Magic and Movement

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Magic and Movement
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Live album by
Released1974
RecordedJune 22, 1972, July 6, 1973
Genre Jazz
Length44:16
Label Impulse!
Producer Ed Michel
John Klemmer chronology
Intensity
(1973)
Magic and Movement
(1974)
Fresh Feathers
(1974)

Magic and Movement is a live album by American saxophonist and composer John Klemmer featuring studio enhanced live performances recorded in Los Angeles for the Impulse! label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3½ stars. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by John Klemmer
  1. "Blood of the Sun, Primary Pulse" – 3:40
  2. "Blood of the Sun, Secondary Pulse" – 4:36
  3. "Blood of the Sun, Tertiary Pulse" – 8:01
  4. "How Cum Ya Gotta Rip Off Your Brothers?" – 5:51
  5. "Free Love" – 7:41
  6. "The Tree of Forbidden Fruit, Alpha Branch" – 6:24
  7. "The Tree of Forbidden Fruit, Beta Branch" – 1:53
  8. "The Tree of Forbidden Fruit, Gamma Branch" – 6:10
  • Recorded in performance at the Ash Grove in Los Angeles, California on June 22, 1972 with overdubs recorded at Royal Hidley Hall in Los Angeles, California on March 19, 1974 (tracks 1–4) and at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland in July 6, 1973 (tracks 5–8)

Personnel

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References

  1. Impulse! Records discography accessed January 5, 2012
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed January 5, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 120. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.