Clive Chaman
Clive Chaman (born 5 September 1949) is a UK-based bass guitarist and session musician, born in Trinidad and Tobago.
Clive Chaman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 September 1949 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Origin | London, England, UK |
| Genres | Rock music, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Formerly of | Romeo Z, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, The Jeff Beck Group, Hummingbird |
Background
Chaman appears on recordings by UK artists including Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Donovan, Chris Rainbow, Murray Head, Morrissey–Mullen and Paul Kossoff.[1] Chaman was also briefly a member of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow replacing Bob Daisley on bass.[citation needed]
Career
1960s
Around the mid-1960s, he was a member of Romeo Z, a club group that was made up of Chaman on Bass, his brother Stan Chaman the group leader, Eric Allendale on trombone, and Jerry Elboz / Elbows on conga and vocals. They recorded a single "Come Back, Baby Come Back" bw "Since My Baby Said Goodbye" which was produced by Irving Martin. It was released on CBS 202645 in 1967.[2][3][4] The group were spotted at the Chi-Chi club one night when Stanley Myers and Barry Fantoni had stopped in and were discussing the kind of switched on song they needed for a switched on intense movie. There they saw Romeo Z performing and subsequently enlisted the band to record the song "Kaleidoscope" which was used in the film, Kaleidoscope.[5] The soundtrack was released in October 1966.[6] A single-sided promo 45 of the track was released on KAL 1.[7]
1970s
After appearing on Ram John Holder's 1969 London Blues album, Chaman became a member of the second Jeff Beck Group in 1971 until they disbanded in 1973 when he joined Cozy Powell's band Hammer. In 1973 he played on Now Hear This an album by Junior Marvin's band Hanson[8] appearing alongside Bobby Tench from the second Jeff Beck Group and during this period became a member of Brian Auger's Oblivion Express. In 1974 he joined Hummingbird[1] with keyboard player Max Middleton, vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench and US drummer Bernard Purdie, amongst others. Hummingbird went on to record three albums for A&M Records.[9] Following Linda Lewis' release of the Tony Sylvester and Bert de Coteaux produced "The Old Schoolyard" single, Chaman along with Max Middleton and Richard Bailey etc. were the musicians likely to back Lewis on her upcoming US club tour.[10]
1980s -
Chaman was the bass player on the Badness album which Morrissey–Mullen released in 1981.[11] He played on the Raven Eyes album of Japanese heavy metal guitarist, Raven Ohtani which was released in 1984.[12]
Discography
- London Blues – Ram John Holder (1969)
- Jesus Christ Superstar - A Rock Opera - Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber (1971)
- Rough and Ready – The Jeff Beck Group (1971)
- Jeff Beck Group – The Jeff Beck Group (1972)
- Cosmic Wheels – Donovan (1973)
- Now Hear This – Hanson (1973)
- Hummingbird – Hummingbird (1975)
- Reinforcements - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (1975)
- We Can't Go On Meeting Like This – Hummingbird (1976)
- Score – Duncan Mackay (1977)
- Happiness Heartaches - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (1977)
- Diamond Nights – Hummingbird (1977)
- Badness – Morrissey–Mullen (1981)
Notes
- ^ a b Clive Chaman at Allmusic
- ^ CBS New Releases promo sheet - (Discogs) NEW RELEASES, ROMEO Z
- ^ 1960s British Beat Music Producers & Labels - Discographies - CBS Records - U.K. and European Singles Discography (1965-1969)
- ^ Martin Roberts UK family home page - IRVING MARTIN PRODUCTIONS, 60s Productions by Irving Martin on 45
- ^ Kaleidoscope THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM (Amazon) - Back cover notes by Stanley Myers
- ^ Cash Box, 22 October 1966 - Page 38 ALBUM REVIEWS, POP BEST BETS
- ^ Internet Archive Wayback Machine (Collectors Frenzy 4 Nov 2016 – 27 Jan 2017) -
- ^ Now Hear This Junior Marvin at Allmusic
- ^ Hummingbird at Allmusic
- ^ Cash Box, 19 April 1975 - Page 20 for the record, BITS & PIECES:
- ^ Jazz Music Archives - MORRISSEY MULLEN — BADNESS
- ^ Japan Metal Indies - MARINO / マリノ_, 大谷 レイブン / RAVEN OHTANI, SWAX-310【24bitデジタル・リマスタリングW紙ジャケット仕様】 2012.06.30 SP28-5100 1984.07.21【Original】 『RAVEN EYES』
References
- Jeff Beck: Crazy Fingers by Annette Carson - Backbeat Books (2001) ISBN 0-87930-632-7.
- Jeff's book : A chronology of Jeff Beck's career 1965-1980: from the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock (Paperback). Chris Hjort and Doug Hinman Rock 'n' Roll Research Press.2000 ISBN 0-9641005-3-3.