Belo Horizonte (album)
1981 studio album by John McLaughlin
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Belo Horizonte is an album by English guitarist John McLaughlin, released in 1981 through Warner Music Group.[3][4] The album reached number 172 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[5]
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, jazz | |||
| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Group | |||
| Producer | John McLaughlin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
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 – percussion
- 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 – percussion
Production:
- George Marino – mastering engineer
- Laurent Peyron – engineer
- Jean Louis Rizet – engineer
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 11[5] |
| 1981 | Billboard 200 | 172[5] |