Mister Magic
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| Studio album by Grover Washington, Jr. | ||||||||||
| Released | 1975 | |||||||||
| Recorded | November 1974 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz Jazz Fusion Smooth Jazz |
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| Length | 32:51 | |||||||||
| Label | Kudu Records KU-20 |
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| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||||||||
| Grover Washington, Jr. chronology | ||||||||||
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Mister Magic is a 1975 album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. The album topped both the soul and jazz albums chart and peaked at number ten on the Pop albums chart.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- Earth Tones" (Bob James) - 12:20
- Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:30
- Mister Magic" (Ralph MacDonald) - 8:58
- Black Frost" (Bob James, Grover Washington, Jr.) - 6:03
[edit] Personnel
- Grover Washington, Jr. - Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
- Bob James - Arranged By, Conductor, Electric Piano, Piano
- Gary King, Phil Upchurch - Bass
- Harvey Mason - Drums
- Eric Gale - Guitar
- Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
- Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Phil Bodner - Baritone Saxophone
- Wayne Andre - Trombone
- Tony Studd - Bass Trombone
- Jerry Dodgion - Tenor Saxophone
- Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken - Cello
- Al Brown, Manny Vardi - Viola
- David Nadien, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman - Violin
- Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 10 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 1 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums[2] | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | |
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| 1975 | "Mister Magic" | 54 | 16 |
[edit] References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Grover Washington, Jr.: Mister Magic > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Grover Washington, Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p136173/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Grover Washington, Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p136173/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
