This recording comes from a one-off tour of this ensemble of Fusion heavyweights. The afternoon of the show,some
of the participants made an appearance at a local music store. I got Allan Holdsworth to sign my copy of the
first Tempest LP and his "Velvet Darkness" LP. I remember him commenting that "Velvet Darkness" was not his best
work. (I think he actually said he hated it.) I still have the poster from the gig, signed by Allan, Stanley, and
Bernard.


JAZZ EXPLOSION SUPER BAND
Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 14, 1988

THE BAND:
STANLEY CLARKE - Bass
STEVE SMITH - Drums
ALLAN HOLDSWORTH - Guitar & SynthAxe
BERNARD WRIGHT - Keyboards
RANDY BRECKER - Trumpet
AIRTO - Percussion

ORIGINAL RECORDING: Aiwa CM-30 Stereo Mic>Aiwa CS-J1 Recorder
Playback on Nakamichi BX-150>HHB 830 Standalone Burner
Ripped with EAC>Traders Little Helper>FLAC (Level 8)
Aligned on Sector Boundaries and .ffp files created by TLH

DISC 1:
01. Intro/Tune-up 00:24
02. Above And Below 13:15
03. Pud Wud 9:07
04. Band Introductions 1:54
05. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Part 1) 17:10
06. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Part 2) 2:45
07. ??? 8:57
08. ??? 6:48
09. Drum Solo (Steve) 6:30
10. 'Round Midnight 7:50

DISC 2:
01. Guitar/SynthAxe Solo 3:42
02. Percussion Solo (Airto) 5:51
03. ??? 8:39
04. ??? 17:21
-Encore-
05. ??? 9:15


Sound quality is very good, but there are some warts. Goodbye Pork Pie hat suffers from a tape flip; I did not
try to splice it. If you have any of my previous Kiva Auditorium recordings (Steve Morse, John Mc Laughlin,
McLaughlin/DiMeola/DeLucia), this was recorded with the same gear and is comparable to those.

As always, setlist help is welcome.

The Kiva Auditorium is part of the Albuquerque Convention Center, and it was created to showcase chamber
music, Broadway touring companies, ballet, and other intimate shows. It seats about 3000, with plush theater
seating and a permanent stage. Sound is usually way above average, and it's probably the best sound in town.
Rock shows are not allowed. A promoter almost got Stevie Ray Vaughan in there by booking him as a blues concert,
but someone in management heard a couple of tracks from "Texas Flood", and the show had to be re-located.
During the 10 years I lived in Albuquerque, a couple of the shows I saw there were Tangerine Dream and a show
featuring Stephen Stills, America, and Tom Chapin. In the 1990's, Jethro Tull, CSN, and ELP have played there,
but that's about as heavy as the management will allow.