Shadowfax (band)
| Shadowfax | |
|---|---|
 Photo by Sam Emerson. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, USA |
| Genres |
Chamber jazz New Age Electronic Blues |
| Years active | 1972–1995 |
| Labels |
Passport/ABC Windham Hill Capitol Private Music Sonic Images |
| Past members | See "Members" |
Shadowfax was a new age/electronic musical group formed in Chicago in the early 1970s and best known for their albums Shadowfax and Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. In 1988 they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village.[1] In 1992 they were nominated for the Grammy for Esperanto.
The group formed in 1972[2] and disbanded after 1995 when Lyricon player and leader Chuck Greenberg died of a heart attack. Having lost their signature sound, Shadowfax's members went on to other projects.
The group takes its name from Gandalf the Grey's horse Shadowfax in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Their song "Angel's Flight" was used in the American importing of the 1982 anime movie Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp made by Toei Animation.
Members
- Chuck Greenberg – Lyricon, saxophones, flutes
- Phil Maggini – basses, vocals
- Stuart Nevitt – drums, percussion
- G. E. Stinson – guitars
- Armen Chakmakian – keyboards
- Charlie Bisharat – electric violins
- David Lewis – keyboards
- Ramon Yslas – percussion
- Andy Abad – guitars
- Doug Maluchnik – keyboards
- Jared Stewart – keyboards
- Jerry Goodman – violin
Discography
- Watercourse Way (1976; re-released 1985)
- Shadowfax (1982)
- Shadowdance (1983)
- The Dreams of Children (1984)
- Too Far To Whisper (1986)
- Folksongs for a Nuclear Village (1988)
- The Odd Get Even (1990)
- Esperanto (1992)
- Magic Theater (1994)
- Live (1995)
References
- Greenberg, Joy (2006) "A Pause in the Rain" ISBN 1-60145-018-4
- Larkin, Colin (1995) "The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music" ISBN 1-56159-176-9
- Yurochko, Bob (1993) "A Short History of Jazz" ISBN 0-8304-1595-5
Footnotes
External links
- Chuck Greenberg Official Site http://www.chuckgreenberg.com/ Maintained by his widow Joy Horner Greenberg
- Shadowfax discography at MusicBrainz
- Shadowfax at AllMusic
- Armen Chakmakian and Armen Blog Official website and blog for Armen Chakmakian, Shadowfax keyboardist.
- Grammy.com