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.
| Tokyo Live | ||||
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| Live album by The Free Spirits Featuring John McLaughlin | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 16, 18 December 1993 | |||
| Venue | Blue Note, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | John McLaughlin | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | (mixed)[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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 edit
(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 edit
- John McLaughlin - guitar
- Joey DeFrancesco - Hammond XB-3 organ, trumpet
- Dennis Chambers - drums
Charts edit
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 977. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Tokyo Live - Free Spirits,John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.