The Chicago Theme

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Rather than performing with a small group, as he did on his best sessions, Laws is joined by strings and funky rhythm sections playing now-dated commercial grooves... The only reason to acquire this out of print LP is for Laws' still-superb flute playing". ==Track listing==

:All compositions by Hubert Laws except as indicated • "The Chicago Theme (Love Loop)" (Bob James) - 5:38 • "Midnight at the Oasis" (David Nichtern) - 5:31 • "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 5:54 • "Going Home" (Antonín Dvořák) - 4:56 • "I Had a Dream" - 6:02 • "Inflation Chaser" - 6:48 :*Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey between January and April, 1975 ==Personnel==

• Hubert Laws - flute, arranger • Randy Brecker - trumpet • Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone • David Sanborn - alto saxophone • Bob James - keyboards, arranger, conductor • Don Grolnick - piano, clavinet • Joe Beck, George Benson, Eric Gale, Richie Resnicoff, Phil Upchurch - guitar • Doug Bascomb, Ron Carter - bass • Stanley Clarke - electric bass • Steve Gadd, Andrew Smith - drums • Ralph MacDonald - percussion • Harry Cykman, Gayle Dixon, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi - violin • Al Brown, Manny Vardi - viola • George Ricci, Alan Shulman - cello ==References==