The Heart of Things

The Heart of Things is a jazz/rock album released in 1997 by John McLaughlin on Verve, catalogue number 539 153-2. The genre is very much brawny electric jazz fusion featuring some young newcomers to McLaughlin's orbit as well as the familiar Beard and Chambers. All the pieces were written by McLaughlin, who also produced the album.

The Heart of Things
Studio album by
John McLaughlin
Released1997
Recorded1997
GenreJazz fusion
Length47:22
LabelVerve
ProducerJohn McLaughlin
John McLaughlin chronology
The Guitar Trio
(1996)		 The Heart of Things
(1997)		 Remember Shakti: The Believer
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
All About Jazz[2]

The executive producers were Jean-Philippe Aliard and Daniel Richard. Production co-ordination was by Christian Pégand, assisted by Karen Strugg. It was recorded and mixed at the Officine Mechaniche studio in Milan, Italy, with engineering by Paolo Iafelice and Celeste Frigo, assisted by Maurizio Andiloro. Editing was carried out at the Massimo Spinosa Studios in Milan by Massimo Spinosa, assisted by Max Costa. The mixing engineers were Max Costa and Celeste Frigo.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John McLaughlin

  1. "Acid Jazz" (8:19)
  2. "Seven Sisters" (10:17)
  3. "Mr. D.C." (7:07)
  4. "Fallen Angels" (9:29)
  5. "Healing Hands" (7:36)
  6. "When Love is Far Away" (4:34)

Personnel
  • John McLaughlin - electric, acoustic and MIDI guitars
  • Gary Thomas - tenor and soprano saxophones, flute
  • Jim Beard - synthesizers, acoustic piano
  • Matthew Garrison - bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
  • Jean-Paul Celea - double bass on "Acid Jazz"
  • Dennis Chambers - drums
  • Victor Williams - percussion

Chart performance
YearChartPosition
1997 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 4[3]
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References
  1. Ginell, Richard S. "The Heart of Things - John McLaughlin". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. Kolosky, Walter (18 November 2002). "John McLaughlin: The Heart of Things". All About Jazz. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. "The Heart of Things - John McLaughlin". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 November 2013.


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