Belo Horizonte (album)

Belo Horizonte is an album by English guitarist John McLaughlin, released in 1981 through Warner Music Group. The album reached number 172 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on Billboards Jazz Albums chart.

The album features McLaughlin on acoustic guitar, although the backing band includes electric keyboards. The same basic lineup would return on his next album Music Spoken Here. It is the first McLaughlin album including Katia Labèque, who would become his wife.

Track listing

All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted.

"Belo Horizonte" – 4:28

"La Baleine" – 5:58

"Very Early (Homage to Bill Evans)" (Evans, McLaughlin) – 1:12

"One Melody" – 6:27

"Stardust on Your Sleeve" – 6:03

"Waltz for Katia" – 3:26

"Zamfir" – 5:47

"Manitas d'Oro (For Paco de Lucia)" – 4:13

Personnel

Tommy Campbell – drums & percussion

Jean Paul Celea – bass guitar, acoustic bass

François Couturier – Fender Rhodes electric piano, synthesizers

Jean-Pierre Drouet – percussions

Augustin Dumay – violin, vocal

François Jeanneau – tenor & soprano saxophones

Katia Labèque – piano, synthesizer

Paco de Lucía – acoustic guitar

John McLaughlin – acoustic, electric & baritone guitars

Steve Sheman – percussionProduction:'

George Marino – mastering engineer

Laurent Peyron – engineer

Jean Louis Rizet – engineer

Chart performance

References

1981 albums

John McLaughlin (musician) albums

Warner Music Group albums