Chicago, “All Roads Lead to You” from ‘Heart of Chicago Vol. II’ (1998): Saturdays in the Park
It wasn’t a daring break from the past, but at least “All Roads Lead to You” was new music that played to Chicago’s strengths.
It wasn’t a daring break from the past, but at least “All Roads Lead to You” was new music that played to Chicago’s strengths.
Ironically named, Chicago’s Lenny Kravitz-produced “The Only One” is frustrating because it keeps you wanting and wishing for more.
The obscure bonus track “String of Pearls” was yet another line item on a long list of missed opportunities for Chicago.
Closing ‘Night and Day: Big Band’ triumphantly, “Take the ‘A’ Train” makes me wish Chicago had included more big-band covers on their earlier albums.
Chicago’s update of the Duke Ellington classic “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” is fun and lively, but could have been so much more.
This cover of “In the Mood” is one of the few times that the later edition of Chicago sounded like they were truly enjoying themselves.
On an album that I often overlook, this update of a Duke Ellington standard is one that I never do. “Sophisticated Lady” sounded like a ’90s Chicago song.
Usually, “Sing, Sing, Sing” is played in a show-off arrangement to spotlight how fast a group can play together, but Chicago takes a different approach.
Chicago’s terrific update of “Blues In the Night” is proof that artists don’t have to write their own material to offer originality and eclecticism.
This beautiful Cole Porter update finds Chicago’s Jason Scheff singing with so much passion that you’d think he wrote it.