This alive laid is i of Larry Carlton's best recordings because the guitarist stretches himself. Joined yesteryear keyboardist Terry Trotter, bassist Abraham Laboriel, drummer John Robinson in addition to percussionist Alex Acuna (and an occasional three-piece horn section), Carlton plays five- to eight-minute versions of 4 originals (including "The B.P. Blues"), addition Miles Davis's "So What" in addition to "All Blues." Recorded at the Baked Potato inwards North Hollywood inwards California, Carlton is heard throughout at his really best, making i wonder why he has recorded hence few albums of a similar spontaneous nature inwards his career.
No disco beats or smoothen jazz here, simply an extraordinary alive functioning inwards a small-scale club. Always loved his operate alongside Steely Dan in addition to Joni Mitchell, in addition to bought The Crusaders' "Those Southern Knights" simply hence I could repeatedly brain to Larry on "Spiral", but I didn't similar his ain albums, which are close all smoothen jazz. For approximately reason. If y'all honey bang-up guitar playing, y'all withdraw this.
I've seen Larry Carlton 4 times over the years. He was actually 'on' twice in addition to seemed a chip uninterested the other two. This tape is definitely Larry on a expert night. He gets into i of his patented runs on "Don't Give It Up" that makes y'all intend he could become on forever spitting out clean, melodic lines. And "Last Nite" has a actually wild run where he seems to chase downwards the tune for a expert 2 minutes before he lastly catches it. My entirely electrical load is the horns that were added afterward inwards the studio. It takes away from the live, spontaneous vibe of the tunes. Still, if y'all entirely know Larry Carlton from his mellow jazz menses this is a bang-up house to larn acquainted alongside his earlier, shall nosotros say, "more energetic" days.
This album is simply ridiculously good! No exaggeration amount stop. I've had it for years in addition to plough over it spin on a regular basis. It has a multifariousness of upbeat in addition to slower tunes including the appropriately named "Emotions Wound Us So" which a few reviewers receive got already mentioned. I'll play it for (often guitar playing) friends in addition to they're left shaking their heads. Truly worth v stars. Give it 3 or 4 listens, you'll realize you've bought a gem. Just don't hesitate before it's non available anymore.
Track listing:
1 So What 7:58
2 Don't Give It Up 5:30
3 The B.P. Blues 7:50
4 All Blues 7:50
5 Last Nite 7:58
6 Emotions Wound Us So 6:17
Personnel:
Guitar – Larry Carlton
Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – John Robinson (2), Rick Marotta (tracks: B1)
Keyboards – Terry Trotter
Percussion – Alex Acuna*
Producer – Larry Carlton
Saxophone – Marc Russo
Trumpet – Gary Grant, Jerry Hey
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