Live in New York (Sonny Sharrock album)

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Live in New York
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Live album by
Released1989 (1989)
RecordedMay 14, 1989 (1989-05-14)
Venue Knitting Factory, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length49:27
Label Enemy
EMY 108
Producer Michael Knuth and Sonny Sharrock
Sonny Sharrock chronology
Seize the Rainbow
(1987)
Live in New York
(1989)
Highlife
(1990)

Live in New York is a live album by American jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Enemy label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, "If what you're after is an above-average bar band with an at times amazing guitarist and a consistently solid rhythm section, Live in New York will do just fine. Listeners who came to expect something on a more inspired level will have to content themselves with nearly contemporary albums like his solo venture (also on Enemy) or the stellar Ask the Ages ". [3]

Track listing

All music is composed by Sonny Sharrock

No.TitleLength
1."Dick Dogs"3:56
2."Herbie's Dance"4:06
3."Elmo's Blues"4:28
4."Princess Sonata"6:18
5."My Song"10:22
6."The Past Adventures of Zydeco Honey Cup"5:27
7."Money Honey"3:04
8."Dance With Me Montana"11:46

Personnel

Adapted from the Live in New York liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1989 Enemy CD, LP EMY 108

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References

  1. Sonny Sharrock catalog accessed July 13, 2015
  2. Chronological Recordings of Sonny Sharrock accessed July 13, 2015
  3. 1 2 Olewnick, Brian. "Sonny Sharrock: Live in New York > Review" at AllMusic . Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  4. Live in New York (booklet). Sonny Sharrock. Brooklyn, New York: Enemy Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)