Magic Windows
| Magic Windows | ||||
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| Released | September 29, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 The Automatt, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, jazz fusion, R&B | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Magic Windows is the thirty-second album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on September 29, 1981 on Columbia. Personnel involved in this album, besides Herbie himself, include among others: Wah-Wah Watson, Ray Parker Jr., Sylvester, Paulinho da Costa, Adrian Belew and Sheila Escovedo.
Track listing
- "Magic Number" (David Rubinson, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:24
- "Tonight's the Night" (Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker, Jr.) – 6:31
- "Everybody's Broke" (Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:11
- "Help Yourself" (David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 6:43
- "Satisfied with Love" (Hancock, Jean Hancock) – 6:31
- "The Twilight Clone" (Adrian Belew, Hancock) – 8:19
- "Magic Number (Disco Version)" (David Rubinson, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) - 9:30
Synthesisers
Amongst the other synthesizers employed on this album, an Alpha Syntauri (enhanced Apple computer) was used for some of the tracks.
Liner-notes on the CD version, from "Jazz Originals Series", say "There are no strings, or other orchestral instruments on this album. All of these orchestrations are performed by Herbie Hancock on various synthesizers."
Personnel
- Herbie Hancock - E-mu Polyphonic keyboard, E-mu Emulator, clavitar, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Hohner clavinet, Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano, Sennheiser, Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified Apple II plus microcomputer, acoustic piano, bass (2), backing vocals (3)
- Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (2, 4)
- Ray Parker Jr. (1-2), George Johnson (3, 6), Al McKay (4), Wah-Wah Watson (5), Adrian Belew (6) - guitar
- Freddie Washington (1, 5), Louis Johnson (3, 6), Ed Watkins (4) - bass
- John Robinson (1, 3), Ray Parker Jr. (2), James Gadson (4), Alphonse Mouzon (5) - drums
- Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III - bells, Ghanaian drums (6)
- Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo (1), Paulinho da Costa (6) - percussion
- Sylvester (1), Vicki Randle (2), Gavin Christopher (3-5) - lead vocals
- Jeanie Tracy (1), Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer and Vicki Randle (2-4), David Bottom and Jeffrey Cohen (3), Julia, Luther, Maxine and Oren Waters (5) - backing vocals
See also
References
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Magic Windows - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.