Recorded with a whos who of fusion titans including trumpeter Eddie Henderson, bassist Stanley Clarke, and keyboardist Herbie Hancock, Dance of Magic channels the lessons drummer Norman Connors learned in the employ of Pharoah Sanders, Sam Rivers, and Sun Ra, marshalling Latin rhythms, electronic textures, and cosmic mysticism to create nondenominational yet deeply spiritual funk-jazz. The sprawling 21-minute title cut spans the entirety of the records first half, capturing a monumental jam session that explores the outer edges of free improvisation but never steps past the point of no return. Connors furious drumming is like a trail of bread crumbs that leads his collaborators back home. The remaining three tracks are smaller in scale but no less epic in scope, culminating with the blistering Give the Drummer Some.

• Re-mastering by: Cicely Baston at Alchemy/Air Mastering
• Engineer: Harry Yarmark
• Producer: Dennis Wilen, Skip Drinkwater
• Pressed on black vinyl

PPAN BDS56741 -Artist-Norman Connors

• Availability : Pre-Order
• Format Detail: LP Black
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item’s shipment.**
• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 4/24/23
• Internal ID: JIT