tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819791684842638871.post2316675117312463429..comments2023-05-26T03:47:47.775-07:00Comments on A Place of Springs: No Place Left to Fall - Bill Champlinmdaltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260788679445300685noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819791684842638871.post-58260310637098641072009-08-18T09:34:13.805-07:002009-08-18T09:34:13.805-07:00Champlin's departure from Chicago is bitterswe...Champlin's departure from Chicago is bittersweet. Good for him, bad for Chicago. He was likely the only person left in that band who had any interest in recording any good new music. <br /><br />The past few days I've been immersing myself in his career from his days with the Sons, to his session vocals (including some solid covers on albums by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, and Christian Sax player, Grady Nichols), to his solo work, and to his solo work with Chicago.<br /><br />There are some good harder to find gems with Champlin on vocals that are well worth searching out-- he covered Stevie Wonder's <i>Isn't She Lovely</i> on one of Lee Ritenour's CDs, Wonder's <i>Heaven Help Us All</i> on one of Grady Nichols' CDs (he has a kick ass performance of <i>Amazing Grace</i> on the same CD), and there's an excellent cover of Billy Joel's <i>River of Dreams</i> on one of Ladysmith Black Mambazo's CDs.<br /><br />But perhaps the best of his rare gems is a song he recorded with Mark Portmann titled <i>Come As You Are</i>. It's on Portmann's <i>No Truer Words</i> CD.Perplexiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.com