Jim Chappell
Smooth jazz pianist Jim Chappell was born and raised in Michigan, initially influenced by the pop songcraft of the Beatles and Jimmy Webb. After spending the better part of his early adult years traveling across the country, he settled in Nashville and became a songwriter; finding the work unfulfilling, however, Chappell relocated to California, where he found work as an accompanist for the modern dance department at UCLA. He self-released his debut album, Tender Ritual, in 1986, selling over 12,000 copies of the record by traveling from store to store; Chappell then signed to Music West, where he issued a series of LPs including Dusk, Living the Northern Summer, and Nightsongs and Lullabies. Moving to Real Music, he scored his biggest hit to date with In Search of the Magic, followed in quick succession by Over the Top, Manila Nights, and Laughter at Dawn. Chappell's debut release for new label Gallery Records, Acadia, appeared in 1996. The pianist was then absent from the studio for a number of years before re-emerging after the turn of the millennium with 2003’s Serenity Rush on his Unspeakable Freedom Music label. Other Unspeakable Freedom releases would follow, including Coming Through in 2005, Sad Music Moods and Comfort Songs in 2008, Panorama in 2010, and A Morning Full of Mood in 2011.
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Soft Improvisations
New Age - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Jan 20, 2023
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A Morning Full of Mood
Classical - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Jul 8, 2011
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Honey Wind
New Age - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Jan 1, 2007
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Center
Relaxation - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on May 1, 2020
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Into the Fresh Beyond
Classical - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Dec 10, 2012
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Focus
Lounge - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Sep 16, 2022
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April Dream
Lounge - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Apr 23, 2021
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Manila Nights
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Apr 18, 1994
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Over the Top
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Mar 1, 1993
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Comfort Songs
New Age - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Jan 1, 2008
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Enchanted
Lounge - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Apr 8, 2022
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Hope
Classical - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Jul 17, 2020
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The Best of Jim Chappell
Lounge - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Sep 29, 2017
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Acadia
Lounge - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Apr 19, 1996
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Rise
Classical - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Sep 15, 2009
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Treasure At Seventeen
Classical - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Jan 1, 2009
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Serenity Rush
New Age - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Jan 1, 2002
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You - EP
Lounge - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Mar 10, 2023
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Forever
Classical - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Oct 2, 2020
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Autumn Calling
Jazz - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Oct 20, 2023
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Something to Turn To
Lounge - Released by Unspeakable Freedom Music on Apr 1, 2014
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