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1995 studio album by Marc Johnson
Magic Labyrinth
Studio album by Marc Johnson
Released1995
RecordedJune 1994
StudioSkyline Studios, NYC.
GenrePost-bop jazz
Length50:28
LabelJMT Productions
ProducerStefan Winter
Marc Johnson chronology
Right Brain Patrol
(1992) 		Magic Labyrinth
(1995) 		If Trees Could Fly
(1999)

Magic Labyrinth is a studio album by jazz acoustic bassist Marc Johnson, and the second with his "Right Brain Patrol" trio featuring guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan. It was released by JMT Productions (JMT 514 018-2) in 1995.

Review

On this album Johnson show even more exquisite landscapes in improvisational music. Magic Labyrinth brings together individual compositions by the musician, one collaborative work between Johnson, Muthspiel and Tunçboyaciyan, and additional two delicate compositions by Miles Davis and Hermeto Pascoal. Downbeat praised the album for its "excursions to the more adventurous and angular regions of improvisational jazz".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz
Tom HullB+

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samurai Hee-Haw"Johnson7:34
2."J.P."Tuncboyaciyan8:31
3."Solar"Miles Davis3:17
4."A Paco"Tuncboyaciyan6:28
5."Forest Bower"Johnson2:56
6."Street Walk"Tuncboyaciyan3:57
7."Magic Labyrinth"Muthspiel5:31
8."Around That Time"Muthspiel5:25
9."Ne Um Talvez"Hermeto Pascoal6:55
Total length:50:28

Personnel

Credits

  • Marc Johnson – composer (tracks # 1, 5 & 7)
  • Arto Tuncboyaciyan – composer (tracks # 2, 6 & 7)
  • Wolfgang Muthspiel – composer (tracks # 4, 7 & 8)
  • Miles Davis – composer (track # 3)
  • Hermeto Pascoal – composer (track # 9)
  • Carlos Albrecht – engineer
  • Hiroshi Itsuno – executive producer
  • Stefan Winter – producer

Notes

  • Digitally recorded June 1994 at Skyline Studios, NYC, digitally mixed and mastered Nov. 1994 at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg

References

  1. "Marc Johnson Biography". All About Jazz. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Marc Johnson Magic Labyrinth". Musical review. Birdland.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Anderson, Rick. "Marc Johnson Magic Labyrinth". Musical review. AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 789. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin encyclopedia of jazz. Virgin. ISBN 9781852277543. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  6. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Marc Johnson". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. "Marc Johnson's Right Brain Patrol – Magic Labyrinth". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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