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{{Infobox album
| name       = Live at Tonic
| type       = live
| artist     = [[Christian McBride]]
| cover      = Live_at_Tonic_McBride.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = May 2, 2006
| recorded   = January 10–11, 2005
| venue      = [[Tonic (music venue)|Tonic]] (New York City)
| studio     =
| genre      = Jazz
| length     = 3:31:08
| label      = [[Ropeadope Records|Ropeadope]]
| producer   = Andy Blackman Hurwitz, Christian McBride
| prev_title = [[Vertical Vision]]
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title = [[Kind of Brown (album)|Kind of Brown]]
| next_year  = 2009
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[All About Jazz]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kellman|first1=John|title=Christian McBride: Live At Tonic|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-at-tonic-christian-mcbride-ropeadope-review-by-john-kelman.php|website=[[All About Jazz]]|publisher=allaboutjazz.com|accessdate=22 March 2018|date=17 May 2006}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Christian McBride: Live at Tonic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-tonic-mw0000525062|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=6 March 2017}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Buffalo News]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="TBN">{{cite web |last1=Jeff |first1=Simon|title=Discs|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/discs/article_2f6939e3-6f34-5bec-8371-03d6a144b0ba.html | website=[[The Buffalo News]] |accessdate=18 August 2020 |language=en |date=May 19, 2006}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="TG">{{cite web|last1=Fordham|first1=John|author-link=John Fordham (jazz critic)|title=Christian McBride, Live at Tonic|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jun/23/jazz.shopping2|website=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=theguardian.com|accessdate=13 November 2017|date=23 June 2006}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref name="PM">{{cite web|last1=Layman|first1=Will|title=Christian McBride: Live at Tonic|url=https://www.popmatters.com/christian-mcbride-live-at-tonic-2495688134.html|website=[[PopMatters]]|publisher=popmatters.com|accessdate=22 March 2018|date=14 August 2006}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
| rev6score = B+<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Christian McBride |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=christian+mcbride | publisher=[[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]] |accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev7score  = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{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|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=965}}</ref>
}}
'''''Live at Tonic''''' is a three-disc album by bassist [[Christian McBride]], recorded at [[Tonic (music venue)|Tonic]] in New York on January 10–11, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chinen |first1=Nate |title=Christian McBride: Live at Tonic |url=https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/christian-mcbride-live-at-tonic/ |website=[[JazzTimes]] |accessdate=18 May 2019 |date=1 June 2006}}</ref> The album was released on May 2, 2006 by [[Ropeadope Records]]. Tonic was a music venue located at 107 Norfolk Street, New York City, which opened in the spring of 1998 and closed in April 2007.
==Reception==
[[John Fordham (jazz critic)|John Fordham]], writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'' commented: "McBride's roots lie in R&B, funk and Philly soul as much as bebop. This triple live album is an impressive commitment to the primacy of groove-based music, freedom, jazz and dance."<ref name="TG" /> Will Layman of ''[[PopMatters]]'' commented "That the Christian McBride Band is already a get-you-to-your-feet live act is without question. But are they a thoughtful jazz group that is moving the music forward? Maybe that's not what this two-night stand was about. But, after sticking with it and even enjoying it for its three-disc length, you probably have the right to expect more the next time out. We'll see."<ref name="PM" /> ''[[The Buffalo News]]'' review by Jeff Simon noted, "There's no use anyone pretending to weep and wail over McBride's abandonment of Charles Mingus Way for an aerie on the path begun by the late Jaco Pastorius. McBride is a large, lusty jazz spirit and definitely his own infectious kind of bandleader."<ref name="TBN" />
[[Scott Yanow]] of [[Allmusic]] stated: "Live at Tonic is a three-CD set that contains highlights from his opening sets during two nights at Tonic on the first disc, and his complete second sets on discs two and three. It is clear, after hearing the first couple of numbers, that McBride loves funk and stretching out. The first disc has his regular quartet with tenor-saxophonist Ron Blake, keyboardist Geoff Keezer, and drummer Terreon Gully digging into eight numbers, including Weather Report's "Boogie Woogie Waltz" and some straight-ahead jamming. The second disc has the group augmented by guest pianist Jason Moran, violinist Jenny Scheinman, and guitarist Charlie Hunter, while the third has guests on trumpet, guitar, boom box, and turntables. Unfortunately, the songs (particularly on the second and third CDs) are not of very high quality and the funk seems to go on forever, particularly on the 29-minute "See Jam, Hear Jam, Feel Jam" ... There are some good moments along the way and the musicians are great, but some editing and common sense should have gone into this production."<ref name="AM" />
== Track listing ==
===Disc 1===
{{Track listing
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| headline    =
| title_width = 450px
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| all_lyrics  =
| all_music   =
| title1      = Technicolor Nightmare
| length1     = 12:48
| title2      = Say Something
| length2     = 6:04
| title3      = Clerow's Flipped
| length3     = 6:05
| title4      = Lejos De Usted
| length4     = 7:01
| title5      = Sonic Tonic
| length5     = 11:44
| title6      = Hibiscus
| length6     = 6:02
| title7      = Sitting on a Cloud
| length7     = 6:52
| title8      = Boogie Woogie Waltz
| length8     = 14:54
}}
===Disc 2===
{{Track listing
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| headline    =
| title_width = 450px
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics  =
| all_music   =
| title1      = See Jam, Hear Jam, Feel Jam
| length1     = 29:23
| title2      = Out Jam / Give It Up or Turn It Loose
| length2     = 9:35
| title3      = Lower East Side / Rock Jam
| length3     = 6:26
| title4      = Hemisphere Jam
| length4     = 3:36
| title5      = Bitches Brew
| length5     = 4:51
| title6      = Out Jam / Via Mwandishi
| length6     = 7:57
| title7      = Mwandishi Outcome Jam
| length7     = 7:10
| title8      = The Comedown (LSD Jam)
| length8     = 3:58
}}
===Disc 3===
{{Track listing
| collapsed   =
| headline    =
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| all_writing =
| all_lyrics  =
| all_music   =
| title1      = E Jam
| length1     = 33:03
| title2      = AB Minor Jam
| length2     = 12:59
| title3      = D Shuffle Jam
| length3     = 9:00
| title4      = D Shuffle Jam, Pt. 2
| length4     = 11:32
}}
== Personnel ==
;Christian McBride Band
*[[Christian McBride]] (acoustic and electric bass)
*[[Geoffrey Keezer]] (keyboards)
*[[Terreon Gully]] (drums)
*[[Ron Blake]] (tenor, soprano, baritone saxophones, flute)
;Additional musicians
*[[Charlie Hunter]] (guitar)
*[[Jason Moran (musician)|Jason Moran]] (piano)
*[[Jenny Scheinman]] (violin)
*[[DJ Logic]] (turntables)
*[[Scratch (musician)|Scratch]] (beat box)
*Eric Krasno (guitars)
*[[Rashawn Ross]] (trumpets)
==Chart performance==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Chart (2006)
! Peak<br>position
|-
| US Jazz Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|title=CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: CHART HISTORY|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/christian-mcbride/chart-history/jazz-albums|website=Billboard|publisher=[[billboard.com]]|accessdate=18 May 2019}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| align=center|8
|-
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.christianmcbride.com/discography Christian McBride Discography]
{{Christian McBride}}
{{Jason Moran (musician)}}
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[[Category:2006 live albums]]
[[Category:Christian McBride albums]]
[[Category:Ropeadope Records live albums]]