Magic Labyrinth

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Magic Labyrinth
Magic Labyrinth albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedJune 1994
StudioSkyline Studios, NYC.
Genre Post-bop jazz
Length50:28
Label JMT Productions
Producer Stefan Winter
Marc Johnson chronology
Right Brain Patrol
(1992)
Magic Labyrinth
(1995)
If Trees Could Fly
(1999)

Magic Labyrinth is a studio album by jazz acoustic bassist Marc Johnson, and the second with his "Right Brain Patrol" trio featuring guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan. It was released by JMT Productions (JMT 514 018-2) in 1995. [1] [2]

Contents

Review

Downbeat praised the album for its "excursions to the more adventurous and angular regions of improvisational jazz". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Tom Hull B+ [6]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samurai Hee-Haw"Johnson7:34
2."J.P."Tuncboyaciyan8:31
3."Solar" Miles Davis 3:17
4."A Paco"Tuncboyaciyan6:28
5."Forest Bower"Johnson2:56
6."Street Walk"Tuncboyaciyan3:57
7."Magic Labyrinth"Muthspiel5:31
8."Around That Time"Muthspiel5:25
9."Ne Um Talvez" Hermeto Pascoal 6:55
Total length:50:28

Personnel

Credits

Notes

References

  1. "Marc Johnson Biography". All About Jazz . Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Marc Johnson Magic Labyrinth". Musical review. Birdland.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Anderson, Rick. "Marc Johnson Magic Labyrinth". Musical review. AllMusic . Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 789. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin. ISBN   9781852277543 . Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  6. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Marc Johnson". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. "Marc Johnson's Right Brain Patrol – Magic Labyrinth". Discogs.com . Retrieved April 27, 2014.