Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album)
| Magic Touch | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Song Shop Studio, 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 by Blue Note Records on vinyl; a CD edition was issued in 1990.[1]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic awarded 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[edit]
All tracks are written by Stanley Jordan, except where noted
| No. | Title | 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" | 5:03 |
| 5. | "The Lady in My Life" (Rod Temperton) | 6:26 |
| 6. | "Angel" (Jimi Hendrix) | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Fundance" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "New Love" | 5:38 |
| 9. | "Return Expedition" | 8:03 |
| 10. | "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 53:52 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Stanley Jordan – guitar
- Onaje Allan Gumbs – keyboard
- Wayne Braithwaite – bass
- Charnett Moffett – bass
- Peter Erskine – drums
- Omar Hakim – drums
- Al Di Meola – cymbals
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion
- Bugsy Moore – percussion
Production
- James Farber – engineer
- Kenny Florendo – assistant engineer
- Al Di Meola – producer
- Christine Martin – producer
References[edit]
- ^ "Jordan, Stanley biography". Blue Note Records. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ a b Gioffre, Daniel. "Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Stanley Jordan Magic Touch album review at Guitar Nine
