Belo Horizonte is an album by English guitarist John McLaughlin, released in 1981 through Warner Music Group.[4] The album reached number 172 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[5]
| Belo Horizonte | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz | |||
| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Group | |||
| Producer | John McLaughlin | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The album features McLaughlin on acoustic guitar, although the backing band includes electric keyboards. The same basic lineup would return on his next album Music Spoken Here. It is the first McLaughlin album including Katia Labèque, who would become his wife.
Track listing
editAll tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted.
- "Belo Horizonte" – 4:28
- "La Baleine" – 5:58
- "Very Early (Homage to Bill Evans)" (Evans, McLaughlin) – 1:12
- "One Melody" – 6:27
- "Stardust on Your Sleeve" – 6:03
- "Waltz for Katia" – 3:26
- "Zamfir" – 5:47
- "Manitas d'Oro (For Paco de Lucia)" – 4:13
Personnel
edit- Tommy Campbell – drums & percussion
- Jean Paul Celea – bass guitar, acoustic bass
- François Couturier – Fender Rhodes electric piano, synthesizers
- Jean-Pierre Drouet – percussions
- Augustin Dumay – violin, vocal
- François Jeanneau – tenor & soprano saxophones
- Katia Labèque – piano, synthesizer
- Paco de Lucía – acoustic guitar
- John McLaughlin – acoustic, electric & baritone guitars
- Steve Sheman – percussion
Production:
- George Marino – mastering engineer
- Laurent Peyron – engineer
- Jean Louis Rizet – engineer
Chart performance
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 11[5] |
| 1981 | Billboard 200 | 172[5] |
References
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott. Belo Horizonte at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Kolosky, Walter (15 November 2002). "John McLaughlin: Belo Horizonte". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 135. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Belo Horizonte". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Belo Horizonte: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2011.