Dance of Magic

• Artist: Norman Connors
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• Release Date: 1973 03
• Genre: Jazz

Review

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." ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Dance of Magic	Norman Connors	Norman Connors	(21:00)
Morning Change	Cecil McBee	Norman Connors	(6:31)
Blue	Norman Connors	Norman Connors	(10:21)
Give the Drummer Some	Norman Connors	Norman Connors	(2:28)

Credits

Herbie Hancock (Piano), Herbie Hancock (Piano (Electric)), Billy Hart (Percussion), Cecil McBee (Bass), Alphonse Mouzon (Percussion), Eddie Henderson (Trumpet), Airto Moreira (Percussion), Nat Bettis (Conga), Nat Bettis (Percussion (African)), Stanley Clarke (Bass), Norman Connors (Drums), Norman Connors (Main Performer), Skip Drinkwater (Producer), Dennis Wilen (Producer), Tony Wiles (Percussion (African)), Tony Wiles (Balafon), Harry Yarmark (Engineering Supervisor), Art Webb (Flute)