| Mister Magic | ||||
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| Released | February 7, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | November 1974 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz funk [1] | |||
| Length | 32:51 | |||
| Label | Kudu Records | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Grover Washington Jr. chronology | ||||
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 Motown Jazz reissue | ||||
Mister Magic is the fourth album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr., released in February 1975. The album topped both the soul and jazz albums chart and peaked at number ten on the pop chart.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |   [5] |
Reviewing for The Village Voice in 1975, Robert Christgau found the album "functional" and satisfactory for a commercially successful jazz album: "Washington plays a warm tenor in the pop jazz tradition of Gene Ammons, but the rhythm section percolates danceably, and the result is sexy background music only superficially marred by Bob James's strings." [6]
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said that it is "one of Grover Washington Jr.'s best-loved recordings and considered a classic of r&bish jazz." He found Washington to be in "particularly creative form" and called James' arrangements "colorful if somewhat commercial". [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Earth Tones" | Bob James | 12:20 |
| 2. | "Passion Flower" | Billy Strayhorn, Milt Raskin | 5:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mister Magic" | Ralph MacDonald | 8:58 |
| 2. | "Black Frost" | Bob James, Grover Washington Jr. | 6:03 |
| Total length: | 32:51 | ||
Brass and Reed Section
String Section
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums [7] | 10 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums [7] | 1 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums [7] | 1 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [8] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop | US R&B | ||
| 1975 | "Mister Magic" | 54 | 16 |
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