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Junk Magic is an album by Craig Taborn, with Aaron Stewart, Mat Maneri (viola), and Dave King (drums). It was released in 2004 by Thirsty Ear Recordings.

Background
The album's title was also the name of the band, which was formed to be Taborn's electronic group, allowing him to explore the interactions of composition, improvisation and electronics. The name came from Sam Shepard's writings. ==Recording and music==
Recording and music
Taborn produced the album. The title track contains "skittering beats [...that] layer themselves over off-kilter drum machine pyrotechnics and a looped piano phrase." ==Releases==
Releases
Junk Magic was released on April 20, 2004 by Thirsty Ear Recordings. ==Reception==
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that the album's title "is apposite, since it does resemble something beautiful and even something slightly forbidding created out of the remnants of a throwaway culture". ==Track listing==
Track listing
All compositions are by Craig Taborn. • "Junk Magic" – 6:18 • "Mystero" – 6:55 • "Shining Through" – 5:50 • "Prismatica" – 3:32 • "Bodies at Rest and in Motion" – 7:07 • "Stalagmite" – 1:09 • "The Golden Age" – 11:07 ==Personnel==
Personnel
Craig Taborn – piano, keyboards, programming • Aaron Stewart – tenor sax • Mat Maneri – viola • Dave King – drums == References ==
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