Magic Touch (album)
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| Magic Touch | ||||
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| Studio album by Stanley Jordan | ||||
| Released | 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | Song Shop Studio in New York City | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 53:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note Records | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola, Christine Martin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Magic Touch is the first studio album by guitarist Stanley Jordan, released in 1985 through Blue Note Records originally on vinyl; a CD edition was reissued in 1990.[3] AllMusic critic Daniel Gioffre has described the album as "[a]n instant classic, and one of the definitive moments of modern jazz guitar."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Eleanor Rigby" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 7:01 | |
| 2. | "Freddie Freeloader" | Miles Davis | 6:09 | |
| 3. | "Round Midnight" | Thelonious Monk | 5:08 | |
| 4. | "All the Children" | Stanley Jordan | 5:03 | |
| 5. | "The Lady in My Life" | Rod Temperton | 6:26 | |
| 6. | "Angel" | Jimi Hendrix | 4:14 | |
| 7. | "Fundance" | Jordan | 2:35 | |
| 8. | "New Love" | Jordan | 5:38 | |
| 9. | "Return Expedition" | Jordan | 8:03 | |
| 10. | "A Child Is Born" | Thad Jones | 3:35 | |
Total length: |
53:52 | |||
Personnel
- Stanley Jordan – guitar
- Onaje Allan Gumbs – keyboard
- Peter Erskine – drums (track 2)
- Omar Hakim – drums (track 5)
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion (tracks 1, 9)
- Bugsy Moore – percussion (track 9)
- Al Di Meola – cymbals (track 9)
- Charnett Moffett – bass (tracks 2, 9)
- Wayne Brathwaite – bass (track 5)
- James Farber – engineering
- Kenny Florendo – engineering assistance
- Al Di Meola – production
- Christine Martin – production
References
- ↑ "Jordan, Stanley biography". Blue Note Records. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gioffre, Daniel. "Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ "Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
External links
- In Review: Stanley Jordan "Magic Touch" at Guitar Nine Records
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