1995 Chicago – Night & Day (Big Band)
Night & Day (Big Band ) is the eighteenth studio album by the American band Chicago, and twenty-second overall, released in 1995. It is a departure from Top 40 material for a more thematic project, with a focus on classic big band, jazz, and swing music. Chicago left Reprise Records and started their own imprint, Chicago Records, to distribute their music. This album was carried by Giant Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music, who also distributes Reprise. With producer Bruce Fairbairn, Chicago recorded Night & Day: Big Band from late 1994 to early 1995 and released it that May. Although Bruce Gaitsch joined the band and played guitar on the album sessions, the guitar slot would be filled by Keith Howland later that year. Joe Perry of Aerosmith was brought in to add a solo to “Blues in the Night”. The album reached #90 in the US, on the Billboard 200 chart.
Tracks
1 Chicago (Fred Fisher) 3:07
2 Caravan (Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol) 3:23
3 Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Gus Kahn, Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt) 3:13
4 Goody Goody (Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck) 4:05
5 Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) 4:26
6 Night & Day (Cole Porter) 5:36
7 Blues In The Night (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) 6:05
8 Sing, Sing, Sing (Louis Prima) 3:22
9 Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) 5:11
10 In The Mood (Joe Garland) 3:44
11 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Bob Russell, Duke Ellington) 3:39
12 Take The “A” Train (Billy Strayhorn) 5:36
Biography
Band Members
| Bass | Jason Scheff |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Bruce Gaitsch |
| Guitar | Bill Champlin |
| Keyboards | Bill Champlin |
| Keyboards | Robert Lamm |
| Harmonica | Tris Imboden |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Background Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
Other Musicians
1 Chicago
| Trumpet | Bruce Fairbairn |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
2 Caravan
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
3 Dream A Little Dream Of Me
(*) From Jade
| Vocals | Tonya Kelly * |
| Vocals | Di Reed * |
| Vocals | Joi Marshall * |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
4 Goody Goody
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
5 Moonlight Serenade
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
6 Night & Day
| Percussion | Jack Duncan |
| Percussion | Sal Ferreras |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
7 Blues In The Night
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
8 Sing, Sing, Sing
(*) From The Gipsy Kings
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Vocals | Nicholas Reyes (*) |
| Vocals | Patchai Reyes (*) |
9 Sophisticated Lady
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
10 In The Mood
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
11 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
12 Take The “A” Train
| Vocals | Robert Lamm |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bruce Fairnbarn
Co-Producer (The Gipsy Kings) – Gerald Precost (Track 8)
Arranged By – James Pankow (Track 1, 2, 3, 5)
Arranged By – Bill Champlin (Track 4, 7)
Arranged By – Robert Lamm (Track 6, 11, 12)
Arranged By – Lee Loughnane (Track 8)
Arranged By – Jason Scheff, Robert Lamm (Track 9)
Arranged By – Chicago, Peter Wolf (Track 10)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Lee Loughnane, The Gipsy Kings (Track 8)
Engineer – Erwin Musper
Engineer (Second) – Mike Plotnikoff
Engineer (Assistant) – Delwyn Brooks, Robbes Stieglitz
Mixed By – Erwin Musper
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Orchestrated By – Shelly Berg
Art Direction, Design – Larry Vigon
Photography – Hugh Kretschmer, Guy Webster
Recorded At Armoury Studios, Vancouver
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
Phonographic Copyright Giant Records
Copyright Giant Records