Magic by ralph macdonald and william salter sheet music. He died of a sudden heart attack on december 17, 1999 while taping an appearance on cbs televisions the saturday early show. Mister magic, one of washington s bestknown compositions, avoids disaster with a strongly lyrical melody that even james canned brass hits cant ruin. Music notes for jazz ensemble sheet music by grover washington jr.
Magic arranged by, conductor bob james producer creed taylor writtenby ralph macdonald, william salter. Buy best of grover washington jr tenor sax solo at. Jamess opening earth tones has washington playing soprano over a weave of percussion and electronics that suggests the influence of miles daviss electric fusion work. I remember when mister magic hit the air ways back in, 1975. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. The path engineer richard alderson producer, writtenby r. Discussion in tablature and notation bg started by blueswalker, mar 12, 2009. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, washington made some of the genres most memorable hits. Mister magic, one of washingtons bestknown compositions, avoids disaster with a strongly lyrical melody that even james canned brass hits cant ruin.
Find album credit information for mister magic grover washington, jr. Considered by fans and critics alike as the heir to grover washington, jr. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Be mine tonight the time is right for you and me to get together be mine tonight our futures bright and this could be the start of. Im new to the bass and really cant read the notes yet. Transcribed solo, and instrumental solo in d minor transposable. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer. The album topped both the soul and jazz albums chart and peaked at number ten on the pop chart. Bmg rights management, cmrra, latinautor, aresa, warner. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The original track is available to listen to and purchase at itunes or amazon. I was a freshman in college and just began a love affair with, progressive jazz. Mister magic, an album by grover washington, jr released 7 february 1975 on kudu catalog no. Studio album 5 compilation 2 live 1 the best is yet to come. Grover washington jr tribute bands profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. December 12, 1943 december 17, 1999 has been considered by many to be the founding father of smooth jazz and a master of the jazz funk genre, working as a prominent songwriter and talented saxophonist. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Please post if you know of any good play along music for mr. I wish i could find some background tracks of winelight or mister magic. Grover washington jr tribute band listen and stream free. Along with george benson, john klemmer, david sanborn, bob james, chuck mangione, dave grusin, herb alpert, and spyro gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, washington made some of. His fifth album, 1974s mister magic, was a commercial success, and introduced guitarist eric gale as a nearpermanent member in washingtons arsenal. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Jul 19, 2012 taken from the dvd grover washington, jr. This is by far one of the best albums grover washington jr.
Mr magic sheet music for piano, trumpet, tenor saxophone. Bass tablature for mister magic by grover washington, jr rated 5. Timed nearly to coincide with the tenyear anniversary of the untimely passing of the saxophone legend at age 56 in december 1999, grover live functions beautifully as a tribute to the musician and his legacy, a gleeful romp through his bestloved songs and a warm, inviting look at the man in action specifically a show at the paramount center for the arts in peekskill, ny, circa 1997. Bob james provided the colorful if somewhat commercial arrangements, there are spots for guitarist eric gale, and washington mostly on tenor. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. December 12, 1943 december 17, 1999 was an american jazzfunk souljazz saxophonist. Mister magic is the fourth album by jazz saxophonist grover washington jr. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and. Steve gadd drum solo from grover washington jr live mr magic.
Finally black frost regains some of the energy from side a, and for once the string section adds mystery rather than cornball 70s cliches. Ive done the delete the lead out of the midi tracks and played along with it. All four songs which includes billy strayhorns passion flower are quite enjoyable but it is mister magic that really caught on as a major hit. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. This 1975 release is a masterpiece of soul jazz, with keyboardist bob james providing the arrangements for grover washingtons emotive saxophones.
957 373 834 340 850 60 983 253 207 1140 1456 1237 694 315 1011 251 427 129 956 66 368 1372 127 796 1019 1378 1128 1286 182 814 1578 562 1346 776 1309 225 188 1029 319 303 317 314 1089 923 355 129 1055 633 517 1139