Magic Windows

Magic Windows
Studio album by
Herbie Hancock
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1981
Recorded1981
StudiosThe Automatt, San Francisco. Additional recording at Kendun Recording; Village Recorders; Ameraycan Studios, L.A.
GenresJazz-funk, jazz fusion, R&B
Length42:39
LabelColumbia
ProducersHerbie Hancock, David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
Mr. Hands
(1980)		 Magic Windows
(1981)		 Herbie Hancock Trio
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStar
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStar

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

  1. "Magic Number" (David Rubinson, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:24
  2. "Tonight's the Night" (Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker Jr.) – 6:31
  3. "Everybody's Broke" (Alphonse Mouzon, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 7:11
  4. "Help Yourself" (David Rubinson, Gavin Christopher, Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen) – 6:43
  5. "Satisfied with Love" (Hancock, Jean Hancock) – 6:31
  6. "The Twilight Clone" (Adrian Belew, Hancock) – 8:19

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Magic Windows - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. 1 2 Herbie Hancock - Magic Windows. Columbia Records. September 1981.
  5. ↑ "Top Jazz LPs" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. Billboard. October 31, 1981. p. 78. Retrieved August 16, 2025.