Magic Windows
title: "Magic Windows" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1981-albums", "columbia-records-albums", "herbie-hancock-albums", "albums-produced-by-dave-rubinson", "albums-produced-by-herbie-hancock"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Windows" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Magic Windows |
| type | Studio |
| artist | Herbie Hancock |
| cover | Magic_Windows.jpg |
| released | September 29, 1981 |
| recorded | 1981 |
| studio | The Automatt, San Francisco. Additional recording at Kendun Recording; Village Recorders; Ameraycan Studios, L.A. |
| genre | Jazz-funk, jazz fusion, R&B |
| length | 42:39 |
| label | Columbia |
| producer | Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson |
| prev_title | Mr. Hands |
| prev_year | 1980 |
| next_title | Herbie Hancock Trio |
| next_year | 1982 |
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| name = Magic Windows | type = Studio | artist = Herbie Hancock | cover = Magic_Windows.jpg | alt = | released = September 29, 1981 | recorded = 1981 | studio = The Automatt, San Francisco. Additional recording at Kendun Recording; Village Recorders; Ameraycan Studios, L.A. | venue = | genre = Jazz-funk, jazz fusion, R&B | length = 42:39 | label = Columbia | producer = Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson | prev_title = Mr. Hands | prev_year = 1980 | next_title = Herbie Hancock Trio | next_year = 1982 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |rev2score = |rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev3Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | page = 94 Magic Windows is the twenty-fifth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on September 29, 1981, on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.
Background
Hancock continued collaborating with associate producer Jeffrey Cohen on this album. A song called "Satisfied with Love" was also co-written by his sister, Jean Hancock. Artists such as Wah-Wah Watson, Louis Johnson, Ray Parker Jr., Al McKay, Adrian Belew, Sylvester, Sheila E. and Paulinho da Costa appeared on the record.
Track listing
- "Magic Number" (David Rubinson, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:24
- "Tonight's the Night" (Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.) – 6:31
- "Everybody's Broke" (Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:11
- "Help Yourself" (David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 6:43
- "Satisfied with Love" (Hancock, Jean Hancock) – 6:31
- "The Twilight Clone" (Adrian Belew, Hancock) – 8:19
Personnel
- Herbie Hancock - E-mu Polyphonic keyboard, E-mu Emulator, clavitar, Minimoog, Prophet 5, Oberheim Eight Voice, Yamaha CS-80, ARP Odyssey, ARP 2600, Hohner clavinet, Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano, Sennheiser, Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified Apple II+ computer, acoustic piano, bass (2), backing vocals (3)
- Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (2, 4)
- Ray Parker Jr. (1–2), George Johnson (3, 6), Al McKay (4), Wah-Wah Watson (5), Adrian Belew (6) - guitar
- Freddie Washington (1, 5), Louis Johnson (3, 6), Ed Watkins (4) - bass
- John Robinson (1, 3), Ray Parker Jr. (2), James Gadson (4), Alphonse Mouzon (5) - drums
- Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III - bells, Ghanaian drums (6)
- Juan Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo (1), Paulinho da Costa (6) - percussion
- Sylvester (1), Vicki Randle (2), Gavin Christopher (3–5) - lead vocals
- Jeanie Tracy (1), Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer and Vicki Randle (2–4), David Bottom and Jeffrey Cohen (3), Julia, Luther, Maxine and Oren Waters (5) - backing vocals
References
References
- Ginell, Richard S.. (2011). "Magic Windows - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
- (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
- (September 1981). "Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows". [[Columbia Records]].
- (October 31, 1981). "Top Jazz LPs". [[Billboard (magazine).
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