In a special article for The Hartford Courant, writer Chuck Obuchowski profiles trombonist Peter McEachern and his recordings released in tribute to band mate Thomas Chapin and his late father-in-law Norman Mailer. The lengthy piece describes much about McEachern's career, his relationship with each of these two figures, and the recorded projects themselves. Here's a bit regarding the Norman Mailer tribute work:
The genesis for this work dates back several years when McEachern performed one of his compositions at a memorial service for Mailer, which took place at Carnegie Hall on April 9, 2008. He created a piece called "Requiem for a Boxer," using Mailer's speaking voice as a repeated motif; he added a recorded trombone segment and a boxing ring bell, then played live at the hall to accompany what he'd stored on computer.
About the same time, Mailer's biographer, Michael Lennon, asked the Connecticut native to digitize an archive of Mailer lectures, interviews and readings that he'd amassed for his research. While doing this, McEachern became fascinated by the actual sound of these recordings.
While I wasn't able to find any information about the latest recording in tribute to Norman Mailer, I was able to find a video of Peter McEachern performing his composition from the album titled "Requiem for a Boxer" at Norman Mailer Memorial Tribute at Carnegie Hall in 2008, which you can view below. The album with Thomas Chapin, Shockwave, is available in MP3 or CD. Be sure to click through for the full article at The Hartford Courant by Chuck Obuchowski.
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