Magnetic (Terence Blanchard album)

Magnetic
Studio album by Terence Blanchard
Released	28 May 2013
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:07:58
Label	Blue Note 509999 03354 2 6
Producer	Terence Blanchard, Robin Burgess, Frank Wolf[1]
Terence Blanchard chronology
Chano y Dizzy! (2011) Magnetic (2013) Breathless (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
All About Jazz	[3]
About Entertainment	[4]
The Baltimore Sun	[5]
The Buffalo News	[6]
Financial Times	[7]
PopMatters	[8]
Toronto Star	[9]
Los Angeles Times	[10]
Stereophile	[11]
Tom Hull	B+[12]

Magnetic is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard.^[13] The album was released on 28 May 2013 by Blue Note Records.^[14] Magnetic is his return to the label after a period of six years.^[15] The record contains 10 original tracks by band members. For track "Don't Run", the album was nominated in 2014 for Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.

Reception

Thomas Conrad of JazzTimes wrote "The 10 tracks, all originals by band members, unfold as varied, often-startling narratives. There are continuous episodic transitions, viewpoints shifting within the ensemble, foregrounds becoming backgrounds, unisons becoming counterpoint and counterpoint becoming, organically, solos. Blanchard’s trumpet eruptions on pieces like Almazan’s “Pet Step Sitter’s Theme Song” and Winston's “Time to Spare” are ferocious yet technically exact, and that is before he turns himself into a trumpet orchestra with electronics. (Blanchard's swirling “Hallucinations” is an exemplary aesthetic application of digital technology.) Coltrane's soprano saxophone swoops into Blanchard's “Don’t Run” like ecstasy unleashed. Winston's concise statements are so integral to each tune that they feel less like solos than meticulous personal clarifications. Almazan knocks you down with brute force, touches your heart with lyricism and dizzies your brain with intricacy, all in the first minute of his five-minute piano epic, “Comet.” Halfway through 2013, here is a clear candidate for Record of the Year."^[15] Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News observed, "Blanchard has always been a great trumpet player and a first-rate jazz composer both."^[6] Chris Barton of The Baltimore Sun commented, "...Blanchard is said to be inspired by a recent exploration of Buddhism. His journey in "Magnetic" may take many turns, but it's worth sticking with."^[5]

Chris Barton of Los Angeles Times commented "...Blanchard is said to be inspired by a recent exploration of Buddhism. His journey in "Magnetic" may take many turns, but it's worth sticking with".^[10] Geraldine Wyckoff of Offbeat added "Terence Blanchard brilliantly continues his life-long exploration of jazz on his latest release. As one would expect of a musician of his caliber, broad experience, talent and passion, the trumpeter, composer and arranger brings his all to every work. .. Magnetic is serious jazz music that through its spirit and the artists’ vivid execution is able to instigate a smile and even a laugh."^[16] Financial Times 's Mike Hobart mentioned, "Terence Blanchard’s absorbing showcase for his muscular and sensitive working quintet unfolds like the atmospheric film scores the trumpeter crafts for Spike Lee."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Magnetic"	Terence Blanchard	7:02
2.	"Jacob's Ladder"	Joshua Crumbly	7:59
3.	"Don't Run"	Blanchard	7:29
4.	"Pet Step Sitter's Theme Song"	Fabian Almazan	10:31
5.	"Hallucinations"	Blanchard	8:42
6.	"No Borders Just Horizons"	Kendrick Scott	7:21
7.	"Comet"	Almazan	4:53
8.	"Central Focus"	Blanchard	4:31
9.	"Another Step"	Almazan	2:34
10.	"Time to Spare"	Brice Winston	6:56
Total length:			1:07:58

Personnel

Band

• Terence Blanchard – trumpet
• Fabian Almazan-piano
• Ron Carter – bass(tracks 1 & 3)
• Joshua Crumbly – bass
• Kendrick Scott-drums
• Lionel Loueke – guitar(tracks 4, 5, & 9)
• Ravi Coltrane – tenor saxophone(tracks 3 & 4)
• Brice Winston – tenor saxophone

Production

• Hayden Miller – art direction, design
• Frank Wolf – engineer, co-producer
• Robin Burgess – management, producer
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Nitin Vadukul – photographer

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)[17]	7
Billboard 200[18]	9

References

1. "TERENCE BLANCHARD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM | News". Blue Note Records. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Magnetic". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
3. TURNER, MARK F. (May 23, 2013). "Terence Blanchard: Magnetic". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
4. Verity, Michael. "Review: Terence Blanchard - Magnetic". About Entertainment. jazz.about.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
5. Barton, Chris (May 28, 2013). "Album review: A 'Magnetic' journey for Terence Blanchard". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
6. Simon, Jeff. "Listening Post: Miguel Zenon, Terence Blanchard, Daft Punk". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
7. Hobart, Mike (30 August 2013). "Terence Blanchard: Magnetic". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
8. LAYMAN, WILL (13 June 2013). "Terence Blanchard Magnetic". Pop Matters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
9. GODDARD, PETER (July 23, 2013). "Terence Blanchard makes others up their game on Magnetic". Toronto Star. thestar.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
10. Barton, Chris (28 May 2013). "Album review: A 'Magnetic' journey for Terence Blanchard". The Los Angeles Times. latimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
11. Baird, Robert (23 July 2013). "Recording of August 2013: Magnetic". Stereophile. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
12. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Terence Blanchard". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
13. Montagut, Oscar (June 9, 2013). "Magnetic is Terence Blanchard's new album". Latin Jazz Network. latinjazznet.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
14. "TERENCE BLANCHARD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM TERENCE BLANCHARD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM". Blue Note. bluenote.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
15. Conrad, Thomas (June 18, 2013). "Terence Blanchard: Magnetic: Blue Note Records". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
16. Wyckoff, Geraldine (1 May 2013). "Terence Blanchard: Magnetic (Album Review)". OffBeat Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
17. "Terence Blanchard". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
18. "Terence Blanchard". Billboard. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

• Official website