The Heart of Things
# The Heart of Things

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The Heart of Things is an electric jazz fusion album released by guitarist John McLaughlin on Verve in 1997. Musicians include saxophonist Gary Thomas, keyboardist Jim Beard, bassist Matthew Garrison and drummer Dennis Chambers. All compositions were by McLaughlin, who also produced the album.

The album was recorded & mixed at the Officine Mechaniche studio in Milan, Italy, with engineers Paolo Iafelice and Celeste Frigo. Mixing engineers were Max Costa and Frigo.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by John McLaughlin

* "Acid Jazz" (8:19)
* "Seven Sisters" (10:17)
* "Mr. D.C." (7:07)
* "Fallen Angels" (9:29)
* "Healing Hands" (7:36)
* "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

| Year | Chart | Position |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 4 |
