Mike Nock – Magic Mansions

Name: Mike Nock - Magic Mansions
Rating: 4.76 (21 reviews)

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Label:	Laurie Records – LES-6001
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Fusion, Post Bop, Modal, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1	Magic Mansions Written-By – Mike Nock	6:29
A2	Twister Written-By – Mike Nock	6:12
A3	Enchanted Garden Written-By – Mike Nock	5:22
A4	Hybris Written-By – Mike Nock	3:45
B1	Blackout Written-By – Charlie Mariano	7:24
B2	Everglad Written-By – Charlie Mariano	7:05
B3	Mambucaba Written-By – Mike Nock	7:35

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Ron McClure
Drums – Al Foster
Lacquer Cut By – G.K.*
Percussion – Nacho Mena* (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3)
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender], Synthesizer [Mini Moog, ARP 2600] – Mike Nock
Soprano Saxophone – Charlie Mariano
Vocals – Lyn Williamson (tracks: A3, B3)

Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched / [stamped]): LES-600 ̷0̷1 A-1-1-1 [MASTERDISK] G.K. PRC
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched / [stamped]): LED-6001 B-1-1-1 [MASTERDISK] G.K. PRC

creeksiderecords Feb 23, 2022
This is the sound I've been looking for. Scratching my head why there isn't more wants
time_span Aug 7, 2021
Wow this is incredible! The bass on Blackout destroys me.
ultimathulerecords Jul 3, 2015
I originally knew of Mike Nock from a typically soft early 1980s ECM album called "Ondas" and also a piano solo release he did for the same label. I never ever deemed him of interest, well - not to my taste anyway. So, I was surprised when I found out about his fusion background and especially the wonderful The Fourth Way live at Montreal album "Werwolf" where he pretty much emulated what Wolfgang Dauner was doing at the same time. After that he also had a shortlived band called The Mike Nock Underground who made a not bad LP on MPS called "Between Or Beyond". Anyway, discovering all that is how I came to this, and I was especially curious too as this was also made during Charlie Mariano's finest era. It never quite lived up to expectations though, being much more jazz focused than I expected, even with Mike adding Moog synthesizer - the latter only given a little space, and also giving the music a slight soundtrack feel - the type of thing heard in many cop shows and police / crime movies of that era.