(Charles B. Findley)
Trompetista
Instruments: Trompeta, fliscorno, trombó
Naixement:
13 de desembre de 1947 a Johnstown, Pensilvania, EE. UU
És un trompetista estatunidenc conegut pel seu
treball variat com a músic de sessió. També toca altres instruments de vent metall com el fliscorno
i el trombó. Les seves habilitats tècniques i versatilitat són reconegudes fins i tot entre altres músics de sessió, i el cèlebre trompetista de sessió i arranjadora Jerry Hey, va dir: "Chuck Findley pot
tocar qualsevol cosa".
Findley es va graduar de Maple Heights
High School a Ohio en 1965 i més
tard del Cleveland Institute
of Music. El primer treball
professional de Findley va
ser amb la Jimmy Dorsey Big
band abans d'unir-se a la Buddy Rich Band en una gira
mundial. En 1989 es va unir a la banda Tonight Show liderada
per Doc Severinsen. També
va ser membre de la banda en The
Tonight Show amb Jay Leno de 1994 a 2001.
Col·laborador habitual en gravacions
d'artistes com BB King i Steely Donen, també ha tocat i/o gravat amb Nancy Sinatra, Milers Davis, Stanley Turrentine,
Toto, Pat Boone, Christopher Cross, Jaco Pastorius, James Last, Lee Ritenour, Jackson Browne, George Benson, Luis Miguel, George Harrison, Elton John, Carole King, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Jose Feliciano, The Rolling Stones,
Dionne Warwick, Diane Schuur, Tom Waits, Randy Newman, Tina Turner, Al Jarreau,
Sarah Vaughan, Narada
Michael Walden, Buddy Rich i molts altres.
Chuck Findley va tocar el solo de fliscorno en el reeixit disc dels Carpenters de 1970, " (They Long to Be) Close to You ".
Findley col·labora sovint
amb el seu germà Bob, un altre trompetista.
Findley és considerat
membre de The Wrecking Crew.]
Va tocar el solo de trompeta en Blade
Runner Blues de Vangelis
Enregistraments amb “Steely Dan”
The Royal Scam (1976)
Aja (1977)
Gaucho (1980)
Enregistraments amb “Richard "Groove" Holmes”
Welcome Home (World Pacific,
1968)
Six Million Dollar Man, (RCA/Flying Dutchman, 1975)
Enregistraments amb “Toto”
Toto (1978)
Isolation (1984)
Fahrenheit (1986)
The Seventh One
(1988)
Kingdom of Desire (1992)
Mindfields (1999)
Enregistraments amb “Al Jarreau”
This Time (1980)
Breakin' Away (1981)
Jarreau (1983)
High Crime (1984)
Enregistraments amb “GRP All-Star Big Band”
Dave Grusin Presents
GRP All-Star Big Band Live! (GRP, 1993)
All Blues (GRP, 1995)
Enregistraments amb “Metropole Orchestra, Rob Pronk”
Star Eyes - live
(2001)
Enregistraments amb altres
B.B. King in
London, B.B. King (1971)
Rita Coolidge, Rita Coolidge (1971)
L.A. Reggae,
Johnny Rivers (1972)
Goats
Head Soup, The Rolling Stones (1973)
Fantasy,
Carole King (1973)
Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan (1973)
Ringo, Ringo Starr (1973)
Lulu,
Lulu (1973)
Compartments,
José Feliciano (1973)
Love
Has Got Me, Wendy Waldman
(1973)
Blue Shuede Shoes, Johnny Rivers (1973)
Share My Love, Gloria Jones (1973)
Gypsy
Symphony, Wendy Waldman
(1974)
Wrap
Around Joy, Carole King (1974)
Laughter
in the Rain, Neil Sedaka
(1974)
Court
and Spark, Joni Mitchell
(1974)
For
My Love... Mother Music, José Feliciano
(1974)
Let's
Love, Peggy Lee (1974)
Pussy
Cats, Harry Nilsson (1974)
Come a Little Closer, Etta James (1974)
Goodnight
Vienna, Ringo Starr (1974)
Dark
Horse, George Harrison (1974)
Slow
Dancer, Boz Scaggs (1974)
Just
Wanna Rock 'n' Roll, José Feliciano (1975)
Rising
Sun, Yvonne Elliman (1975)
The
Hungry Years, Neil Sedaka (1975)
Acid
Queen, Tina Turner (1975)
Common
Sense, John Prine (1975)
Mirrors,
Peggy Lee (1975)
Gorilla,
James Taylor (1975)
Extra Texture (Read All
About It), George Harrison
(1975)
New Lovers and Old Friends, Johnny Rivers (1975)
Rhinestone
Cowboy, Glen Campbell (1975)
The
Hissing of Summer Lawns, Joni Mitchell (1975)
I've
Got the Music
in Me, Thelma Houston (1975)
Everybody
Come On Out, Stanley Turrentine (Fantasy, 1976)
Streetheart,
Dion DiMucci (1976)
Hejira,
Joni Mitchell (1976)
Anticipation,
Willie Tee (1976)
I'd
Rather Believe in You, Cher (1976)
The
Pretender, Jackson Browne (1976)
Music,
Music, Helen Reddy (1976)
Slow
Down World, Donovan (1976)
Bloodline,
Glen Campbell (1976)
White On White, Brian Cadd (1976)
Silk
Degrees, Boz Scaggs (1976)
Killer
Joe, Benny Golson
(Columbia, 1977)
Down Two Then Left,
Boz Scaggs (1977)
Love
at First Sight, Dionne Warwick (1977)
I'm
Glad You're Here with Me Tonight,
Neil Diamond (1977)
Song
Bird, Deniece Williams
(1977)
Outside
Help, Johnny Rivers (1977)
Tropical Nights, Liza Minnelli (1977)
Nicolette,
Nicolette Larson (1978)
Southern
Winds, Maria Muldaur (1978)
Frankie
Valli... Is the Word, Frankie Valli (1978)
Don't
Cry Out Loud,
Melissa Manchester (1978)
Gypsy
Woman, Leroy Gomez (1978)
Dane
Donohue, Dane Donohue (1978)
Night
Flight, Yvonne Elliman
(1978)
Midnight
Believer, B.B. King (1978)
Cheryl
Lynn, Cheryl Lynn (1978)
Wild Child, Valerie Carter (1978)
Totally
Hot, Olivia Newton-John (1978)
Christopher Cross,
Christopher Cross (1979)
Great Balls of Fire, Dolly Parton (1979)
September
Morn, Neil Diamond (1979)
Rickie
Lee Jones, Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
Headlines,
Paul Anka (1979)
Yvonne,
Yvonne Elliman (1979)
Born
Again, Randy Newman (1979)
Brenda Russell,
Brenda Russell (1979)
No One Home, Lalo Schifrin (Tabu, 1979)
Don't
Look Back, Natalie Cole (1980)
21 at 33, Elton
John (1980)
Barry, Barry Manilow (1980)
Messina, Jim Messina (1981)
Secret
Combination, Randy Crawford (1981)
José Feliciano,
José Feliciano (1981)
Night
Fades Away, Nils Lofgren (1981)
Should
I Do It, Tanya Tucker
(1981)
Dolly, Dolly,
Dolly, Dolly Parton (1981)
Night
After Night, Steve Cropper (1982)
Heartbreak
Express, Dolly Parton (1982)
Friends
in Love, Dionne Warwick (1982)
Ride
Like the Wind, Freddie Hubbard
(Elektra/Musician, 1982)
Trumpets
No End, Chuck Findley and Bobby Shew (1983)
Swordfishtrombones,
Tom Waits (1983)
She
Works Hard for the Money, Donna Summer (1983)
Girl
at Her Volcano, Rickie Lee Jones (1983)
Robbery,
Teena Marie (1983)
Not
a Through Street, Johnny Rivers
(1983)
Camouflage,
Rod Stewart (1984)
No Lookin' Back, Michael McDonald (1985)
Every
Turn of the World, Christopher Cross (1985)
Dreamland
Express, John Denver (1985)
Winner
in You, Patti LaBelle (1986)
Emerald
City, Teena Marie (1986)
Heavy Nova, Robert
Palmer (1988)
Till
I Loved You, Barbra Streisand (1988)
The
Rumour, Olivia Newton-John (1988)
Giving
You the Best
That I Got, Anita Baker
(1988)
Mr. Jordan, Julian Lennon (1989)
Like
a Prayer, Madonna (1989)
Dingo, Miles Davis
(Warner Bros., 1990)
Don't
Explain, Robert Palmer (1990)
Once More...With Feeling!, Doc Severinsen (1991)
Unforgettable...
with Love, Natalie Cole
(1991)
Pure
Schuur, Diane Schuur (1991)
Ridin'
High, Robert Palmer (1992)
Love
Remembers, George Benson
(1993)
Evolution,
Oleta Adams (1993)
Blink
of an Eye, Michael McDonald
(1993)
Joe
Cool's Blues, Wynton Marsalis/Ellis Marsalis (1994)
Night
Creatures, Tom Scott (1995)
My
Cherie, Sheena Easton
(1995)
Yonder
Tree, Gino Vannelli (1995)
Vibrator,
Terence Trent D'Arby (1995)
The
Road to Ensenada, Lyle Lovett (1996)
Gently,
Liza Minnelli (1996)
Walk
Tall, Eric Marienthal
(1999)
Red Heat, Jimmy Haslip (2000)
Swing When You're Winning,
Robbie Williams (2001)
The
Movie Album, Barbra Streisand (2003)
Menza
Lines, Don Menza (2005)
Hymn
for My Soul,
Joe Cocker (2007)
Home Before Dark, Neil Diamond (2008)
Songs
and Stories, George Benson
(2009)
Soulbook,
Rod Stewart (2009)
Shadows
on the Moon, Johnny Rivers (2009)
Kaleidoscope
Heart, Sara Bareilles
(2010)
To
Be Loved, Michael Bublé
(2013)
The
Diving Board, Elton John
(2013)
Swings Both Ways, Robbie
Williams (2013)
Storytone,
Neil Young (2014)
The
Search for Everything, John Mayer (2017)[10]
Meaning
of Life, Kelly Clarkson
(2017)
Deeper,
Lisa Stansfield (2018)
It's
the Holiday Season, Martina McBride (2018)
Black Moon, Lucifer's Friend (2019)