Que Alegria

{{Infobox album

| name = Qué Alegría

| type = Album

| artist = John McLaughlin

| cover = Que_Alegria_JM.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1992

| recorded = 29 November – 3 December 1991

| venue =

| studio = Studio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany

| genre = Jazz

| length = {{Duration|m=64|s=35}}

| label = Verve

| producer = John McLaughlin

| chronology = John McLaughlin

| prev_title = Live at the Royal Festival Hall

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Time Remembered: John McLaughlin Plays Bill Evans

| next_year = 1993

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/que-alegria-mw0000610684 |title=Que Alegria – John McLaughlin Trio |first=Richard S. |last=Ginell |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=18 April 2014}}

|rev2 = All About Jazz

|rev2Score = {{cite web |url= http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=10834 |title=John McLaughlin Trio: Que Alegria |first=Walter |last=Kolosky |work=allaboutjazz.com |date=20 November 2002 |access-date=27 October 2013}}

|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev3score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=977}}

}}

Qué Alegría is an album by the John McLaughlin Trio, featuring percussionist Trilok Gurtu and bass guitarist Dominique Di Piazza.

Di Piazza is replaced by Kai Eckhardt on two tracks. It was released on the Verve label in 1992. The album reached 1992 number 5 in the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/que-alegria-mw0000610684/awards |title=Que Alegria – John McLaughlin Trio |publisher=AllMusic |quote= Top Contemporary Jazz Albums |access-date=18 April 2014}}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 3 stars and its review by Richard S. Ginell states: "McLaughlin sounds rejuvenated and refreshed in this format, as he switches between acoustic guitar and a guitar synthesizer attachment that softens and rounds his attacks while creating some luminous timbres and textures. McLaughlin's on-again, off-again Indian kick rises prominently into view here as Trilok Gurtu's role broadens into that of an all-purpose percussionist, producing some amazing sounds as backdrops".