Album
Magic Man
1981 · Jazz, Funk / Soul
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Magic Man is a Jazz album by Herb Alpert, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 36 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
The high-flying confidence of Rise and the experimental bent of Beyond began to wear off by 1981, giving way to the more relaxed but musically weaker ministrations of Magic Man. With Michael Stokes, then A&M's director of Black Product/A&R, co-producing, Alpert came up with a pleasant collection of mostly forgettable, mild-mannered R&B/pop-slanted tunes, plus a fairly uneventful rendition-at-length of "Besame Mucho" and a redundant cha-cha/disco remake of his own "You Smile, The Song Begins." Alpert's haunting trumpet still reflects his post-"Rise" sense of command, but he doesn't have much to say this time; the material holds him back.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Magic Man5:33
- A2Manhattan Melody5:42
- A3I Get It From You3:59
- A4Secret Garden4:37
Side B
- B1Besame Mucho6:10
- B2This One's For Me3:38
- B3Fantasy Island3:42
- B4You Smile, The Song Begins3:01
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- coastal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Abraham LaborielBASS BASS GUITAR GUITAR
- David FosterKEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER
- Eddie "Bongo" BrownBONGOS, CONGAS CONGAS, BONGOS
- Gayle LevantHARP
- Herb AlpertTRUMPET, FLUGELHORN, LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS, PIANO, CLAVINET, SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC PIANO TRUMPET, VOCALS, PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO , CLAVINET
- James GadsonDRUMS
- John RobinsonDRUMS
- Julius WechterVIBRAPHONE , MARIMBA VIBRAPHONE, MARIMBA
- Michael StokesELECTRIC PIANO , BACKING VOCALS, CLAVINET PIANO, CLAVINET, BACKING VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER , ELECTRIC PIANO
- Michel ColombierPIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO
- Paulinho Da CostaPERCUSSION
- Steve FormanPERCUSSION
- Steve LukatherGUITAR
- Steve PorcaroSYNTHESIZER
- Freddie WashingtonBASS
- Jeremy LubbockPIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO
- Melvin "Wah Wah" WatsonGUITAR
- Richard PageBACKING VOCALS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 36 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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