| Magic Windows | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 29, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco. Additional recording at Kendun Recording; Village Recorders; Ameraycan Studios, L.A. | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, jazz fusion, R&B | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson | |||
| Herbie Hancock chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Magic Windows is the twenty-fifth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on September 29, 1981, on Columbia Records.[4] The album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.[5]
Background
[edit]Hancock continued collaborating with associate producer Jeffrey Cohen on this album. A song called "Satisfied with Love" was also co-written by his sister, Jean Hancock. Artists such as Wah-Wah Watson, Louis Johnson, Ray Parker Jr., Al McKay, Adrian Belew, Sylvester, Sheila E. and Paulinho da Costa appeared on the record.[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "Magic Number" (David Rubinson, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:24
- "Tonight's the Night" (Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.) – 6:31
- "Everybody's Broke" (Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:11
- "Help Yourself" (David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 6:43
- "Satisfied with Love" (Hancock, Jean Hancock) – 6:31
- "The Twilight Clone" (Adrian Belew, Hancock) – 8:19
Personnel
[edit]- Herbie Hancock - E-mu Polyphonic keyboard, E-mu Emulator, clavitar, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim Eight Voice, Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Hohner clavinet, Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano, Sennheiser, Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified Apple II+ computer, acoustic piano, bass (2), backing vocals (3)
- Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (2, 4)
- Ray Parker Jr. (1–2), George Johnson (3, 6), Al McKay (4), Wah-Wah Watson (5), Adrian Belew (6) - guitar
- Freddie Washington (1, 5), Louis Johnson (3, 6), Ed Watkins (4) - bass
- John Robinson (1, 3), Ray Parker Jr. (2), James Gadson (4), Alphonse Mouzon (5) - drums
- Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III - bells, Ghanaian drums (6)
- Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo (1), Paulinho da Costa (6) - percussion
- Sylvester (1), Vicki Randle (2), Gavin Christopher (3–5) - lead vocals
- Jeanie Tracy (1), Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer and Vicki Randle (2–4), David Bottom and Jeffrey Cohen (3), Julia, Luther, Maxine and Oren Waters (5) - backing vocals
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Magic Windows - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows. Columbia Records. September 1981.
- ^ "Top Jazz LPs" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. October 31, 1981. p. 78. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
