Chicago

If Blood, Sweat and Tears was the Hertz of big band jazz-rock in 1969, then Chicago was
most assuredly Avis. While BS&T was the trailblazer in the genre, Chicago developed a
distinct identity as concerned spokesmen for the "we can get it together" faction of the
youth populace. The Second City men also put together an extremely direct, easily
identifiable set of jazz-derived horn section licks which would not cause any tr... More >