The Heart of Things is an electric jazz fusion album released by guitarist John McLaughlin on Verve in 1997. Musicians include saxophonist Gary Thomas, keyboardist Jim Beard, bassist Matthew Garrison and drummer Dennis Chambers. All compositions were by McLaughlin, who also produced the album.
| The Heart of Things | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 47:22 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | John McLaughlin | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The album was recorded & mixed at the Officine Mechaniche studio in Milan, Italy, with engineers Paolo Iafelice and Celeste Frigo. Mixing engineers were Max Costa and Frigo.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by John McLaughlin
- "Acid Jazz" (8:19)
- "Seven Sisters" (10:17)
- "Mr. D.C." (7:07)
- "Fallen Angels" (9:29)
- "Healing Hands" (7:36)
- "When Love is Far Away" (4:34)
Personnel
edit- John McLaughlin - electric, acoustic and MIDI guitars
- Gary Thomas - tenor and soprano saxophones, flute
- Jim Beard - synthesizers, acoustic piano
- Matthew Garrison - bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
- Jean-Paul Celea - double bass on "Acid Jazz"
- Dennis Chambers - drums
- Victor Williams - percussion
Chart performance
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 4[4] |
References
edit- ^ Ginell, Richard S. "The Heart of Things - John McLaughlin". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Kolosky, Walter (18 November 2002). "John McLaughlin: The Heart of Things". All About Jazz. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 977. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "The Heart of Things - John McLaughlin". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 November 2013.