Mister Magic

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.

For other uses, see Mister Magic (disambiguation).
Mister Magic
Studio album by
Grover Washington Jr.
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1975
RecordedNovember 1974; Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz funk[1]
Length32:51
LabelKudu Records
ProducerCreed Taylor
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Soul Box
(1973)		 Mister Magic
(1975)		 Feels So Good
(1975)
Alternative cover
Motown Jazz reissue

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

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."[5]

In a retrospective review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow gave the album five out of five stars and 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]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Earth Tones"Bob James12:20
2."Passion Flower"Billy Strayhorn, Milt Raskin5:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mister Magic"Ralph MacDonald8:58
2."Black Frost"Bob James, Grover Washington Jr.6:03
Total length:32:51

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[6] 10
Billboard Top Soul Albums[6] 1
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[6] 1

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[7]
US
Pop		 US
R&B
1975 "Mister Magic" 54 16

References
  1. Maclaren, Trevor (July 13, 2004). "Grover Washington Jr.: Mister Magic". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  2. Yanow, Scott. "Mister Magic – Grover Washington Jr". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. Christgau, Robert (June 16, 1975). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  6. "Grover Washington Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  7. "Grover Washington Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
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