Imo Live
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{{Infobox album
| name = Imo Live
| type = Live album
| artist = Kenny Barron Trio
| cover = Imo Live.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1982
| recorded = June 9, 1982
| venue = Imo House, Nakano Minami Guchi, Tokyo
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 54:28
| label = Whynot
PAP 25032
| producer = Masahiko Yuh
| chronology = Kenny Barron
| prev_title = Four in One
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Spiral
| next_year = 1982
}}
Imo Live is a live album by pianist Kenny Barron that was recorded in Japan in 1982 and first released on the Whynot label in 1982 before being reissued on CD by Candid Records in 2010 as Live.[http://store.candidrecords.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=233 Candid Records: album entry], accessed January 9, 2017[http://www.jazzdisco.org/kenny-barron/catalog/#whynot-pap-25032 Kenny Barron Catalog], accessed January 9, 2017[http://kennybarron.com/recordings/live/ Kenny Barron: recordings], accessed January 9, 2017Fitzgerald, M. [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Barron/kb-disc.php Kenny Barron Discography], accessed January 20, 2019
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
}}
In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden stated: "Kenny Barron's star began to rise rapidly in the 1980s, though trio dates such as this live set from Imo House in Tokyo ... the pianist pulls all stops in this outstanding date. Barron is known for playing lengthy (yet never overly long) numbers in front of audiences; this evening is no exception, as the tunes average around 14 minutes each ... fans of the amazing Kenny Barron should make every effort to acquire it"{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000925410|first=Ken|last=Dryden|label=Kenny Barron – Imo Live: Review|accessdate=January 9, 2017}}
Track listing
- "And Then Again" (Kenny Barron) – 12:08
- "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 14:20
- "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 14:17
- "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 13:43
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