Bill Chase was the leader of the group Chase which combined rock and jazz in the early 70s. Chase had spent time as part of Woody Herman's Thundering Herd before venturing off to create his own band.

Chase's signature screaming high trumpet can be found in the recordings, including their one Top 40 hit "Get it On" which charted in 1972.

Chase and members of their band were killed in a plane crash in Minnesota in 1973.

Coincidentally, the first cut on their first albumn was called "Open Up Wide" and the last cut on their last albumn was "Close Up Tight".

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