Chicago - Chicago VII
$20.00
The record
Title: Chicago - Chicago VII
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Jazz Rock, Jazz Fusion, Soft Rock, Chicago, Illinois 9/26
Matrix #: C2 32610
Condition: VG+++ (LM) | Members: Chicago (N/A) | Producer: James William Guercio
Cultural Facts:
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Almost a Jazz Record: Chicago VII began as an experimental instrumental project. The band spent days improvising in the studio and originally considered making an entire jazz-oriented album before deciding to add vocal songs and expand it into a double LP.
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A Guitarist Lost Too Young: Terry Kath was Chicago's original guitarist and one of the band's strongest singers, admired by musicians including Jimi Hendrix. Kath died in 1978 at only 31 after accidentally shooting himself while handling a gun he believed was unloaded, permanently changing the band's chemistry.
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Beach Boys Connection: āWishing You Were Hereā features backing vocals from Beach Boys members Al Jardine, Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson. Chicago and the Beach Boys were friends and later toured together, creating an unlikely bridge between sophisticated horn-driven jazz rock and California harmony pop.
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