The Chicago Theme

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The Chicago Theme
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Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedJanuary–April 1975
Studio Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length34:49
Label CTI
Producer Creed Taylor
Hubert Laws chronology
In the Beginning
(1974)
The Chicago Theme
(1975)
The San Francisco Concert
(1977)

The Chicago Theme is an album by flautist Hubert Laws recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Studio in New Jersey in 1974 and released in 1975 on the CTI label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Rather than performing with a small group, as he did on his best sessions, Laws is joined by strings and funky rhythm sections playing now-dated commercial grooves... The only reason to acquire this out of print LP is for Laws' still-superb flute playing". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Hubert Laws except as indicated
  1. "The Chicago Theme (Love Loop)" (Bob James) - 5:38
  2. "Midnight at the Oasis" (David Nichtern) - 5:31
  3. "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 5:54
  4. "Going Home" (Antonín Dvořák) - 4:56
  5. "I Had a Dream" - 6:02
  6. "Inflation Chaser" - 6:48
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey between January and April, 1975

Personnel

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References

  1. CTI discography accessed February 7, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012