Wizard Island (album)
1980 studio album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion
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Wizard Island is the fourth album by The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released in 1980. The album was both Lorber's and the group's first to reach number one on the US Jazz Album chart. This album was Kenny G's 1st album with a major-label act. He played on the JLF follow-up album in 1981 and then went solo in 1982.
Released1980
RecordedFebruary 5–22, 1980
StudiosHollywood Sound, Hollywood, California
GenresJazz fusion
Smooth jazz
Funk
Smooth jazz
Funk
| Wizard Island | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 5–22, 1980 | |||
| Studios | Hollywood Sound, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genres | Jazz fusion Smooth jazz Funk | |||
| Length | 36:57 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Jeff Lorber | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Jeff Lorber, except "Fusion Juice", written by Kenny G.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wizard Island" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Sweet" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Can't Get Enough" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Reflections" | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Fusion Juice" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Lava Lands" | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Shadows" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "City" | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Rooftops" | 3:47 |
Personnel
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
- Jeff Lorber – acoustic piano, Yamaha electric grand piano, Fender Rhodes, Minimoog, Moog Modular System, Oberheim OB-X, Prophet-5
- Danny Wilson – electric bass
- Dennis Bradford – drums
- Kenny Gorelick – flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Guest Musicians
- Chick Corea – Minimoog (9)
- Jay Koder – guitars
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Production
- Jeff Lorber – producer
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
- Jeffrey Ross – album coordinator, management
- Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design
- Mathew Cohen – front and back cover artwork
- Gary Regester – photography
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 123 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] | 1 |