. Chicago, 1957 Echoes Of Ellington / All I Do Is Drcam of You / Dinah / My Melancholy Baby / Crazy Words, Crazy Tune / Room l4l l. Private tape.

MARTY GROSZ AND HIS HONORIS CAUSA JAZZ BAND Carl Halen, t/an; Bill Priestley, c/g; Bud Wilson, tb; Frank Chace, cVbars; Bob Skiver, cllts; Tut Soper, p; Marty Grosz, glvlan; Chuck Neilsen, b; Bob Salt- marsh, d -ffi;'W Bill Priestley's home, Lake Forest, Chicago, October-December, 1957 Love Nest / Clementine / Oh Miss Hannah BPg / Lonely Melody / I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now / Wa Da Da / For No ReasonAt All In C i BecauseMy Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now BPc MGv / ChangesMCv / Crying All Day / Sorry / My Pet BPc MG 33: Empirical EMl076, tuversideRLPl109, RLP12-268, CD: Good Time Jazz GTJCD-10065-2

Love Nest (rehearsal)/ Love Nest / Lonely Melody (rehearsal)/ Lonely Melody / I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (rehearsal)/ I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now / Wa Da Da No 1 (rehearsal)/ Wa Da Da No 2 (rehearsal) / For No ReasonAt All In C / High On A Hill Top 33: fustic SAH (Collectors Items 008), CD: J&M Records J&MCD8004 All issueshave pseudonyms for Priestley, Wilson and Saltmarsh: Turk Santos,Harry Budd, Pepper Boggs.

IV|AK'-TYGROSZ Norm Murphy, t ;Sid Dawson, tb; Frank Chace, cl, bari; Bob Mitchell, as; Stu Horton, ts; Tut Soper, p; Marty Grosz, g, v, arr; Dave Piskonka, b; . d. Probably Universal Studios, Chicago, March 1958 MARTY GROSZ AND HIS GASLIGHTERS Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea / I'm Building Up To An Awful Let- , t; Cutty Cutshall,tb; FrankChace, cl; Don Ewell, p; Marty down / Gone With The Wind / Sound Your'Z'l JapaneseSandman / Oliver's Grosz,bj; John Dengler,bss/bb; Don Mclean, d Twist / How Long Has This Been Going On? / Truckin' / The Panic Is On New York, December7/8/9/10/ll, 1959 Private tape. Bye Bye Blues/ Bill Bailey/ Hello My Baby/ ShineOn HarvestMoon/ Rufus RastusJohnson Brown / Dixie / Hot Town In TheOldTown Tonisht / Wild Irish

IAJRClournel - tunc 2OO9- p.45 Rose/ SwaneeRiver / Ida, SweetAs Apple Cider / I Had A Dream, Dear FRANK CHACE'SJAZZBAND [You Tell Me Your Dream] Johnny Mendell, t; Frank Chace, cVleader;Marty Grosz, g/bj/arr; Joe Ler 33: AudioFidelity AFLPI933, AFSD5933 b; Wayne Jones,d; Public Library, Chicago, May 4,1963 Fish Peddler's Blues / Oh, Sister, Ain't ThatHot? / Iazz Me Blues / Sug; Collegiate/ In My Merry Oldsmobile/ In The ShadeOf TheOld Apple Tree / He's The Last Word. Private tape. FrankieAnd Johnny/ Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland/ Down In JungleTown 33:Audio Fidelity AFLP1935, AFSD5935 Johnny Mendell, t; Floyd O'Brien, tb; Frank Chace, cVleader;Marty Gro: g/bj; Jim Lanigan, b; Wayne Jones,d.; Public Library, Chicago, Oct 19. i subGene Schroeder,p Clarinet Marmalade / Monday Date / Fish Peddler's Blues / I Found A Nr When You And I Were Young, Maggie Baby / China Boy. Private tape. 33: AudioFidelity AFLPI933, AFSD5933 JOHNNY MENDELL'S JAZZ BAI{D Yes, HaveNo Bananas Wait Till The Shines,Nellie / My We / Sun Gal Sal/ Johnny Mendell, t; Floyd O'Brien, tb; Frank Chace, cl; Bob Skiver, ts; Tut Rosie,You Are My Posie/ There'llBe SomeChanges Made 33: Audio Fidelity Soper, p; Marty Grosz, g/bj; Jim Lanigan, b; Wayne Jones or Gene Krup4 AFLP1935,AFSD5935 Chicago Historical Society, April 19, 1964 Bughouse Square/ Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? / Shim-Me-Sll Just Funky Wabble / Singin' The Blues / Sugar / Oh Sister, Ain't That Hot? / Sweet S 33: Audio Fidelity I45040FBY Nobody's SweetheartGKd / Copenhagen/ Copenhagen/ Why Couldn't It E Audio Fidelity 145040FBY,as Marty Grosz& Orchestra,also includesall Poor Little Me? / Last Night On The Back Porch. Private tape. AFLP1935,as Marty Groszand his Orchestra,except Wlen You And I Were The last 3 titles have been noted as recorded a week earlier at a rehearsalses Young, Maggie. Othertitles, including High Societywere recorded but unissued. CHICAGO FOOTWARMERS JIM GLANVILLE'S CHICAGOANS WITH FRANK CHACE Ted Butterman, t; Steve Mengler, tb; Frank Chace, cl; Bob Sundstrom, bj ATCATFISH ROW Mike Walbridge, bb/v/leader; Wayne Jones, d/v Jim Glanville,c; HarryGraves, tb; Frank Chace,cl; Jack'Chink'Hester,p; Rene's Lounge, Westmont, Illinois, October 11, 1964 JackLord, bj; JohnDefauw, bss; Wayne Jones, d Bourbon Street Parade/ Monday Date / Cake Walking Babies From Home, Chicago,November 7, 1960 Who's It? / Ja-Da / Get it Right / Between ihe Devil and the Deep Blue SeaJ WhenYou WoreA Tulip / Ain't Misbehavin'/ Baby,Won't You PleaseCome Once in a While / Who Stole the Lock? / If I Could Be with You One Hour T Home/ Nobody's Swetheart/ Big ButterAnd Egg Man / I FoundA New Baby night / Somebody Else Is Taking My Place / Some Of These Days / Weary /China Boy / My Gal Sal. Privatetape. Blues / Just A Little While To Stay Here / Beale Street Blues / Willie The Weeper i New Orleans Shuffle / Peoria / Everybody Loves My Baby. Privat Same,Chicago, November 21, I960 tape. Bob Skiver, ts added on title marked #. Blues/ After You've Gone/ JazzBand Ball / SisterKate / Avalon/ Wav Down YonderIn New Orleans/ That'sA Plenty. Privatetape. SALTY DOGS Lew Green, c/leader; Jim Snyder, tb; Frank Chace, cl; John Cooper, p; Bob GOLD COAST JAZZBAND WITH FRANKCHACE Sundstrom, bj/g; Mike Walbridge, b/bss; Wayne Jones, d AT THE GATE OF HORN Rene's Lounge, Chicago, January 10, 1965 Ted Butterman,c/coJeader; PeterNygaard, tb; FrankChace, cl; Art Gronwall,p; Mississippi Rag / Sycamore Rag / Annie Street Rock / Down Home Rag / Bob Sundstrom,bj/co-leader/v ; Ransom Knowling, b; Wayne Jones,d Ragtime Dance. Private tape.

Chicago,January 9, 1961 Wayne Jones'apt, 341W. Armitage Ave., Chicago,Jan. I I , 1965 Smiles /RoyalGardenBlues / I WantA Little Girl / BluesMy Naughty Sweetie Aunt Hagar's Blues /Annie Street Rock / Creole Belles / Sycamore Rag. GivesTo Me / All Of Me / Nobody'sSweetheart / South / Indiana/ How Come Private tape. The above 2 sessionswere rehearsalsfor the following concert. You Do Me Like You Do / My Honey'sLovin' Arms / All By Myself BSv / I'll SeeYou In My Dreams. Private tape. add Jim Dapogny, c/mellophone Chicago Public Library, January 15, 1965 ' addKim Cusack,ts; JohnDefauw, bss* Sycamore Rag * / Mississippi Rag * Mississippi Rag / Sycamore Rag / Crea Chicago,November 16, 1961 Scott # i Creole Belles / Trombone Rag / Ragtime Dance / Big Bear Stomp / RoyalGardenBlues / My Gal Sal/ All By Myself/ Smiles/ One Hour / Riverboat That's A Plenty / Friendless Blues / Annie Street Rock / Easy Winners / Kinl Shuffle/ All Of Me / ThatDa Da Strain*/ If I Had My Way BSv* / Coquette*/ Chanticleer / Aunt Hagar's Blues / Emperor Norton's Hunch. Private tape. Avalon/ Changes.Private tape. The title marked # is a piano solo by Dapogny

HIDDEN TREASURE FRANK CHACE -JOHN DEFATIW Jabbo Smith,Uv; FrankChace, cl; JohnDengler, b/bss; Art Gronwall, p; Marty Frank Chace, cl; John Defauw, g; Chicago, April 6, 1965 Grosz,g; Bob Saltmarsh,d I Would Do Anything For You / Love Is Just Around The Comer / Easy Livir Navy Pier,Chicago, June 3, 1961 / I'll Never Be The Same/ You're Driving Me Crazy I I've Got The World Or * * Diga Diga Doo / TheseFoolish Things (4 takes)JSv / I WouldDo Anything A String / California, Here I Come / Nagasaki / Memories Of You / Sweet Ar * For You / Rosetta(3 takes)/ Keepin'Out Of MischiefNow JSv(3 takes)/ Lovely lAfter I Say I'm Sorry / Just You, Just Me / If Dreams Come True / I Found A New Baby Love Me Or Leave Me / Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams lLiza I Can'tWeB 33: Iazz Art 520699*1520700;CD: LonehillJanLHJl0352 Friends? / Blue and Broken-Hearted. Private tape.

JabboSmith, t/tb/v;Frank Chace, cl; JohnDengler, bss; Art Gronwall,p; Marty SALTY DOGS Mike McKendrick,g; Grosz, WhiteMitchell, d. as January 15, 1965, omit Jim Snyder. Ashland I 1 I JohnSteiner's home, Avenue,Chicago, October 5, 96 Wayne Jones' apartment, 341 W. Armitage Ave, Chicago, May I, 1965 LoveMe or LeaveMe (2 takes)* / Sunday(2 takes)* / Whena Woman Lovesa Sorry / Mississippi Rag / The Chant / You've Been A Good Old Wagon / Man JSv* /I WantaLittle Girl/ SweetGeorgiaBrown(2 takes)JSv/ICan't Sunset Cafe Stomp / Oh, Baby - Don't Say No, Say "Maybe" / The Chant / BelieveThat You're in Love with Me * / SqueezeMe Sorry / Davenport Blues / You've Been A Good Old Wagon / New Orleans 33: Jazz Art 520699*I 520700. CD: Lonehill JazzLHJI0352 Joys / The Chant / Oh, Baby - Don't Say No, Say "Maybe" / Sorry. Private tape. This was arehearsal sessionfor the following concert. Smithplays trombone on the 5th and6th titlesofthe 2nd session;he singson the 'Fred' titles markedJSv. Chace(named as on the CD insert)is not heardon I Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, May, 1965 FoundA New Baby,or on takesI of Love Me Or LeaveMe andSweet Georgia Mississippi Rag /Sensation / Dr Jazz /You've Been a Good Old Wagon / Flat Brown. Denglerplays bass on Diga Diga Doo,then switches to basssaxophone Foot * / New Orleans Shuffle * / Come Back Sweet Papa / Irish Black Botton throughto WhenA WomanLoves A Man. Thetitles are listed as they appear on Ostrich Walk / Oh, Baby-Don't Say No, Say "Maybe" / Davenport Blues / Sor the Lonehillissue, apparently the order in which theywere recorded. The Lonehill / Wolverine Blues / New Orleans Joys. insertis incorrectin showingMarty Groszas bassist on the Octoberdate and giving Private tape. A pre-concert rehearsalwas held, going over 6 of the titles. the locationfor bothsessions as New York.

IA|RC Journal - Junc 2OO9- p.46 FRANK CHACE _ JAMES DAPOGI\'Y - WAYI{E JOI\IES Song Of The Wanderer/ Bourbon Street Parade / Tishomingo Blues / Save I! Frank Chace, cl; James Dapogay, p; Wayne Jones, d Pretty Mama / My Honey's Lovin' Arms / At The JazzBandBall (incomplete) JamesDapogny's home, Downers Grove, Illinois, December 30, 1965 / Crazy Rhfhm. Unissued Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble / I'm Coming, Virginia / You're the Cream in My Coffee / Some Of These Days / Mandy, Make Up Your Mind / I Need Some Pettin' / I've Same, Mendota, Minnesota, April 30, 1967 Got a Feeling I'm Falling / At the Jazz BandBall / I'm Crazy'Bout My Baby / The Pearls # / Ain't Misbehavin' RMv / Georgia On My Mind Miss Brown to You/ Japanese Sandman (inc.) / Someone to Watch Over Me / CD: GHB BCD-461 Lucky Day. Private tape. Song Of The Wanderer JIM KWESKIN WITH THE NEO-PASSEJAZZ BAND CD: GHB BCD462; Titles marked # are piano with rhythm and band in coda. Ed Butterman, c; Frank Chace, cl-l/bss-2; Kim Cusack, cl-2/ts-3; Johhny Frigo, vn; Jim Kweskin, g/v; Marty Grosz, g-5lbj-6; , b; Wayne Jones,d RCA Studio, Chicago, htly 1l/l2ll8, 1966 Moving Day -2 -3 -6 /There' ll Be Some ChangesMade -l -4 -5 / Kickin' The Gong Around - 1 -4 -6 I He' s In The JailhouseNow -6 / Jazzbo Brown -2 -3 -6 I Melancholy Baby -l -4 -5 / -2 -i -S -6 ll Can't Give You Anything But Love / Memphis Blues -1 -4 -6 / You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew -l -4 -5 / Medley: Oh Miss Hannah -l -4- 5 /That's My WeaknessNow -2-3-6 / Stagerlee -t-4 -5 33: Vanguard VRS9243, CD: Universe 25343 Butterman, Chace & Cusack omitted on 4th title; studio in North Pier Building.

Marty Groszenjoying playing at the BreconJazz Festival, 1991 Photo:Derek Coller

MARTY GROSZ Norm Murphy,t; Bill Johnson,tb; FrankChace, cl; Bob Skiver,ts; JohnDengler, bss; Marty Grosz,bj; Dan Shapera,b; BanettDeems, d. Chicago,November 3, 1967 Junk Man / Mean Old Bed Bug / Yes, We Have No Bananas/ I Married an Angel / A Hundred Years from Today / Enter Laughing / Waltz / Tears/ SwingThat Music The lasttitle hasJoe Muranyi, cl, added. Victor unissued

FRANK CHACE - JAMES DAPOGNY - WAYNE JONES Frank Chace,cl; JamesDapogny, p; WayneJones, d JamesDapogny's home, Downers Grove, Illinois, November 14, 1967 ThreeLittle Words/ Blues/ LaughingAt You / If Dreamscome True / I Must HaveThat Man / If DreamsCome True / CheekTo Cheek/ Between TheDevil And The DeepBlueSea / AlmostLike FallingIn Love/ The Lady Is A Tramp / I Can't BelieveThat You're In Love With Me / Love Me Or Leave Me / I'll Be A FriendWith Pleasure/ You're Driving Me Crazy/ Shne / JIMMY ARCHEY & DON EWELL Singin' The Bhrcs/ JazzMe Blues / Oh, Baby/ I've Got TheWorld On A AT TIIE EMPORIUM OF JAZZI967 String. Unknown title private tape. Bill Price,c; JimmyArchey, tb; FrankChace, cl; DonEwell, p; Bill Evans,b; SammyPenn (?), d/v MARTY GROSZ Mendota,Minnesota, Apil 28, 1967 Bill Priestley,c/g; JackHowe, cm; Frank Chace,cVts; SpencerClark, AtThe Jazz BandBall / EverybodyLoves My Baby/ Willow WeepFor Me / bss/mellophone/brushes;Tut Soper,p That's A Plenty/ After You've Gone/ SqueezeMe / Jelly Roll MortonMedley # / Chicago,October, 1969 - CarelessLove ??v / Keepin'Out Of MischiefNow HandfulOf Keys# / Old I Ain't Got Nobody/ Rosetta/ No OneElse But You / SaveIt PrettyMama / FashionedLove Monday Date/ SongOf The Wanderer/ Deed I Do CD: GHB BCD-462 Private tape. This sessionwas probably at JohnSteiner's home. High Society/Shimme-Sha-Wabble / Atlanta Blues FRANK CHACE, RAY SI(IELBRED, CD: GHBBCD-461 DICK OXTOT, PETERALLEN I WantA Little Girl / I'm ForeverBlowing Bubbles/ Blue Tuming GreyOver FrankChace, cl; Ray Skjelbred,p; Dick Oxtot,bj/v; PeterAllen,b. You unissued probablyBerkeley, California, September ll, 1969 There'll Be SomeChanges Made /Liza I WrapYour TroublesIn Dreams/ Sub Red Maddock,d/v, or SammyPenn, d What A Little Moonlight Can Do / Oh, Baby / Take Your Tomorrow/ Should Mendota,Minnesota, April29, 1967 I Reveal?/ Blues / ChinaBoy / As LongAs I Live / Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen/ Struttin' With SomeBarbecue / GeorgiaOn My Mind / Foru Or Five Times / Please/ You Took AdvantageOf Me. Privatetape. HoneysuckleRose # / HeebieJeebies / DippermouthBlues / Apex BluesSPd CD: GHB BCD-461 T'RANKCHACE, SPENCERCLARIq BILL PRIESTLEY Frank Chace,cl; SpencerClark, bss* or p; Bill Priestley,g andc# BIue Tuming Grey Over You probablyBill Priestley'shouse, Chicago, November 27 , 1975 CD: GHB BCD-462 MeanToMe* / EmbraceableYou* / Am I Blue#/ Out Of Nowhere/ Don't Get Around Much Anymore / New Orleans. Privatetape.

IAfRCJournd -Junc 2OO9- p.47 SALTY DOGS CHICAGO JAZZ SUMMIT Leon Oakley, c; Tom Bartlett, tb; Frank Chace, cl; J Carrell, p; Jack Lord, bj; , t; George Masso, tb; Frank Chace, cl; Eddie Miller, ts; perhaps Bob Rann, b; Dick Kamer, d; Chicago, 1979 , p; Ikey Robinson, bj; Truck Parham, b; Barrett Deems, d Farewell Blues NewYork, June22,1986. CD: Trud Iazz TJP21 30. Other fiacks are by bands without Chace; others from AtThe Jazz Band Ball. the above are planned for issue. CD: Atlantic 7 818442; Presumably othertitles were recorded.

FRANK CHACE - MARTY GROSZ _ DAN SHAPERA CHICAGO LOOPERS Frank Chace, cl; Marty Grosz, g; Dan Shapera,b Tom Pletcher, t/flugelhom; Tom Bartlett, tb; Frank Chace, cl; Joe Johnson,p: concert, Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, August 4, I 984 Dan Shapera,b; Hal Smith, d/leader Oh, Sister, Ain't That Hot? i The Very Thought Of You / Love Is Just Around Cabriolet Restaurant,Libertlville, Illinois, April 26, 1987 'Bout The Comer / Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams I I'm Crazy My Baby / That Da-Da Strain / Someday,You'll Be Sorry / Frank's Blues / Oh, Baby! , SomeoneTo Watch Over Me / Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble / Lonesome Me / Changes Memories Of You / Love Is Just Around The Comer / Body And Soul / / Everybody Loves My Baby / Keepin Out Of Mischief Now / Out Of Nowhere Louisiana/'Deed I Do / Miss Brown to You /As Lons as I Live / Liza / Rosetta. Private taDe. CD: Jazzology JCD37I Fidgety Feet / Sunday / Sugar / China Boy / I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody Nom BUTCH THOMPSON AND HIS BOYS of My Jelly Roll / Oh! Lady Be Good / Exactly Like You / When My Sugar Charlie DeVore, c; Frank Chace, cl; John Otto, as/v; Butch Thompson, p/leader; Walks Down the Street / Struttin' with Some Barbecue Jack Meilahn, g; Bill Evans, b; Hal Smith, d CD: Jazzology JCD372 Cabriolet Restaurant,Libertfrille, Illinois, April 28, 1985 I Found A New Baby / RoseRoom */ I Surrender,Dear */ I Can't Believe That Rosetta / You Took Advantage Of Me / Monday Date / When It's Sleepy Tirn You're In Love With Me / Sweet Substitute / SweetheartsOn Parade */ If I Down South / I Never Knew. Unissued. A piano solo medley of 3 Duke El- Could Be With You One Hour Tonight * / At The JazzBand Ball */ Ida / I lington tunes is omitted above. The Iazzologys are a 2 disc set. Would Do Anything For You FC */ Sweet Lorraine FC */ There'll Be Some Changes Made FRANKCHACE QUINTET CD: Jazzology JCD373 FrankChace, cl; DonSteinberg (sp?), p; KurtMorrison, g; JimCox, b; Bob Cousins,d; ChicagoJazzFestival, LaborDay, September 2, 1996 Nobody's Sweetheart/ Home */ I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Jubilee / Pee Wee's Song / Liza / You SteppedOut Of A Dream / Jelly Roll ,, Roll / You Took Advantage Of Me */ Blue, Tuming Grey Over You / Oh, Sister, Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day / I'll Be A Friend With Pleasure/ Ain't That Hot? / Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?/ From / Swing That Music. Privatetape. Monday On #/ S'posin' / Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble* / My Honey's Lovin' Arms This was broadcastlive on WBGO-FM (Newark Public Radio). JOv /ThanksAMillion CD: Iazzology JCD374 The private tapes listed above give an indication of the jazz activity in Chicago The original issueoftitles marked * is 33: JazzologyJ146. Titles markedFC back then, but there are dozens of other private tapes,many in the collection of are by Chace and piano, bass and drums. The title marked # is edited omitting Wayne Jones,recorded through the 1950sand 1960s. In the tapeswhich are JOv. 3 piano solos have been omitted above. The Jazzologysare a 2 disc set. known to exist, often without full details available, other names from Chicago history appear, including pianists Art Gronwall and Little Brother, saxophonists , Bill Dohler and SpencerClark; and bassist Ransom Knowling. Givethe qift I ofJaz;! A Golden Age ol Jazz Revisited 1939-1942 by HozenSchumocher {producerand host of NPR'sJazz Revisitedl sndJohn Sfevens

$60. plus s/H Availableat The book sets 55 classicjazz records The2 CDsinclude 49 of the www.pkorecords.com againstthe backdropof a changingworld. representativeselections, ln a three-yearperiod, 1939-1942, jazzwas playedby the outstanding the popularmusic around the globe. musiciansof the era.

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