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.[1]

Magic Touch
Studio album by Stanley Jordan
Released	1985
Studio	Song Shop Studio, New York City
Genre	Smooth jazz, jazz fusion
Length	53:52
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Al Di Meola, Christine Martin
Stanley Jordan chronology
Magic Touch (1985) Standards Volume 1 (1986)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stanley Jordan, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)	7:01
2.	"Freddie Freeloader" (Miles Davis)	6:09
3.	"'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk)	5:08
4.	"All the Children"	5:03
5.	"The Lady in My Life" (Rod Temperton)	6:26
6.	"Angel" (Jimi Hendrix)	4:14
7.	"Fundance"	2:35
8.	"New Love"	5:38
9.	"Return Expedition"	8:03
10.	"A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones)	3:35
Total length:		53:52

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

1. "Jordan, Stanley biography". Blue Note Records. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
2. Gioffre, Daniel. "Stanley Jordan - Magic Touch". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

External links

• Stanley Jordan Magic Touch album review at Guitar Nine