Mágico (album) explained

Mágico
Type:	Album
Artist:	Charlie Haden
Cover:	Magico (album).jpg
Released:	January 1980^[1]
Recorded:	June 1979
Studio:	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:13
Label:	ECM 1151
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Charlie Haden
Prev Title:	Gitane
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Folk Songs
Next Year:	1981

Mágico (Portuguese: "Magic") is an album by bassist Charlie Haden, recorded in June 1979 and released on ECM in January the following year. The trio features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and guitarist Egberto Gismonti.^[2]

Reception

The Globe and Mail noted that "there are the qualities of a folk music in the fundamental nature of Haden's work and the richness of Garbarek's saxes."^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The trio performs group originals and an obscurity during the picturesque and continually interesting release; this combination works well."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Egberto Gismonti except as indicated:

1. "Bailarina" (Geraldo Carneiro, Piry Reis) – 14:30
2. "Mágico" – 7:47
3. "Silence" (Charlie Haden) – 10:17
4. "Spor" (Jan Garbarek) – 6:11
5. "Palhaço" – 5:00

Personnel

• Charlie Haden – bass
• Jan Garbarek – saxophone
• Egberto Gismonti – guitar, piano

External links

• Charlie Haden / Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti - Mágico (1980) album releases & credits at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mágico . .
2. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1151.php? ECM discography
3. News: Miller . Mark . Magico Charlie Haden, Jan Garbarek & Egberto Gismonti . The Globe and Mail . 6 Sep 1980 . F6.
4. Yanow, S.AllMusic Review accessed September 14, 2011