''After the Rain'' is a jazz album by

John McLaughlin John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra * Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter * John McLaugh ...

, released in 1995 on

Verve Records Verve Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, the label is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue, which includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, ...

. The album reached number 9 in the ''

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'' Top Jazz Albums chart 1995. It features organist Joey DeFrancesco and veteran drummer Elvin Jones.

Track listing

# "Take the Coltrane" (

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

) – 6:01 # " My Favorite Things" (

Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight Ton ...

Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...

) – 6:16 # "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" (

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera '' Escalator over the Hill'' ...

) – 6:31 # "Encuentros" (

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

, John McLaughlin) – 7:32 # " Naima" (John Coltrane) – 4:43 # "Tones for Elvin Jones" (John McLaughlin) – 6:34 # "Crescent" ( John Coltrane) – 7:41 # " Afro Blue" ( Mongo Santamaría) – 6:54 # "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 4:54

Personnel

Musicians * John McLaughlin – guitar * Joey DeFrancesco –

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

* Elvin Jones –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Production * Jean-Philippe Allard - executive producer * J.L. Barilla - design * Max Costa - mastering, mixing * Arthur Elgort - photography * Cheung Ching Ming – photography * Jonathan Mooney – assistant engineer * Ed Rak – engineer * Michael Stein – production coordination

Chart performance

References

1995 albums John McLaughlin (musician) albums Verve Records albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub