Tokyo Live (John McLaughlin album) explained

Tokyo Live
Type:live
Artist:The Free Spirits Featuring John McLaughlin
Cover:John_McLaughlin_Tokyo_Live.jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:16, 18 December 1993
Venue:Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan
Genre:Jazz fusion
Label:Verve
Producer:John McLaughlin
Chronology:John McLaughlin
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:After the Rain
Next Year:1994

Tokyo Live is a live jazz album released by The Free Spirits (guitarist John McLaughlin, organist Joey DeFrancesco and drummer Dennis Chambers) on Verve in 1994. 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 in Tokyo, Japan.

Track listing

(All pieces composed by John McLaughlin except "No Blues" by Miles Davis)

  1. "1 Nite Stand" 7:05
  2. "Hijacked" 10:25
  3. "When Love is Far Away" 4:56
  4. "Little Miss Valley" 10:56
  5. "Juju at the Crossroads" 5:15
  6. "Vukovar" 12:11
  7. "No Blues" 4:27
  8. "Mattinale" 19:42

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tokyo Live - Free Spirits,John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic . allmusic.com . 18 April 2014.