John Gatchell
John E. Gatchell was an American jazz trumpeter who was prolific in New York City recording studios from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. After serving in the U.S. Navy in the late 1960s, Gatchell became one of the founding members of the horn band Ten Wheel Drive, then Gotham. Gatchell was among the musicians hand-selected by Paul Simon, whom he considered to be the finest studio musicians for the 1981 Simon & Garfunkel Concert in Central ParkGrowing up
Gatchell graduated from Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington, Long Island, New York, around 1963. He had been a member of the Whitman High School Dance Band, directed by pioneer jazz educator Clem DeRosa.Selected discography
- Les Demerle, Spectrum, United Artists Records
- Ten Wheel Drive, Brief Replies, Polydor
- Exuma, Do Wah Nanny, Kama Sutra Records
- Esther Phillips, From A Whisper To A Scream
- Joel Kaye and His New York Neophonic Orchestra, New York Neophonic, Paramount Records
- New York Neophonic Jazz Orchestra, New Horizons, Vol. 2, Tantara Records
- Esther Phillips, Alone Again Naturally Kudu Records,
- George Benson, Body Talk CTI Records 6033
- Ronnie Foster, On The Avenue, Blue Note Records
- Bill Watrous, Manhattan Wildlife Refuge, Columbia Records
- John Tropea, Tropea, Marlin Records
- Bill Watrous, The Tiger of San Pedro, Columbia Records
- Chick Corea, The Leprechaun, Polydor
- Esther Phillips, What a Diff'rence A Day Makes, Kudu Records, CTI Records
- Eumir Deodato, Very Together, MCA Records
- Blue Mitchell, Funktion Junction, RCA Records
- Joel Kaye, Jazz in Concert, Sandcastle Records
- Lalo Schifrin, Towering Toccata, CTI Records
- Grover Washington, Jr., A Secret Place, Kudu Records
- Bob James, BJ 4, CTI Records
- Eumir Deodato, Love Island, Warner Bros. Records
- Pee Wee Ellis, Home in the Country, Savoy Records
- Art Webb, Love Eyes, Atlantic Records
- David Matthews, Dune, CTI Records
- Idris Muhammad, Boogie To The Top, Kudu Records
- Phil Upchurch, Marlin Records
- Michel Legrand & Company, Le Jazz Grand, Gryphon Records
- Eumir Deodato, Knights Of Fantasy, Warner Bros. Records
- David Chesky, Rush Hour, Columbia Records
- Earl Klugh, Late Night Guitar, Liberty Records
- The Michael Zager Band, Let's All Chant, Private Stock Records
- David Matthews, Grand Connection, Electric Bird Records
- Barbara Rankin, It's Been A Long, Long Time, Efvee Records
- Corky Hale, Harp Beat, Stash Records
