01	Belo Horizonte						06:37
	02	Baba (For Ramana Maharshi)						06:50
	03	Reincarnation						11:54
	04	1 Nite Stand						05:28
	05	Marie						01:59
	06	Hijacked						08:36
	07	Mila Repa						07:33
	08	Que Alegria						10:33
	09	3 Willows						05:14

John McLaughlin: acoustic guitar, photon midi interface
Trilok Gurtu: percussion
Dominique di Piazza: 4 string and 5 string bass guitars

Que Alegria
Date of Release Nov 29, 1991 - Dec 3, 1991 inprint

The John McLaughlin Trio goes into the studio and broadens its stylistic range considerably in another musically satisfying, open-minded outing. Again, McLaughlin sounds rejuvenated and refreshed in this format, as he switches between acoustic guitar and a guitar synthesizer attachment that softens and rounds his attacks while creating some luminous timbres and textures. McLaughlin's on-again, off-again Indian kick rises prominently into view here as Trilok Gurtu's role broadens into that of an all-purpose percussionist, producing some amazing sounds as backdrops. Pastorius-influenced bassist Kai Eckhardt gets downright funky on "1 Nite Stand" but gives way to the equally accomplished Dominque Di Piazza on most tracks. Yes, there is even some fantastic straight-ahead blues grooving on "Hijacked" - if one may be permitted to use the terms guitar synthesizer and straight-ahead in the same sentence. - Richard S. Ginell

1. Belo Horizonte (McLaughlin) - 6:35
2. Baba [For Ramana Maharshi] (Gurtu) - 6:51
3. Reincarnation (McLaughlin) - 11:52
4. 1 Nite Stand (Mc Laughlin) - 5:26
5. Marie [Bass Solo] (DiPiazza) - 1:59
6. Hijacked (McLaughlin) - 8:35
7. Mila Repa (Mc Laughlin) - 7:31
8. Que Alegria (Mc Laughlin) - 10:32
9. 3 Willows (Mc Laughlin) - 5:14

Trilok Gurtu - Percussion
John McLaughlin - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Producer, Performer, MIDI
Carlos Albrecht - Engineer, Mixing
Jean-Philippe Allard - Executive Producer
Kai Eckhardt-Karpeh - Guitar (Bass)
Thomas Schmidt - Digital Editing, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Dominique Di Piazza - Bass, Guitar
John McLaughlin Trio - Performer
Dany Gignoux - Photography
Bettina Rheims - Photography

1992 CD Verve 837280-2
1992 CS Verve 837280-4
1993 Polygram 837280


John McLaughlin
Born Jan 4, 1942 in Yorkshire, England

A household name since the early '70s, John McLaughlin was an innovative fusion guitarist when he led the Mahavishnu Orchestra and continued living up to his reputation as a phenomenal and consistently inquisitive player through the years. He started on guitar when he was 11 and was initially inspired by blues and swing players. McLaughlin worked with Alexis Korner, Graham Bond, Ginger Baker, and others in the 1960s and played free jazz with Gunter Hampel for six months. His first album was a classic (1969's Extrapolation) and was followed by an obscurity for the Dawns label with John Surman, a quintet set with Larry Young (Devotion), and My Goals Beyond in 1970 which was half acoustic solos and half jams involving Indian musicians.
In 1969, McLaughlin moved to New York to play with Tony Williams' Lifetime and he appeared on two classic Miles Davis records: In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. In 1971, McLaughlin formed the Mahavishnu Orchestra, a very powerful group often thought of as rock but having the sophisticated improvisations of jazz. After three influential albums (The Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire, and Between Nothingness and Eternity), the group disbanded in 1973. McLaughlin, who recorded a powerful spiritual album with Carlos Santana that was influenced by John Coltrane, put together a new Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1974 that, despite the inclusion of Jean-Luc Ponty, failed to catch on and broke up by 1975. McLaughlin then surprised the music world by radically shifting directions, switching to acoustic guitar and playing Indian music with his group Shakti. They made a strong impact on the world music scene (which was in its infancy) during their three years. McLaughlin then went back and forth between electric and acoustic guitars; leading the One Truth Band; playing in trios with Al DiMeola and Paco De Lucia; popping up on some mid-'80s Miles Davis records; forming a short-lived third version of the Mahavishnu Orchestra (with saxophonist Bill Evans); recording an introspective tribute to pianist Bill Evans; and, in 1993, touring with a rollicking jazz trio featuring Joey DeFrancesco and drummer Dennis Chambers. Throughout his productive career John McLaughlin has recorded as a leader for Marmalade, Dawns, Douglas International, Columbia, Warner Bros., and Verve. - Scott Yanow



1969 Extrapolation Polydor
1970 Where Fortune Smiles One Way
1970 My Goals Beyond Rykodisc
1970 Devotion Douglas
1978 Electric Dreams Columbia
1979 Electric Guitarist Columbia
1981 Belo Horizonte [Warner Brothers] Warner
1982 Passion, Grace and Fire Columbia
1983 Music Spoken Here Wounded Bird
1987 Adventures in Radioland Relativity
1988 Mediterranean Concerto (For Guitar &... [live] Columbia
1989 Live at the Royal Festival Hall JMT
1991 Que Alegria Verve
1991 Jazz, Vol. 2 Rhino
1993 Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill... Verve
1993 Tokyo Live Verve
1994 McLaughlin & Santana ITM
1994 After the Rain Verve
1994 Tokyo Live Polygram
1995 The Promise Verve
1996 Paco de Lucia/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola Verve
1997 The Heart of Things Verve
1999 Remember Shakti Polygram
1999 Belo Horizonte [WEA Germany] Wea
2000 The Heart of Things: Live in Paris Polygram
2001 Saturday Night in Bombay: Remember Shakti [live] Verve
2002 Belo Horizonte [Wounded Bird] Wounded Bird

1991 The Best of McLaughlin Columbia
1993 Compact Jazz: John McLaughlin Verve
1996 This Is Jazz, Vol. 17 Columbia/Legac
2000 Remember Shakti: The Believer [live] Verve
2000 Collection Import
2002 Remember Shakti [Box Set] [live] Verve