Magic Labyrinth

Magic Labyrinth is a studio album by jazz acoustic bassist Marc Johnson, and the second with his "Right Brain Patrol" trio featuring guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and percussionist Arto Tuncboyaciyan. It was released by JMT Productions (JMT 514 018-2) in 1995.^[1][2]

Magic Labyrinth
Studio album by Marc Johnson
Released	1995
Recorded	June 1994
Studio	Skyline Studios, NYC.
Genre	Post-bop jazz
Length	50:28
Label	JMT Productions
Producer	Stefan Winter
Marc Johnson chronology
Right Brain Patrol (1992) Magic Labyrinth (1995) If Trees Could Fly (1999)

Review

Downbeat praised the album for its "excursions to the more adventurous and angular regions of improvisational jazz".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]
Tom Hull	B+[6]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Samurai Hee-Haw"	Johnson	7:34
2.	"J.P."	Tuncboyaciyan	8:31
3.	"Solar"	Miles Davis	3:17
4.	"A Paco"	Tuncboyaciyan	6:28
5.	"Forest Bower"	Johnson	2:56
6.	"Street Walk"	Tuncboyaciyan	3:57
7.	"Magic Labyrinth"	Muthspiel	5:31
8.	"Around That Time"	Muthspiel	5:25
9.	"Ne Um Talvez"	Hermeto Pascoal	6:55
Total length:			50:28

Personnel

• Marc Johnson – upright bass
• Wolfgang Muthspiel – electric and acoustic guitars, guitar synthesizer
• Arto Tunçboyaciyan – percussions, vocals