In 1971, jazz artist Bill Chase put together a jazz/rock fusion band and named it after himself: Chase.

The band featured a killer brass section that rivaled–and possibly out-performed–Blood, Sweat and Tears, Chicago, and Canada’s Lighthouse.

Now Before you raise any objections, let me present my evidence: 1971’s “Get It On!”

This song smokes from the first measure, and several times before it’s over, there’s what could be called a “rain of trumpets” that will blow you away.

The song was originally recorded in quadraphonic sound, so if you listened with a four-speaker quad set-up and cranked the volume, it could probably melt brass!

Unfortunately, on 1970s AM monaural radio, most of the effect was lost. The song leveled off at #24 on the Hot 100–but it spent more than a dozen weeks on the chart.

The good news is, if you click the link provided, you’ll hear it in stereo, which will give you a good idea of what I’m talking about!

The bad news: Chase was a one-hit wonder. There may have been more to come, but Bill Chase and two of his band mates were killed in a Minnesota plane crash in 1974….leaving this Great Song of 1971 as a lasting legacy to their talents.