1981 Herbie Hancock – Magic Windows
Magic Windows is the thirty-second album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on September 29, 1981 on Columbia. Personnel involved in this album, besides Herbie himself, include among others: Wah-Wah Watson, Ray Parker Jr., Sylvester, Paulinho da Costa, Adrian Belew. (see below for more)
Amongst the other synthesizers employed on this album, an Alpha Syntauri (enhanced Apple computer) was used for some of the tracks.
Liner-notes on the CD version, from “Jazz Originals Series”, say “There are no strings, or other orchestral instruments on this album. All of these orchestrations are performed by Herbie Hancock on various synthesizers.”
Because there is too many to mention what Herbie Hancock plays on this record, here is the overview: Keyboards (Emu Polyphonic Keyboard) Clavinet (Clavitar), Synthesizer (Waves Minimoog, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim 8 Voice, Yamaha Cs-80, Arp Odyssey, Arp 2600), Clavinet (Hohner), Electric Piano (Rhodes 88 Suitcase Piano), Vocoder (Sennheiser), Synthesizer (Roger Linn Drum Synthesizer), Computer (Modified Apple 2 Plus Microcomputer) and Piano.
Tracks
1 Magic Number (David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) 7:24
2 Tonight’s The Night (Jeffrey Cohen) 6:32
3 Everybody’s Broke (Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) 7:11
4 Help Yourself (David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Gavin Christopher) 6:43
5 Satisfied With Love (Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock) 6:31
6 The Twilight Clone (Adrian Belew, Herbie Hancock) 8:20
Musicians
1 Magic Number
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Percussion | Juan Escovedo |
| Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
| Vocals | Sylvester James |
2 Tonight’s The Night
| Bass | Herbie Hancock |
| Drums | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Background Vocals | Dede Dickerson |
| Background Vocals | Ngoh Spencer |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
| Vocals | Vicki Randle |
3 Everybody’s Broke
| Bass | Louis Johnson |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | George Johnson |
| Vocals | Gavin Christopher |
| Vocals | Vicki Randle |
4 Help Yourself
| Bass | Eddie Watkins Jr |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Al McKay |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Background Vocals | Vicki Randle |
| Vocals | Gavin Christopher |
5 Satisfied With Love
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Alphonse Mouzon |
| Guitar | WahWah Watson |
| Vocals | Gavin Christopher |
6 The Twilight Clone
| Bass | Louis Johnson |
| Drums | Kwasi Dzidzornu |
| Drums | Kwawu Ladzekpo |
| Drums | Moody Perry |
| Guitar | Adrian Belew |
| Guitar | George Johnson |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Engineer (Assistant) – Barbara Issak, Bob Winard, Susan Gottlieb, Wayne Lewis
Engineer (Keyboard) – Bryan Bell
Engineer (Mixdown, Recording) – David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Leslie Ann Jones
Mastered By – Paul Stubblebine
Art Direction, Artwork – David Ross)
Artwork – Howard Gutstadt
Design – Thomas Ingalls + Associates
Mixed At The Automatt
Recorded At The Automatt
Recorded At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Ameraycan Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc