Live Performances on YouTube

Chicago | Blood Sweat and Tears | Ides of March

Horn Bands

Chicago

Chicago - Mother "Live" 1972
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Great rock song with an ecological theme featuring tight vocal harmonies, a kick-ass rhythm section and a 3-piece horn section as featured soloists. I must be dreaming -- Oh wait that was 1972 -- no wonder....

Chicago - Just You 'n' Me "Live" (1974)
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This was recorded at the Caribou Ranch in Nederland, CO, USA in July 1974.
It aired on US TV August 16, 1974.

Chicago - Call On M "Live" (1974)
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Venue the same as above...
A very rare Chicago footage, the 1974's song Call On Me
performed live at the Caribou Ranch,
from TV special "Meanwhile back at the ranch",
aired on August 16, 1974, with the original members and
Laudir de Oliveira, former Brazilian percussionist.

Chicago- Dialogue (1975)
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A study in contrasts...
Great singing exchange between gruff-voiced Terry Kath and the high tenor of Peter Cetera.

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Blood Sweat and Tears

God Bless The Child YouTube link >
Live 1973

Although not the famous voice of David-Clayton Thomas, Jerry Fisher sounds as smooth and bluesy as Ray Charles himself. Lew Soloff plays an incredible solo and the band just grooves through it all...

Jerry Fisher - Lead Vocals
Bobby Colomby - Drums
Georg Wadenius - Guitar
Larry Willis - Keyboards
Jim Fielder - Bass

Lou Marini - Sax
Lew Soloff - Trumpet
Tom Malone - Trumpet and Trombone
Dave Bargeron - Trombone and Congas

Al Kooper & Friends - Morning Glory
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Live in New York 1994
A Tim Buckley Tune

Steve Katz singing
Al Kooper - keyboards

Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker - Trumpet
Tom Malone - Trombone

Fred Lipsius - Sax

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Ides of March

Ides of March - Vehicle
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Driving horns featuring the powerful vocals of Jim Peterik -- still a classic!

Ides of March - L.A. Goodbye
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Smooth lush vocal harmonies - a catchy tune
A masterpiece and can you believe it's live!

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