After the Rain (John McLaughlin album)

After the Rain
Studio album by John McLaughlin
Released	1995
Recorded	December 4 and 8, 1994
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	57:06
Label	Verve
Producer	John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin chronology
Tokyo Live (1993) After the Rain (1995) The Promise (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

After the Rain is a jazz album by John McLaughlin, released in 1995 on Verve Records. The album reached number 9 in the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart 1995.^[3] It features organist Joey DeFrancesco and veteran drummer Elvin Jones.

Track listing

1. "Take the Coltrane" (Duke Ellington) – 6:01
2. "My Favorite Things" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 6:16
3. "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" (Carla Bley) – 6:31
4. "Encuentros" (John McLaughlin) – 7:32
5. "Naima" (John Coltrane) – 4:43
6. "Tones for Elvin Jones" (John McLaughlin) – 6:34
7. "Crescent" (John Coltrane) – 7:41
8. "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaría) – 6:54
9. "After the Rain" (John Coltrane) – 4:54

Personnel

Musicians

• John McLaughlin – guitar
• Joey DeFrancesco – Hammond organ
• Elvin Jones – drums

Production

• Jean-Philippe Allard - executive producer
• J.L. Barilla - design
• Max Costa - mastering, mixing
• Arthur Elgort - photography
• Cheung Ching Ming – photography
• Jonathan Mooney – assistant engineer
• Ed Rak – engineer
• Michael Stein – production coordination

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1995	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	9[3]

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "After the Rain - John McLaughlin : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 977. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. "After the Rain - John McLaughlin | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2014.