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 and Sheila Escovedo.

Track listing

  1. "Magic Number" – 7:24
  2. "Tonight's the Night" – 6:31
  3. "Everybody's Broke" – 7:11
  4. "Help Yourself" – 6:43
  5. "Satisfied with Love" – 6:31
  6. "The Twilight Clone" – 8:19
  7. "Magic Number " - 9:30

    Synthesisers

Amongst the other synthesizers employed on this album, an Alpha Syntauri 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."

Personnel