Mister Magic

~ Recording by Grover Washington, Jr.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Mister Magic9:11Grover Washington, Jr.Mister MagicGrover Washington, Jr.Album
KuduKU-20
1.3Mister Magic9:11Grover Washington, Jr.Mister MagicGrover Washington, Jr.Album
KuduLAX 3212
1.4Mister Magic?:??Grover Washington, Jr.AnthologyGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
MotownM9-961A2
1.2Mister Magic9:01Grover Washington, Jr.At His BestGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
MotownWD72366
1.3Mister Magic9:03Grover Washington, Jr.Mister Magic / Feels So GoodGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
MotownMCDO8009MD
1.3Mister Magic9:03Grover Washington, Jr.Mister MagicGrover Washington, Jr.Album
  • US1992-02-03
MotownMOTD 5175
1.4Mister Magic8:56Grover Washington, Jr.AnthologyGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
Motown3746309612
1.1Mr. Magic9:01Grover Washington, Jr.Greatest PerformancesGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
Motown3746353072
3.10Mister Magic8:56Grover Washington, Jr.Playboy’s 40th Anniversary: Four Decades of Jazz 1953-1993Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1993-11-23
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)314-521007-2
1.3Mister Magic9:03Grover Washington, Jr.Mister MagicGrover Washington, Jr.Album
  • US1995-08-22
Motown31453-0103-2
1.7Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.Rare Grooves, Volume 1: The OriginalsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-08-26
Priority Records (US hip hop)P2 50928
2.7Mister Magic8:59Grover Washington, Jr.The Instrumental History of JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
N2K Encoded Music (known today as N-Coded Music)N2KE-10004
1.10Mister Magic8:58Grover Washington, Jr.Blaxploitation, Volume 4: Harlem HustleVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-05-04
Global TelevisionRADCD92
1.1Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.Ultimate CollectionGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
  • US1999-11-16
Hip‐O Records601215388824
1.9Mister Magic9:00Grover Washington, Jr.The Ladies Man: Music from the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2000-10-10
DreamWorks Records0044-50276-2
5.8Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-14
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C5K 61432
2.3Mister Magic9:01Grover Washington, Jr.The Best of Grover Washington, Jr.Grover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
  • GB2000-12-15
Motown
1.1Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.The Best of Grover Washington Jr.Grover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
Motown012 157 617-2
2.3Mister Magic9:01Grover Washington, Jr.Guitars, Saxes and MoreVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-05-06
JazzFM RecordsJAZZFMCD40
1.6Mister Magic8:59Grover Washington Jr.KKSF 103.7 FM Sampler for AIDS Relief, Volume 15Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-09-28
KKSF 103.7 FM (radio station based in San Francisco, CA, 1987–2009, rebranded thereafter)400, B0003531-02
1.6Mister Magic9:01Grover Washington, Jr.GoldGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
Hip‐O RecordsB0006073-02
2.10Mister Magic8:59Grover Washington, Jr.CTI Records: The Cool RevolutionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-12
Masterworks Jazz76821
2.15Mister Magic8:59Grover Washington, Jr.Motown FunkVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2013-03-25
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)SPECXX2090
1.15Mister Magic9:03Grover Washington, Jr.Black Music Lounge Part IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2013-08-23
Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)
1.4Mister Magic8:57Grover Washington, Jr.The Definitive CollectionGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
  • GB2016-10-07
RobinsongsROBIN12CDD
2.7Mister Magic (album version)?:??Grover Washington, Jr.Motown Funk, Volume 2Various ArtistsCompilation
  • XE2018-04-21
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)5381363
1.2Mister Magic9:01Grover Washington, Jr.At His BestGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
MotownMCD06126MD
1.1Mister Magic9:01Grover Washington, Jr.Grover Washington, Jr.: Greatest PerformancesGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
Universal Special Markets
5.8Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America’s MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88875147312, C5K 61432, CK 61433 / CK 61434 / CK 61435 / CK 61436 / CK 61437
1.1Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.The Best of Grover Washington Jr.Grover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
Motown012 157 617-1
(unknown)
2.3Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.AnthologyGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation
1.3Mister Magic9:03Grover Washington, Jr.Mister MagicGrover Washington, Jr.Album
1.10Mister Magic9:02Grover Washington, Jr.The Best of Pop-Jazz SaxophoneGrover Washington, Jr.Album + Compilation

Relationships

engineer:Rudy van Gelder (in 1974-11)
producer:Creed Taylor
alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
baritone saxophone:Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (in 1974-11)
bass:Gary King (jazz bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1974-11)
bass trombone:Tony Studd (in 1974-11)
cello:Charles McCracken (cellist) (in 1974-11)
Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (in 1974-11)
drums (drum set):Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1974-11)
electric piano and piano:Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (in 1974-11)
flugelhorn and trumpet:Jon Faddis (in 1974-11)
Marvin Stamm (in 1974-11)
guitar:Eric Gale (in 1974-11)
percussion:Ralph MacDonald (in 1974-11)
tenor saxophone:Jerry Dodgion (in 1974-11)
Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
trombone:Wayne Andre (in 1974-11)
viola:Al Brown (viola) (in 1974-11)
Manny Vardi (in 1974-11)
violin:Max Ellen (in 1974-11)
Paul Gershman (in 1974-11)
Harry Glickman (in 1974-11)
Harold Kohon (in 1974-11)
Harry Lookofsky (in 1974-11)
Joe Malin (in 1974-11)
David Nadien (in 1974-11)
Matthew Raimondi (in 1974-11)
conductor:Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (in 1974-11)
arranger:Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recorded at:Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1974-11)
sampled by:Bring Back Somethin fo da Hood by Coolio (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer)
mash-ups:Dirrty Magic (Christina Aguilera vs. Grover Washington, Jr.) by Go Home Productions
edits:Mister Magic (7" single)
recording of:Mister Magic (Mr. Magic) (in 1974-11)

Related works

Mister Magic (Mr. Magic)

composer:Ralph MacDonald
William Salter