Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album)
| Magic Touch | ||||
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| Studio album by Stanley Jordan | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Song Shop Studio in New York City | |||
| Genre | Smooth jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 53:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Al Di Meola, Christine Martin | |||
| Stanley Jordan chronology | ||||
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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.[1]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic gave Magic Touch 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "An instant classic, and one of the definitive moments of modern jazz guitar." He listed "Eleanor Rigby", "The Lady in My Life", "Freddie Freeloader" "'Round Midnight" and "A Child Is Born" as highlights.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- 1 2 Gioffre, Daniel. "Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
External links
- In Review: Stanley Jordan "Magic Touch" at Guitar Nine Records
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