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Alex Merk

Hard Bop for the Record

By Greg Chako

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Mozambique; Second Chance; Ballad to the Bone; Soar with the Wind; Bop for Bud; Mr. Higgins; Time to Play; Mellow-Dee; April Wind; For the Record.

Greg Chako: Hard Bop for the Record

by Jack Bowers
September 11, 2026

If the name Greg Chako is unfamiliar to you, perhaps it is because the veteran Cincinnati-bred guitarist, composer, and arranger has spent much of his career performing and recording in Asia, including years abroad in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Japan. After recovering from a near-fatal case of sepsis, Chako took full advantage of ...