Belo Horizonte is an album by English guitarist John McLaughlin, released in 1981 through Warner Music Group. The album reached number 172 on the Billboard 200 and number 11 on Billboards Jazz Albums chart.
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 – percussionProduction:' George Marino – mastering engineer Laurent Peyron – engineer Jean Louis Rizet – engineer
Chart performance Year Chart Position1982Billboard Jazz Albums111981Billboard 200172
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