Chicago : Original Cast Recording.

Locations
Call Number: CD Musicals Kander Chicago 1996
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Musicals Kander Chicago 1996	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult A/V 2-week checkout	CD Musicals Kander Chicago 1996	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 2-week checkout	CD Musicals Kander Chicago 1996	2-week checkout	On Shelf

Arista: 07822-18952-2.
Compact disc.
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb.
Durations on container.
Originally recorded June 17-22, 1975.
Program notes ([8] p. : col. ill.) inserted in container.
Overture -- All that jazz -- Funny honey -- Cell block tango -- When you're good to Momma -- All I care about -- A little bit of good -- We both reached for the gun -- Roxie -- I can't do it alone -- My own good friend -- Me and my baby -- Mister Cellophane -- When Velma takes the stand -- Razzle dazzle -- Class -- Nowadays -- All that jazz reprise.
Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, and additional cast members.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Great submitted by leenajong on July 20, 2015, 8:51am Great music.

Kantor & Ebb gem! submitted by purchasingqueen on August 27, 2016, 7:19am K&E, one of the best writing teams on Broadway. You want to perform every song on the cd, they'really that good!

Not just Law & Order submitted by ckfinzel on July 7, 2019, 2:42pm Jerry Orbach is a gem. I highly recommend this.

Dark Humor and Earnest Performances submitted by Meginator on August 31, 2019, 10:07pm Being very familiar with the film adaptation, I couldn’t help but compare the two recordings as I listened to this cd. I appreciate the original cast’s somewhat simpler take on the songs; to my mind, the performances here are a bit more earnest, and they sell the story really well. John Kander and Fred Ebb do well to recreate the vibrancy of the Jazz Age throughout the show, and the whole album is a tribute to that era, or at least the version of it that lingers in the popular imagination. Despite the somewhat dire subject matter, the songs are riddled with (dark) humor, and the whole story has a tragicomic air about it. It might be a little difficult to pick up all of the storylines from the soundtrack alone, but the primary arcs are present and accounted for and the music is fun enough that it may not matter too much if you can’t pick up every subtlety. This is a classic show for a reason, and this album is definitely worth checking out whether or not you’re familiar with the film.

Wonderful submitted by sara on August 13, 2020, 9:44pm Makes you sing and dance along.

Phenomenal submitted by ckay15 on August 19, 2022, 1:38pm Splendid music