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Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder

Artist........ Gabor Szabo
Title......... Spellbinder
Label......... Impulse!
Cat. Nr....... 000427202
Year.......... 2005
Genre......... Jazz
Street Date...
Release Date.. 10/11/2005
Size.......... 48,8 MB
Tracks........ 09
Length........ 37:07 min
Source........ CDDA
Encoder....... LAME
Quality....... VBRKBps / 44.1Khz / Joint-Stereo

R E L E A S E   C O M M E N T S

Gabor Szabo (vocals, guitar); Ron Carter (double bass);
Chico Hamilton (drums); Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja
(percussion). Liner Note Author: Nat Hentoff. Recording
information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey (05/1966). This superb Gabor Szabo date from 1966 is
probably the highlight of the Hungarian guitarist's
catalogue. With three percussionists behind him (including
Chico Hamilton on drums--Szabo had previously played with
Hamilton's band), and the venerable Ron Carter on bass,
Szabo delivers on * that rare combination of innovation and
accessibility. Somehow, the Latin rhythms, Eastern
modalities, understated funk, shimmering psychedelia, and
even moments of tongue-in-cheek pop-- Szobo's ironic vocals
on Sonny Bono's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" would do
Serge Gainsbourg proud--all merge seamlessly. Willie Bobo
and Victor Pantoja provide a percolating bed of polyrhythms
for Carter and Hamilton to move in and around. Yet it is
Szabo's playing that dazzles most as he peels off spacious,
sophisticated runs that sound like the love child of Charlie
Christian and Ravi Shankar. From the slinky title track to
the breezy groove of "Cheetah" to the aching balladry of "My
Foolish Heart," * makes good on its name, resulting in a
progressive, hip, beautiful, and eminently listenable gem of
'60s jazz.

Once again the legendary MiNDSCAPE brings to you yet another
gem to all our Jazz and Starting out Jazz fans.  Remember we
bring it to you first when Real Life doesn't apply!

-- MiNDSCAPE Jazz Division

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T R A C K   L i S T

[01] Spellbinder                                   05:32
[02] Witchcraft                                    04:40
[03] It Was A Very Good Year                       02:51
[04] Gypsy Queen                                   05:15
[05] Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)              02:32
[06] Cheetah                                       04:10
[07] My Foolish Heart                              05:31
[08] Yearning                                      02:58
[09] Autumn Leaves Speak To Me Of Love             03:38

Total Playtime : 37:07 min

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