Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album)

Magic Touch is the first studio album by guitarist Stanley Jordan, released in 1985 by Blue Note Records on vinyl; a CD edition was issued in 1990.

Critical reception

Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic awarded Magic Touch 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "An instant classic, and one of the definitive moments of modern jazz guitar." He listed "Eleanor Rigby", "The Lady in My Life", "Freddie Freeloader", "'Round Midnight", and "A Child Is Born" as highlights.

Track listing

Personnel

Stanley Jordan – guitar

Onaje Allan Gumbs – keyboard

Wayne Braithwaite – bass

Charnett Moffett – bass

Peter Erskine – drums

Omar Hakim – drums

Al Di Meola – cymbals

Sammy Figueroa – percussion

Bugsy Moore – percussion

Production

James Farber – engineer

Kenny Florendo – assistant engineer

Al Di Meola – producer

Christine Martin – producer

References

External links

Stanley Jordan Magic Touch album review at Guitar Nine

Stanley Jordan albums

1985 albums

Blue Note Records albums