Tokyo Live (John McLaughlin album)
| Tokyo Live | ||||
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| Live album by The Free Spirits Featuring John McLaughlin | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | John McLaughlin | |||
| The Free Spirits Featuring John McLaughlin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (mixed)[2] |
Tokyo Live is a jazz album released in 1994 by The Free Spirits Featuring John McLaughlin on Verve, catalogue number P2-21870. Despite the group credit on the sleeve, the record is generally considered to be a McLaughlin solo album.
The album was produced by John McLaughlin; the executive producer was Jean-Philippe Allard. It was recorded live on December 16 and 18, 1993 at the Blue Note Tokyo jazz club, Tokyo, Japan.
Track listing
(All pieces composed by John McLaughlin except "No Blues" by Miles Davis)
- "1 Nite Stand" 7:05
- "Hijacked" 10:25
- "When Love is Far Away" 4:56
- "Little Miss Valley" 10:56
- "Juju at the Crossroads" 5:15
- "Vukovar" 12:11
- "No Blues" 4:27
- "Mattinale" 19:42
Personnel
- John McLaughlin - guitar
- Joey DeFrancesco - Hammond XB-3 organ, trumpet
- Dennis Chambers - drums
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 11[3] |
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Tokyo Live - Free Spirits | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ Kolosky, Walter (20 November 2002). "John McLaughlin and The Free Spirits | Tokyo Live". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Tokyo Live - Free Spirits,John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.