CHUCK FIELD - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, backing vocals. KENNY JONES - guitars, mandolin, lead and backing vocals (trks 6,7). JOHN THOMAKOS - drums. MARK ST. PIERRE - percussion. DENNIS MICHAELS - bass guitar, fretless bass BRYAN TUCKER - lead and backing vocals (trks 1,4,5,8,9,10). JIM JONES - lead vocals (trks 2,3). GOTTFRIED STÖGER - soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute. DAVE MAKOWIEKI - trumpet. TIM ANDERSON - cello. VIRGINIA MORGAN, AMANDA MARTIN, EMILY NOEL - vocals.
Influences
Steely Dan, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, Chick Corea, Pink Floyd, Journey, Dr. John
Sounds Like
Jazzy grooves of Steely Dan. Todd Rundgren, Pink Floyd, King Crimson flavors. Adult contemporary genre with its mellow and melodic tunes, and contemplative nature. Blues/Rock with a horn section. Tasteful guitar solos, cello and flute duet, clarinet with melody, soprano sax solos, female choir excerpts, acoustic guitar and mandolin, dynamic vocal harmonies.
Chuck plays music with the Baltimore-based Pink Floyd tribute band Several Species. This eleven-piece band gives a thrilling performance complete with steller visual effects and quadraphonic sound. He also teaches private piano lessons in the Baltimore area.
In his debut CD Chuck Field has taken an eclectic approach to songwriting as he absorbs influences from various styles and relates parts of his life to each of these. Borrowing from rock, pop, blues, jazz, adult comtemporary, new age, and even a little folk he complements his musical ideas with an assortment of instrumentation to help create a montage of moods while maintaining a firm foundation with his lineup of exemplary musicians.
At times he's making a statement about the struggling human condition (Another Clue, Corner of the Sky) and at others he tells his plaintive story of trying to quit a woman (Slow Walkin'). In this album Chuck juxtaposes heartfelt introspection (What I Now Can Call My Own, The Wooded Path) and comic relief (Babblin' Blues), never allowing the listener to rest while bringing fresh and unexpected twists. He presents his real life situations of heartache and humankind's potential ruin with an underlying compulsion for hope. With some of Baltimore's finest musicians, Chuck Field has produced an album for a large audience.
The Chuck, I just posted a bulletin about your show on a couple sites with a link to the vid. Here it is. Soon Im going to upload it in better high quality. Just figured out how to do that yesterday. Sharon
Wow Tony Sciuto. I was just playing his music 4th of july weekend! Thanks for the news and hopefully we will be integrating this into a good thing. Fingers crossed. Sharon
chuck - great seeing you at the several species show! good work! have you checked out our new mixed versions of balance beam and mulligan? tell us what you think! also, mark your calendar, we are no at the sidebar, 6/26!
"da TBONE MOJO" will be hosting an open blues jam every thursday nite beginning 3/13 at the RED HOUSE TAVERN in Canton - sign up starts at 8:00 - Hope to see you there. MySpace Graphics & MySpace Codes
I've really enjoyed jamming with you at Club 347 on wednesdays. Real nice material on your page - You are writing some GREAT stuff. See ya next jam. Peace,Love and Light.
hey chuck, sorry i can't come with everyone else on sunday to hear your band but i have to work. i am sure i will be missing a great show. hopefully next time.
