Wizard Island (album)
Released in 1980, Wizard Island is the fourth album by keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion". The album was Lorber's first to reach number one on the US Jazz Album chart.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 5–22, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion Smooth jazz Funk | |||
| Length | 36:57 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lorber | |||
| The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Wizard Island" | Jeff Lorber | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Sweet" | Jeff Lorber | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Can't Get Enough" | Jeff Lorber | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Reflections" | Jeff Lorber | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Fusion Juice" | Kenny G | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Lava Lands" | Jeff Lorber | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Shadows" | Jeff Lorber | 3:56 |
| 8. | "City" | Jeff Lorber | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Rooftops" | Jeff Lorber | 3:47 |
Personnel
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
- Jeff Lorber – acoustic piano, Yamaha electric grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Moog Modular System, Oberheim OB-X, Prophet-5
- Danny Wilson – electric bass
- Dennis Bradford – drums
- Kenny Gorelick – flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Guest Musicians
- Chick Corea – Minimoog (9)
- Jay Koder – guitars
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Production
- Jeff Lorber – producer
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
- Jeffrey Ross – album coordinator, management
- Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design
- Mathew Cohen – front and back cover artwork
- Gary Regester – photography
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 123 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] | 1 |
External links
References
- Wynn, Ron. Jeff Lorber: Wizard Island > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 September 2011.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 128. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
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