Slow Magic: 1977-1978
| Slow Magic: 1977-1978 | ||||
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| Released | April 12, 2025[1] | |||
| Label | Light in the Attic Records | |||
| Producers | Jeff Bridges, Ken Lauber[2] | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Far Out Magazine | 4.5/5[3] |
Slow Magic: 1977-1978 is an album by American actor and singer-songwriter Jeff Bridges. Previously unreleased, the album was recorded in the late 1970s.[4]
Background
In the 1970s, Bridges would host jam sessions[5] with old high school friends including Stan Ayeroff and David Greenwalt, bassist Matthew Bright, and drummer Steve Baim.[1]
There were rules to the jam, the main one being that no songs were allowed. Even songs that we were writing weren't allowed. It was just a free-form jam, playing instruments that you don't know how to play - a saxophone, just hanging from the rafters by a piano string - and anybody could go just, (vocalizing), you know, wail on it.[5]
Over time, songs were written and eventually they decided to record a few on a TEAC four track recorder. The session included new personnel including Burgess Meredith and members of Oingo Boingo.[4] The tape was later forgotten and decades later Bridges rediscovered the tape and began working on preparing it for release with the assistance of friend Keefus Ciancia and Matt Sullivan of Light in the Attic Records.[2] The album was mastered by John Baldwin.[6] In April 2025, Light in the Attic Records released the album.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "He's Here" | 00:45 |
| 2. | "Obnoxious" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Attitude" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Space #1" | 1:57 |
| 5. | "Slow Magic" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Here On This Island" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Light Blues" | 2:58 |
| 8. | "This Is The One" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Space #2" | 2:50 |
| 10. | "You Could Be Ready" | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Kong" | 8:10 |
References
- 1 2 3 Fu, Eddie (February 28, 2025). "Jeff Bridges Announces Archival Album Slow Magic, Shares Previously Unreleased "Obnoxious": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Chelin, Pamela (April 9, 2025). "The Dude really rocks: Jeff Bridges leans into raw truth of his music on the old/new songs of 'Slow Magic'". Archived from the original on April 21, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ Taylor, Tom (April 11, 2025). "Jeff Bridges – 'Slow Magic, 1977-1978' album review: a charming gem, but that's just my opinion, man". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Kaplan, Ilana (April 16, 2025). "Why Jeff Bridges Decided to Share His Previously Unreleased 'Slow Magic' Album from the 1970s (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- 1 2 Intagliata, Christopher; Caldwell, Noah; Chang, Ailsa (April 11, 2025). "Jeff Bridges' new album is a hazy glimpse of his musical adventures in the late 1970s". NPR. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
- ↑ Ryan, Jim (April 11, 2025). "Jeff Bridges On New Album 'Slow Magic,' Improvisation And The Dude". Forbes. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
External links
- Slow Magic: 1977-1978 at Discogs (list of releases)