title: Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album)
text: # Magic Touch (Stanley Jordan album)
  
  Magic Touch is the first studio album by guitarist Stanley Jordan, released in 1985 by Blue Note Records on vinyl; a CD edition was issued in 1990.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  Daniel Gioffre at AllMusic awarded Magic Touch 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "An instant classic, and one of the definitive moments of modern jazz guitar." He listed "Eleanor Rigby", "The Lady in My Life", "Freddie Freeloader", "'Round Midnight", and "A Child Is Born" as highlights.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Stanley Jordan, except where noted.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Stanley Jordan – guitar
  * Onaje Allan Gumbs – keyboard
  * Wayne Braithwaite – bass
  * Charnett Moffett – bass
  * Peter Erskine – drums
  * Omar Hakim – drums
  * Al Di Meola – cymbals
  * Sammy Figueroa – percussion
  * Bugsy Moore – percussion
  
  Production
  
  * James Farber – engineer
  * Kenny Florendo – assistant engineer
  * Al Di Meola – producer
  * Christine Martin – producer
  