Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album)

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Released 1985 (1985) Artist Stanley Jordan Producer Al Di Meola Genres Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz		Length 53:52 Release date 1985 Label Blue Note Records

Recorded Song Shop Studio in New York City Magic Touch(1985) Standards Volume 1(1986) Similar Stanley Jordan albums, Jazz fusion albums

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.

Critical reception

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.

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

Songs

1Eleanor Rigby7:02
2Freddie Freeloader6:10
3'Round Midnight5:09

References

Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album) Wikipedia

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Contents

Critical reception

Personnel

Songs

References