Live in New York (Sonny Sharrock album) explained

Live in New York
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Sonny Sharrock Band
Cover:	Live in New York (Sonny Sharrock album).jpg
Venue:	Knitting Factory, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	49:27
Label:	Enemy EMY 108
Producer:	Michael Knuth and Sonny Sharrock
Chronology:	Sonny Sharrock
Prev Title:	Seize the Rainbow
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Highlife
Next Year:	1990

Live in New York is a live album by American jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Enemy label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, "If what you're after is an above-average bar band with an at times amazing guitarist and a consistently solid rhythm section, Live in New York will do just fine. Listeners who came to expect something on a more inspired level will have to content themselves with nearly contemporary albums like his solo venture (also on Enemy) or the stellar Ask the Ages".

Personnel

Adapted from the Live in New York liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Pheeroan Aklaff – drums
• Ron "The Burglar" Cartel – vocals
• Melvin Gibbs – bass guitar
• Sonny Sharrock – guitar, production
• Dave Snider

 – keyboards

• Abe Speller – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Michael Knuth – co-producer
• Francis Manzella – engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/sonny-sharrock/catalog/#enemy-emy-108 Sonny Sharrock catalog
2. http://music.hyperreal.org/labels/axiom/sharrockdisco.html Chronological Recordings of Sonny Sharrock
3. Live in New York . . 1989 . booklet . . Brooklyn, New York.