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James William Chappell (born in Michigan in 1955),〔Library of Congress registration number SRu000197013, dated November 5, 1990.〕 professionally known as Jim Chappell, is an American New Age and jazz pianist. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Chappell placed five albums in the Top Twenty of '' Billboard's'' Top New Age Albums chart, and placed another album in the Top Twenty of their Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. ==Recording history== Chappell's first album, ''Tender Ritual'', was a collection of piano solos. Released in 1985 on his own Unspeakable Freedom label, it was re-released later that same year on the Music West label. Also in 1986, Chappell released ''Dusk'', another collection of piano solos. It would be the first of Chappell's albums to appear on a ''Billboard'' chart, peaking at No. 19 on its Top New Age Albums chart. With his third album, Chappell's records started to include small-ensemble accompaniment and (on 1990's ''Saturday's Rhapsody'') full orchestration. His three albums in this style—1989's ''Living in the Northern Summer'', ''Saturday's Rhapsody'', and 1991's ''Nightsongs and Lullabies''—all appeared on the ''Billboard'' Top New Age Albums chart. In 1992, Chappell switched to the Real Music label, where his music became more jazz-oriented. There were four such albums—''In Search of the Magic'' (1992), ''Over the Top'' (1993), ''Manila Nights'' (1994) and ''The Earthsea Series, Volume 1'' (1994). On the latter three, Chappell was backed by HearSay, a jazz quartet.〔Not to be confused with the early 2000s British pop group of a similar name.〕 The first of them, 1993's ''Over the Top'', appeared on ''Billboards Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. Chappell's final album with Real Music was 1994's ''Laughter at Dawn''. It saw Chappell returning to his original style of solo piano and was the last of his albums to appear on a ''Billboard'' chart. Chappell moved to Gallery Records in 1996 and recorded one album there. He released nothing further until 2002, when he began releasing albums on his own Unspeakable Freedom label. None of them have appeared on any Billboard charts.〔(Home page of jimchappell.com ) Label information is found by clicking through to the listed vendors.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Chappell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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