Wizard Island (album)

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
Water Sign (1979) Wizard Island (1980) Galaxian (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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.

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

External links

• Jeff Lorber-Wizard Island at Discogs

References

1. Wynn, Ron. Jeff Lorber: Wizard Island > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 128. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Jeff Lorber US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.