Az amerikai rockegyüttes, a Chicago 1967-ben alakult, és a rock, a jazz, a klasszikus zene és az R&B elemeinek ötvözésével vált ismertté. A zenekar saját meghatározása szerint „rock and roll band with horns”, jellegzetes hangzását a fúvós hangszerek határozzák meg, amelyek a zenei alkotás alapját képezik.
A Chicago At the John F.Kennedy Center For... című album bakeliten a washingtoni Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts-ban 1971 szeptemberében rögzített történelmi koncertet mutatja be. A felvétel több mint 50 évig kiadatlan maradt, most azonban frissen újrakeverték az eredeti többsávos szalagokról az alapító tag és trombitás Lee Loughnane, valamint Tim Jessup stúdiómérnök közreműködésével. A duplalemezen olyan dalok szólalnak meg, mint a Loneliness Is Just a Word, a Beginnings és a Colour My World.
Zeneszámok
LP1
1. Tune Up & Band Introduction (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [02:08]
2. Dialogue (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [04:24]
3. Loneliness Is Just a Word (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [03:30]
4. In the Country (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [07:18]
5. Poem for the People (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C., 9/16/1971) [06:57]
6. A Hit by Varese (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [04:45]
7. A Song for Richard and His Friends (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [08:38]
LP2
1. Lowdown (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [04:43]
2. Goodbye (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [06:15]
3. Beginnings (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [06:37]
4. Make Me Smile (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [03:26]
5. So Much to Say, So Much to Give (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [0:59]
6. Anxiety's Moment (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [01:09]
7. West Virginia Fantasies (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [01:34]
8. Colour My World (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [03:31]
9. To Be Free (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [01:24]
10. Now More Than Ever (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [02:07]
LP3
1. Fancy Colours (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [04:47]
2. Saturday in the Park (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [04:32]
3. Mother (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [07:09]
4. It Better End Soon (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [17:40]
LP4
1. I'm a Man (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [08:49]
2. Free (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [05:05]
3. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Free Form Intro) [Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971] [05:24]
4. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [05:56]
5. 25 or 6 to 4 (Live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/1971) [06:12]
