Illicit (album)

Illicit is an album by the fusion jazz band Tribal Tech released in 1992. The album was recorded during the L.A. Riots in April 1992 at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, California.

Illicit
Studio album by Tribal Tech
Released	4 August 1992
Recorded	April 1992 at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA; USA.
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	63:41
Label	Bluemoon Recordings, Mesa Records
Producer	Scott Henderson, Gary Willis
Tribal Tech chronology
Tribal Tech (1991) Illicit (1992) Face First (1993)

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Track listing

1. "The Big Wave" (Gary Willis) – 6:31
2. "Stoopid" (Gary Willis) – 5:47
3. "Black Cherry" (Scott Henderson) – 6:42
4. "Torque" (Scott Henderson) – 6:02
5. "Slidin' Into Charlisa (Scott Henderson) – 7:32
6. "Root Food" (Scott Henderson) – 8:13
7. "Riot" (Tribal Tech) – 6:58
8. "Paha-Sapa" (Gary Willis) – 3:24
9. "Babylon" (Gary Willis) – 5:26
10. "Aftermath" (Tribal Tech) – 7:03

Personnel

• Scott Henderson – guitar
• Gary Willis – bass
• Scott Kinsey – keyboards
• Kirk Covington – drums

"The Big Wave"

(Gubbio, Italy, March 1993) Scott Henderson, during the child-like intro of "The Big Wave":

"This is a tune that Willis wrote, it's..uhh...kinda about the situation in Los Angeles as far as the music scene, has anybody ever been there? Los Angeles people? You're not missing anything believe me.. All the jazz there sounds exactly like this. It's very happy and pleasant....So we hate it! So we're gonna play a tune dedicated to the situation and the Los Angeles jazz scene."