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Magic Labyrinth
Studio album by
Marc Johnson
Released1995
RecordedJune 1994
StudioSkyline Studios, NYC.
GenrePost-Bop Jazz
Length50:28
LabelJMT Productions
ProducerStefan Winter
Marc Johnson chronology
Right Brain Patrol
(1992) 		Magic Labyrinth
(1995) 		If Trees Could Fly
(1999)

Magic Labyrinth is a studio album by jazz acoustic bassist Marc Johnson, and the second with his "Right Brain Patrol" trio featuring guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan. It was released by JMT Productions (JMT 514 018-2) in 1995.[1][2]

Review

On this album Johnson show even more exquisite landscapes in improvisational music. Magic Labyrinth brings together individual compositions by the musician, one collaborative work between Johnson, Muthspiel and Tunçboyaciyan, and additional two delicate compositions by Miles Davis and Hermeto Pascoal. Downbeat praised the album for its "excursions to the more adventurous and angular regions of improvisational jazz".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[5]
Tom HullB+[6]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samurai Hee-Haw"Johnson7:34
2."J.P."Tuncboyaciyan8:31
3."Solar"Miles Davis3:17
4."A Paco"Tuncboyaciyan6:28
5."Forest Bower"Johnson2:56
6."Street Walk"Tuncboyaciyan3:57
7."Magic Labyrinth"Muthspiel5:31
8."Around That Time"Muthspiel5:25
9."Ne Um Talvez"Hermeto Pascoal6:55
Total length:50:28

Personnel

Credits

Notes

  • Digitally recorded June 1994 at Skyline Studios, NYC, digitally mixed and mastered Nov. 1994 at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg[7]

References

  1. ^ "Marc Johnson Biography". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  2. ^ a b "Marc Johnson Magic Labyrinth". Musical review. Birdland.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Rick. "Marc Johnson Magic Labyrinth". Musical review. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Marc Johnson". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Marc Johnson's Right Brain Patrol – Magic Labyrinth". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
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