Mister Magic

Mister Magic
Studio album by Grover Washington, Jr.
Released	1975
Recorded	November 1974 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz Jazz Fusion Smooth Jazz
Length	37:45
Label	Kudu Records
Producer	Creed Taylor
Grover Washington, Jr. chronology
Soul Box (1973) Mister Magic (1975) Feels So Good (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mister Magic is a 1975 album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. The album topped both the soul and jazz albums chart and peaked at number ten on the Pop albums chart.

Track listing

1. Earth Tones - (Bob James) 12:23
2. Passion Flower - (Billy Strayhorn) 5:36
3. Mister Magic - (Ralph MacDonald) 9:01
4. Black Frost - (Bob James, Grover Washington, Jr.) 6:06

Personnel

• Grover Washington, Jr. - Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
• Bob James - Arranged By, Conductor, Electric Piano, Piano
• Gary King, Phil Upchurch - Bass
• Harvey Mason - Drums
• Eric Gale - Guitar
• Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
• Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Phil Bodner - Baritone Saxophone
• Wayne Andre - Trombone
• Tony Studd - Bass Trombone
• Jerry Dodgion - Tenor Saxophone
• Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken - Cello
• Al Brown, Manny Vardi - Viola
• David Nadien, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman - Violin
• Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	10
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	1
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[2]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US Pop	US R&B
1975	"Mister Magic"	54	16

References

1. ^ Yanow, Scott. Grover Washington, Jr.: Mister Magic > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Grover Washington, Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p136173/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 
3. ^ "Grover Washington, Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p136173/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 

External links

• Grover Washington, Jr.-Mister Magic at Discogs