| Live! | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 [1] | |||
| Recorded | August 21, 1988 | |||
| Venue | The Baked Potato in Studio City, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 64:44 | |||
| Label | Legato | |||
| Producer | Frank Gambale, Mark Varney | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Live! is the first live album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1989 by Legato Records and reissued in 2000 by Wombat Records.
All music is composed by Frank Gambale.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Credit Reference Blues" | 13:13 |
| 2. | "Fe Fi Fo Funk" | 9:58 |
| 3. | "Spending Sunday with You" | 8:56 |
| 4. | "A Touch of Brasil" | 16:12 |
| 5. | "Spike's Song" | 6:23 |
| 6. | "The Natives Are Restless" | 10:02 |
| Total length: | 64:44 | |
Technical
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