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The Magic Touch
| Recorded | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 414491 |
The record
A late, lush return for the bebop architect, arranging for a big band stacked with talent -- Griffin's tenor and Bill Evans' piano threaded through Dameron's characteristically warm, harmonically rich charts.
Session personnel
- Jerry Dodgion — alto saxophone, flute
- Leo Wright — alto saxophone, flute
- Tate Houston — baritone saxophone
- George Duvivier — bass
- Ron Carter — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Bill Evans — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Jerome Richardson — tenor saxophone, flute
- Britt Woodman — trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Charlie Shavers — trumpet
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Joe Wilder — trumpet
- Barbara Winfield — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Riverside Records · RLP 419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Riverside Records · RLP 9419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing |
| 1962 | Riverside Records · RLP 419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | Riverside Records · RLP 419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Riverside Records · 419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Riverside Records · RLP 419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve |
| 1963 | Riverside Records · RLP 9419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6288 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics — STEREO |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC 5143 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1992 | Riverside Records · OJCCD-143-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1997 | Riverside Records · OJCCD 143-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2000 | Riverside Records · VICJ-60700 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Riverside Records · VICJ-41778 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
Follow the players
Jerry Dodgion also plays on
Leo Wright also plays on
Tate Houston also plays on