''Magical Mystery'' is an album by the saxophonist
Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the
World Pacific label.
Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1800/21800/21900 series
Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- Edwards, D., Eyrie, P. and Callahan, M.
'. Retrieved January 28, 2016. The original album included one side interpreting Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...
' songs from the '' Magical Mystery Tour'' U.S. album and the other with contemporary pop hits.
Reception
The '' Allmusic'' site awarded the album 3 stars.
Track listing
# "Blue Jay Way
"Blue Jay Way" is a song by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles. Written by George Harrison, it was released in 1967 on the group's ''Magical Mystery Tour'' Extended play, EP and album. The song was named after a street in the Hollywoo ...
" (George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...
) - 3:33
# " I Am the Walrus" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:54
# " The Fool on the Hill" (Lennon, McCartney) - 3:41
# "Flying
Flying may refer to:
* Flight, the process of flying
* Aviation, the creation and operation of aircraft
Music
Albums
* ''Flying'' (Grammatrain album), 1997
* ''Flying'' (Jonathan Fagerlund album), 2008
* ''Flying'' (UFO album), 1971
* ''Fl ...
" (Harrison, Lennon, McCartney, Richard Starkey) - 4:01
# " Hello Goodbye" (Lennon, McCartney) - 3:23
# "Your Mother Should Know
"Your Mother Should Know" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their 1967 EP and LP, ''Magical Mystery Tour''. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Titled after a line in the 1961 film '' A Tast ...
" (Lennon, McCartney) - 2:47
# "Paper Cup" ( Jimmy Webb) - 3:00
# " Windy" ( Ruthann Friedman) - 2:54
# " Never My Love" (Don Addrisi, Richard Addrisi) - 2:56
# " I Wanna Be Free" ( Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) - 2:19
# " I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...
, Hal David) - 3:25
Personnel
* Bud Shank – alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...
, flute
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
* Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".
Baker earned much attention and ...
– flugelhorn
The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...
* Gary Barone – flugelhorn
* Dennis Budimir – guitar
* Herb Ellis
Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010), known professionally as Herb Ellis, was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson.
Biography
Born in Farmersville, Texas, and raised ...
– guitar
* Robert West – double bass
* John Guerin – drums
* Victor Feldman – percussion
References
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1968 albums
Bud Shank albums
World Pacific Records albums
Albums produced by Richard Bock (producer)