Wizard Island (album)

Wizard Island
Studio album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Released 1980
Recorded February 5–22, 1980
Studio Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz fusion
Smooth jazz
Funk
Length 36:57
Label Arista
Producer Jeff Lorber
The Jeff Lorber Fusion chronology
Water Sign
(1979)Water Sign1979		 Wizard Island
(1980)		 Galaxian
(1981)Galaxian1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Released in 1980, Wizard Island is the fourth album by keyboardist Jeff Lorber as leader of his band "The Jeff Lorber Fusion". The album was Lorber's first to reach number one on the US Jazz Album chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wizard Island"Jeff Lorber4:04
2."Sweet"Jeff Lorber3:54
3."Can't Get Enough"Jeff Lorber3:36
4."Reflections"Jeff Lorber5:15
5."Fusion Juice"Kenny G4:09
6."Lava Lands"Jeff Lorber3:56
7."Shadows"Jeff Lorber3:56
8."City"Jeff Lorber4:00
9."Rooftops"Jeff Lorber3:47

Personnel

  • Jeff Lorber - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer
  • Danny Wilson - Bass
  • Dennis Bradford - Drums
  • Jay Koder - Jazz & Acoustic Guitar
  • Kenny Gorelick - Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
  • Chick Corea - Keyboards on "Rooftops"

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 123
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] 1

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. Jeff Lorber: Wizard Island > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 128. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. 1 2 "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
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