Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Tribute To Lester [ ECM / CD - released 14/Oct/2013 ] When AEC trumpeter Lester Bowie died in November 1999 at the age of 58, the jazz world lost one of its great originals - a flamboyant sound-painter, a great soloist, a musical philosopher, and a charismatic performer. On this memorial album his... |
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Urban Bushman [ ECM / 2 CD - released 27/Jan/1994 ] |
DEL TREDICI
Final Alice-Grand concerto for voice and orchestra Barbara Hendricks (soprano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti [ ABC Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] Commissioned for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and dedicated to Sir Georg Solti, Final Alice is scored for gargantuan forces and is based on the last two chapters of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It has been described by the composer as a "grand... |
Birds Of Chicago
Real Midnight [ Five Head Entertainment / CD - released 19/Feb/2016 ] Birds of Chicago formed in 2012 when Allison Russell and JT Nero put their existing groups-Po' Girl and JT & The Clouds, respectively-on hiatus. Since, the band has toured more than ten months out of the year, playing shows across North America. Real... |
CHOPIN / SCHUMANN / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / BEETHOVEN / etc
Byron Janis: The RCA Recordings 1950 - 1959 [5 CD set] Byron Janis (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner [ Sony / RCA Classical Masters / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Oct/2016 ] Byron Janis has been called one of the most exciting and dynamic American pianists to emerge on the post-war scene. All of his RCA recordings, dating from 1947 to 1959, are collected in the new 5-CD set. |
Chicago
The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary 2-Disc Limited Edition [ Rhino Records / 2 CD - released 26/Nov/2007 ] This double-disc, 30-Song career-spanning collection features 30 Top 40 hits, including #1 smashes, such as "Look Away," "Hard To Say I'm Sorry," and the Grammy-winning "If You Leave Me Now." |
Chicago
The Box [ Rhino Records / 6 CD/DVD Box Set - released 13/Jan/2008 ] Beginning with its double-LP debut in 1969, Chicago has always done things in a big way, so it's no surprise that the band's career-spanning box set (Group Portrait, an earlier box, covered only their first decade) is lengthy. There are five CDs,... |
Chicago
Chicago IX - Chicago's Greatest Hits [ Rhino Records / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] Does anyone need another Chicago album besides this one? For the casual fan, the answer is definitely no. The 1975 blockbuster includes all the band's hits from its prime. And while tracks like "Wishing You Were Here" and "Feelin' Stronger Every Day"... |
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority (50th Anniversary Remix) [ Rhino / Warner / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Originally released on April 28, 1969, Chicago Transit Authority topped the album chart, was certified double platinum and earned the band a Grammy® nomination for Best New Artist. The album also has the unique distinction of having stayed on the... |
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority (50th Anniversary Remix LP) [ Rhino / Warner / 2 LP - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Originally released on April 28, 1969, Chicago Transit Authority topped the album chart, was certified double platinum and earned the band a Grammy® nomination for Best New Artist. The album also has the unique distinction of having stayed on the... |
Chicago
Chicago XIII [ Rhino Records / CD - released 22/Apr/2003 ] |
Chicago
Greatest Hits 1982-1989 [ Rhino Records / CD - released 7/Dec/2004 ] US import (official) |
Chicago
Greatest Hits Live [ Rhino / 2 CD/DVD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] Chicago went back to Chicago's historic WTTW-TV studios in November of 2017 to record a live version of their multi-platinum second album, Chicago II. The band also filmed a second live set, playing their greatest hits. |
Chicago
Original Album Series Vol.2 [ Warner / 5 CD - released 6/Sep/2013 ] Five classic albums in one set including: Chicago IX Chicago's Greatest Hits '69 - '74 Chicago X Chicago XI Chicago 16 Chicago 17 |
Chicago
Triple Album Collection [ Warner Music / 3 CD ] Includes the albums Chicago VI, Chicago VII and Chicago VIII. |
Chicago
X [ Rhino Records / CD - released 25/Feb/2003 ] Although it was their tenth release Chicago X (1976) was actually the band's eighth studio effort - as Chicago IV (1972) had been a live set from Carnegie Hall and Chicago IX (1975), which precedes this disc, was the their first best-of collection.... |
Chicago Brass Quintet
Virtuoso Brass [ Delos / CD ] |
LEO FALL
Fall: The Rose Of Stambul (complete operetta sung in English) Kimberly McCord, Alison Kelly, Erich Buchholz / Chicago Folks Operetta, John Frantzen [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] Leo Fall's early career mirrored that of his famous contemporary Franz Lehár. Both were born in provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and soon moved to the Imperial capital, Vienna. There they both wrote a series of glorious operettas. Fall's The... |
MAHLER
Symphony No 5 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] A classic account of Mahler's 5th always highly regarded by the critics. |
FRANZ SCHMIDT
Schmidt - Complete Symphonies Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / 4 CD Box Set ] "The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi play with a freshness and enthusiasm that are totally persuasive. They almost sound Viennese, and the recordings are very good indeed." Penguin Guide |