Seraphine & CTA
Mr. Perfidious
calling his band CTA (California Transit Authority) and is dedicating it
to the spirit of Terry Kath. The new band does only Chicago tunes from
the Kath era; in fact, most are from the first three albums. If you are
a Chicago fan who has an interest in hearing a new take on Chicago
classics, you must pick up the new cd. They also include a few original
tunes.
The band is stellar. They *love* what they are doing. Danny has chosen
an amazing group of musicians to play with:
Larry Braggs - singer (also sings for Tower of Power)
Marc Bonilla - guitar, arrangements
Peter Fish - keys (6 time Emmy award winner)
Ed Roth - Hammond B-3
Mick Mahan - bass
This band blows away present-day Chicago. These guys love what they do
and are willing to turn the arrangements of the 35+ year old Chicago
tunes upside down on occasion (their take on Colour My World is stellar).
I saw the band last weekend for the 2nd time. I was lucky enough to buy
a copy of the cd at the concert.
While all the players are talented, Marc Bonilla's guitar work is
phenomenal (he released a couple amazing albums of instrumental guitar
songs on Reprise in the 1990's).
Braggs has a tremendous voice.
Strutter
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Danny being kicked out of the band was a bigger loss than Cetera IMO. Tris
Imboden plays like a studio drummer without any feeling for what he is
doing.
Meeman
"Strutter" <carey....@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I agree. Losing Danny was a bigger loss than Cetera.
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Bassplayer12
> calling his band CTA (California Transit Authority) and is dedicating it
> to the spirit of Terry Kath. The new band does only Chicago tunes from the
> Kath era; in fact, most are from the first three albums. If you are
Wasn't it the best era?
> a Chicago fan who has an interest in hearing a new take on Chicago
> classics, you must pick up the new cd. They also include a few original
> tunes.
>
> http://www.ctatheband.com/
Thanks for the link. These guys are pretty good indeed.
> The band is stellar. They *love* what they are doing. Danny has chosen an
> amazing group of musicians to play with:
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> Larry Braggs - singer (also sings for Tower of Power)
> Marc Bonilla - guitar, arrangements
> Peter Fish - keys (6 time Emmy award winner)
> Ed Roth - Hammond B-3
> Mick Mahan - bass
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> This band blows away present-day Chicago. These guys love what they do
I wouldn't say that though. The horn section is inimitable and
irreplaceable.
> and are willing to turn the arrangements of the 35+ year old Chicago tunes
> upside down on occasion (their take on Colour My World is stellar).
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> I saw the band last weekend for the 2nd time. I was lucky enough to buy a
> copy of the cd at the concert.
> While all the players are talented, Marc Bonilla's guitar work is
> phenomenal (he released a couple amazing albums of instrumental guitar
He doesn't have to play at warp speed though.
> songs on Reprise in the 1990's).
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> Braggs has a tremendous voice.
Agreed. On CYW, he is close to Peter.
Keith Post
Keith
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Strutter
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> Does anyone know why Danny was kicked out?
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> Keith
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It boils down to the fact he was too involved with business aspects of the
band. Why he was specifically fired depends on if you ask Danny or the
band. Danny said that he was the only one sober enough to handle the
business part of the band for several years and that the other members
didn't like that when they started to sober up in the early 90s or so. The
band says that Danny was getting too involved with the business and trying
to turn the Chicago name into a marketing cash cow, sort of like KISS, and
the band didn't agree with it, because they thought it would cheapen their
reputation.