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Released
  
1970

Magical Connection (1970)
  
High Contrast (1971)

Release date
  
1970

Label
  
Blue Thumb Records

Length
  
35:23

Artist
  
Gábor Szabó

Producer
  
Tommy LiPuma

Genre
  
Crossover jazz

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Recorded
  
May 27, June 3, 5, 10, 13, 15 & 27 and July 8, 1970 Los Angeles, California

Similar
  
Gábor Szabó albums, Other albums

Sombrero sam


Magical Connection is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1970 and released on the Blue Thumb label.

Contents

Magical connection


Reception

The Allmusic review states "Consciously more percussive -- and more commercial -- Szabo's newly formed sextet was clearly up to the challenges of combining rock with jazz. More an instrumental-pop confection, Magical Connection doesn't quite live up to its promise. But even as Szabo covers pop hits by Lulu, Crosby, Stills & Nash and John Sebastian, he often plays with great wit and solos with energetic dexterity".

Track listing

  1. "Sombrero Sam" (Charles Lloyd) - 5:14
  2. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:04
  3. "Country Illusion" (Wolfgang Melz) - 3:45
  4. "Lady With Child" (Chuck Blore, Jerry Wright, Don Richman) - 3:45
  5. "Pretty Girl Why" (Stephen Stills) - 3:31
  6. "Hum a Song" (Richard Ross) - 3:32
  7. "Magical Connection" (John Sebastian) - 4:26
  8. "Fred and Betty" (Gábor Szabó, Richard Thompson) - 4:53
  9. "Love Theme from "Spartacus"" (Alex North) - 3:13
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, California on May 27 (track 1), June 3 (track 6), June 5 (tracks 4 & 7), June 10 (track 3), June 13 (track 5), June 15 (track 2), June 27 (tracks 5, 8 & 9) and July 8 (overdubs), 1970

    • Personnel

  • Gábor Szabó - guitar
  • Lynn Blessing - vibraphone
  • Richard Thompson - keyboards
  • Wolfgang Melz - bass
  • Jim Keltner - drums
  • Emil Richards, Hal Gordon - percussion
  • Erno Neufeld - concertmaster
  • George Kast, Marilyn Baker, Jack Gootkin, Henry Ferber, Ambrose Russo, Leonard Malarsky, Jerome Reisler - violin
  • Allan Harshman, Myron Sandler - viola
  • Anne Goodman, Frederick Seykora - cello
  • Jules Chaikin - contractor
  • Nick DeCaro - keyboards arranger, conductor

    • Songs

    1Sombrero Sam5:09
    2(They Long To Be) Close To You3:04
    3Country Illusion3:43

    References

    Magical Connection Wikipedia
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