Norman Connors - Dance of Magic
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Vocals – The U.B.F. Singers (A1)
Drums – Norman Connors
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Herbie Hancock [click here to see more vinyl featuring Herbie Hancock]
Bass – Cecil McBee (A1, B1) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Cecil McBee]
Bass – Stanley Clarke
Percussion – Airto Moreira (B1-3) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Airto Moreira]
Percussion - Alphonse Mouzon (A1, B2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Alphonse Mouzon]
Percussion - Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (A1), Billy Hart (B1-3)
Trumpet – Eddie Henderson [click here to see more vinyl featuring Eddie Henderson]
lto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Gary Bartz
Balafon – Anthony Wiles
Flute – Art Webb
Percussion, Congas – Nat Bettis
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Carlos Garnett
Written by Norman Connors (A1, B3), Cecil McBee (B1), Stanley Clarke (B2)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g High Quality vinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Pure Pleasure
Original Label : Buddah Records
Recorded June 26 & 27, 1972 at Bell Sound Studios, NYC
Engineered by Harry Yarmark
Produced by Dennis Wilen, Skip Drinkwater
Remastered by Cicely Baston at Alchemy/Air Mastering
Sleeve Notes by Dan Morgenstern
Originally released in 1972
Reissued in October 2023
Tracks:
Side A :
- Dance of Magic
Side B:
- Morning Change
- Blue
- Give the Drummer Some
Reviews:
“Recorded with a who's who of fusion titans including trumpeter Eddie Henderson, bassist Stanley Clarke, and keyboardist Herbie Hancock, Dance of Magic channels the lessons drummer Norman Connors learned in the employ of Pharoah Sanders, Sam Rivers, and Sun Ra, marshaling Latin rhythms, electronic textures, and cosmic mysticism to create nondenominational yet deeply spiritual funk-jazz. The sprawling 21-minute title cut spans the entirety of the record's first half, capturing a monumental jam session that explores the outer edges of free improvisation but never steps past the point of no return. Connors' furious drumming is like a trail of bread crumbs that leads his collaborators back home. The remaining three tracks are smaller in scale but no less epic in scope, culminating with the blistering "Give the Drummer Some."” AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.45 / 5