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, where he began pursuing a career as a songwriter. He later moved to Los Angeles, Angeles Lady (talk) 02:03, 9 August 2010 (UTC)California, where he landed an opportunity to create accompaniment music for the modern dance department of UCLA . He released his debut album, Tender Ritual in 1986 which sold more than 12,000 copies solely by personal promotional efforts and touring.[1] Following the success of Tender Ritual, he scored a string of successful albums on the U.S. New Age music charts from the years 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) DWJM 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)