Released 1966 Spellbinder
(1966) Simpático
(1966) Release date 1966 Label Impulse! Records | Length 36:59 Artist Gábor Szabó Producer Bob Thiele Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded May 6, 1966 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Similar Gábor Szabó albums, Jazz albums | ||
Spellbinder is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label. The album contains "Gypsy Queen" which was covered together with "Black Magic Woman" by Santana on his 1970 Abraxas album.
Contents
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Szabo's read on jazz in the '60s was brilliant. He embodied all of its most popular aspirations with a genuine spirit of innovation and adventure. Spellbinder is a masterpiece".
Track listing
All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated- "Spellbinder" - 5:30
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 4:39
- "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) - 2:47
- "Gypsy Queen" - 5:13
- "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (Sonny Bono) - 2:28
- "Cheetah" - 4:10
- "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:28
- "Yearning" - 2:59
- "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer/Jean Lenoir) - 3:35
Personnel
Songs
1Spellbinder5:30
2Witchcraft4:39
3It Was a Very Good Year2:48
References
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