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Released
  
1967

Wind, Sky and Diamonds (1967)
  
Bacchanal (1968)

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Impulse! Records

Length
  
33:45

Artist
  
Gábor Szabó

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Genres
  
Jazz, Crossover jazz

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Recorded
  
September 12, 13 & 14, 1967

Similar
  
Gábor Szabó albums, Jazz albums

Wind, Sky and Diamonds is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.

Contents

Gabor szabo san franciscan nights


Reception

The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 2 stars stating "at best, it's an ill-conceived jazz-rock concoction".

Track listing

  1. "San Franciscan Nights" (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch) - 3:18
  2. "A Day in the Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:20
  3. "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" (John Phillips) - 3:00
  4. "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 2:28
  5. "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick) - 2:30
  6. "Guantanamera" (Joseíto Fernández) - 3:09
  7. "Saigon Bride" (Joan Baez, Nina Duscheck) - 2:10
  8. "The End of Life" (John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Gábor Szabó) - 2:55
  9. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:44
  10. "Are You There?" (Gábor Szabó, Steve Allen) - 3:31
  11. "W.C. Fields" (John Bahler, Tom Bahler) - 3:40
  • Recorded by Eddie Brackett at Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 1967 (tracks 3 & 5-7), September 13, 1967 (tracks 4, 9 & 10) and September 14, 1967 (tracks 1, 2, 8 & 11)

    • Personnel

  • Gábor Szabó - guitar, recitation
  • Mike Melvoin - piano, harpsichord
  • Bill Plummer - sitar
  • Dennis Budimir, Herb Ellis, Louis Morell, Howard Roberts - guitar
  • Carol Kaye, Ray Pohlman - electric bass
  • Jimmy Gordon, John Guerin - drums
  • Victor Feldman, Emil Richards - percussion
  • The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward - vocals

    • Songs

    1San Franciscan Nights3:19
    2A Day in the Life3:20
    3Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)2:59

    References

    Wind, Sky and Diamonds Wikipedia
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