Wizard Island (album)

Wizard Island
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wizard Island"	Jeff Lorber	4:04
2.	"Sweet"	Jeff Lorber	3:54
3.	"Can't Get Enough"	Jeff Lorber	3:36
4.	"Reflections"	Jeff Lorber	5:15
5.	"Fusion Juice"	Kenny G	4:09
6.	"Lava Lands"	Jeff Lorber	3:56
7.	"Shadows"	Jeff Lorber	3:56
8.	"City"	Jeff Lorber	4:00
9.	"Rooftops"	Jeff Lorber	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

External links[]

Jeff Lorber-Wizard Island at Discogs

References[]

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

[1] Wynn, Ron. Jeff Lorber: Wizard Island > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 07 September 2011.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 128. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[allmusic_albums-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.

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