After the Rain (John McLaughlin album)

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After the Rain
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Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedDecember 4 and 8, 1994
Genre Jazz fusion
Length57:06
Label Verve
Producer John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin chronology
Tokyo Live
(1993)
After the Rain
(1995)
The Promise
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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After the Rain is a jazz album by John McLaughlin, released in 1995 on Verve Records. The album reached number 9 in the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart 1995. [3] It features organist Joey DeFrancesco and veteran drummer Elvin Jones.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Take the Coltrane" (Duke Ellington) – 6:01
  2. "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 6:16
  3. "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" (Carla Bley) – 6:31
  4. "Encuentros" (John McLaughlin) – 7:32
  5. "Naima" (John Coltrane) – 4:43
  6. "Tones for Elvin Jones" (John McLaughlin) – 6:34
  7. "Crescent" (John Coltrane) – 7:41
  8. "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaría) – 6:54
  9. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 4:54

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Chart performance

YearChartPosition
1995Billboard Top Jazz Albums9 [3]

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "After the Rain - John McLaughlin : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 977. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. 1 2 "After the Rain - John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.