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Simpático (Gábor Szabó album)

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Released
  
1966

Length
  
30:37

Release date
  
1966

Label
  
Impulse! Records

Recorded
  
May 18 & 20, 1966

Simpático (1966)
  
Jazz Raga (1966)

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Genre
  
Jazz

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Simpático (1966)
  
The October Suite (1966)

Artists
  
Gábor Szabó, Gary McFarland

Similar
  
Gábor Szabó albums, Jazz albums

Simpático is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Gary McFarland and Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 2 stars stating "Simpatico features its principals' lackluster singing and silly lyrics, but there are occasional hints of their abilities".

Track listing

All compositions by Gary McFarland except as indicated
  1. "The Word" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:15
  2. "Nature Boy" (Eden Ahbez) - 2:48
  3. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (Lennon, McCartney) - 2:35
  4. "Hey, Here's a Heart" (Gary McFarland, Cliff Owen) - 2:39
  5. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) - 2:36
  6. "Ups and Downs" - 2:59
  7. "Yamaha Mama" (Gábor Szabó) - 2:16
  8. "You Will Pay" (GáborSzabó) - 2:48
  9. "Spring Song" (Gábor Szabó) - 2:20
  10. "She's a Cruiser" - 2:36
  11. "Simpático" - 4:45
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 18, 1966 (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10), and May 20, 1966 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7-9 & 11)

    • Personnel

  • Gary McFarland – vibes, whistling, vocals
  • Gábor Szabó - guitar, vocals
  • Sam Brown - guitar
  • Bob Bushnell (tracks 4 & 7) Richard Davis (tracks 1-3, 5, 6 & 8-11) - bass
  • Joe Cocuzzo – drums
  • Tommy Lopez, Barry Rodgers - percussion

    • Songs

    1The Word2:16
    2Nature Boy2:49
    3Norwegian Wood2:35

    References

    Simpático (Gábor Szabó album) Wikipedia
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