Live in Tokyo (Charles McPherson album)

Live in Tokyo
Live album by
Charles McPherson
Released1976
RecordedApril 14, 1976
Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
LabelXanadu
131
ProducerDon Schlitten
Charles McPherson chronology
Beautiful!
(1975) 		Live in Tokyo
(1976) 		New Horizons
(1977)

Live in Tokyo is a live album by saxophonist Charles McPherson which was recorded in Japan in 1976 and released on the Xanadu label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars, stating "McPherson is in top form".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Charles McPherson except as indicated

  1. "Tokyo Blue" – 7:14
  2. "East of the Sun" (Brooks Bowman) – 5:32
  3. "Desafinado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 8:32
  4. "Orient Express" – 9:13
  5. "These Foolish Things" (Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey, Harry Link) – 6:18
  6. "Bouncing with Bud" (Bud Powell) – 6:34

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Charles McPherson discography accessed April 24, 2014
  2. ^ Xanadu Records discography accessed April 24, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed April 24, 2014
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 137. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.