Jim Chappell
Jim Chappell is an American smooth jazz pianist.
Chappell was born and raised in Michigan. He traveled widely in the United States as a young adult before relocating to Nashville, pursuing a career as a songwriter. He reconsidered soon after, and moved to California, where he accompanied the UCLA modern dance department. He released debut album, Tender Ritual, by himself in 1986 and sold more than 12,000 copies of it through self-promotion and touring.[1] He scored a string of successful albums on the New Age music charts in the U.S. from 1989 to 1994.
Chappell's music also reached other continents as SouthEast Asia and especially made a mark in the Philippines [2]. His albums carried by Filipino stores and often played in top radio stations primarily by Smooth Jazz Citylite 88.3 (currently Jam 88.3) "as Citylite 88.3 smooth jazz (PHILS) station". which created wide popularity for the musician-composer.
Discography
- Tender Ritual (1986)
- Dusk (1987) U.S. Top New Age Albums #13[3]
- Living the Northern Summer (1989) U.S. New Age #5[3]
- Saturday's Rhapsody (1990) U.S. New Age #10[3]
- Nightsongs and Lullabies (1991) U.S. New Age #7[3]
- In Search of the Magic (1992)
- Over the Top (1993) U.S. Top Contemporary Jazz Albums #19[3]
- Laughter at Dawn (1994) U.S. New Age #19[3]
- Manila Nights (1994)
- The Earthsea Series, Vol. 1 (1994)
- Acadia (1996)
- Serenity Rush (2003)
- Coming Through (2005)
- Treasure At Seventeen (2009)