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His fifth album, 1974's Mister Magic, was a commercial success, and introduced guitarist Eric Gale as a near-permanent member in Washington's arsenal. This is one of Grover Washington, Jr.'s best-loved recordings and considered a classic of r&bish jazz. All four songs (which includes Billy Strayhorn's "Passion Flower") are quite enjoyable but it is "Mister Magic" that really caught on as a major hit. Bob James provided the colorful if somewhat commercial arrangements, there are spots for guitarist Eric Gale, and Washington (mostly on tenor and soprano) is heard in particularly creative form. Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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CTI Records is a jazz record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor. CTI was a subsidiary of A&M before becoming independent in 1970. Its first album was A Day in the Life by guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967. The final release, by the CTI Jazz All-Star Band, was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2009, and released in November 2010 on multiple formats: CD, DVD and Blu-ray.
| 1 | Earth Tones | ♡ | 12:25 | Bob James |
| 2 | Passion Flower | ♡ | 5:38 | Billy Strayhorn / Bob James |
| 3 | Mister Magic | ♡ | 9:03 | Ralph MacDonald / William Salter / Bob James |
| 4 | Black Frost | ♡ | 6:10 | Grover Washington, Jr. / Bob James |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000196592
Credits
Alto Saxophone — Grover Washington, Jr. Soprano Saxophone — Grover Washington, Jr. Tenor Saxophone — Grover Washington, Jr., Jerry Dodgion Arranged By — Bob James Baritone Saxophone — Phil Bodner Bass Trombone — Tony Studd Cello — Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken Conductor — Bob James Drums — Harvey Mason Electric Piano — Bob James Engineer — Rudy Van Gelder Flugelhorn — Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm Guitar — Eric Gale Percussion — Ralph MacDonald Piano — Bob James Producer — Creed Taylor Trombone — Wayne Andre Trumpet — Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm Viola — Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi Violin — David Nadien, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman
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