Que Alegria

Qué Alegría
Studio album by John McLaughlin
Released	1992
Recorded	November 29th to December 3rd, 1991 at Studio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	64:35
Label	Verve
Producer	John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin chronology
Live At The Royal Festival Hall (1989) Qué Alegría (1992) Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	[2]

Qué Alegría is an album by the John McLaughlin Trio, featuring Trilok Gurtu, Dominique Di Piazza and Kai Eckhardt. It was released on the Verve label in 1992. The album reached 1992 number 5 in the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[3]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Richard S. Ginell states: "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".^[1] The trio performed the title track from the album at the Guitar Legends Festival in Seville, October 1991.

Track listing

1. "Belo Horizonte" – 6:35
2. "Baba" (Trilok Gurtu) – 6:51
3. "Reincarnation" – 11:52
4. "1 Nite Stand" – 5:25
5. "Marie" (Dominique Di Piazza) – 1:59
6. "Hijacked" – 8:35
7. "Mila Repa" – 7:31
8. "Qué Alegría" – 10:32
9. "3 Willows" – 5:14

All compositions by John McLaughlin except where indicated

• Recorded and mixed at Bauer Tonhaus Studios in Ludwigsburg
  November 29 thru December 3, 1991

Personnel

• John McLaughlin - acoustic guitar, Photon Midi interface
• Trilok Gurtu - percussion
• Dominique Di Piazza - 4 string and 5 string bass guitars
• Kai Eckhardt - bass guitar on "Reincarnation" and "1 Nite Stand"

Chart performance

References