''Tokyo Live'' is a live jazz album released by The Free Spirits (guitarist

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 ...

, organist Joey DeFrancesco and drummer

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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,

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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

- guitar * Joey DeFrancesco - Hammond XB-3 organ, trumpet *

- drums

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tokyo Live (John Mclaughlin Album) John McLaughlin (musician) live albums 1993 live albums Verve Records live albums