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Spellbinder | 
 enlarge | Artist: Gabor Szabo
Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 559008
Media: LP Record
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.2
UPC: 090771021717
EAN: 0090771021717
ASIN: B000NOK1XO
Release Date: January 29, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Spellbinder - Gabor Szabo, Szabo, Gabor | | • | Witchcraft - Gabor Szabo, Coleman, Cy | | • | It Was a Very Good Year - Gabor Szabo, Drake, Ervin | | • | Gypsy Queen - Gabor Szabo, Szabo, Gabor | | • | Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Gabor Szabo, Bono, Sonny | | • | Cheetah - Gabor Szabo, Szabo, Gabor | | • | My Foolish Heart - Gabor Szabo, Washington, Ned | | • | Yearning - Gabor Szabo, Szabo, Gabor | | • | Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love - Gabor Szabo, Kosma, Joseph |
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Album Description
DJ's delight! For this perfectly named 1966 set by ace guitarist Gabor Szabo, the Hungarian-born, gypsy-influenced stylist called in his former boss, drummer Chico Hamilton, along with Miles Davis bassist Ron Carter and Latin percussion kings Willie Bobo and Victor Pantoja for some unique takes of standards, originals, and contemporary pop tunes. The upshot? A swingin', shimmying, polyrhythmic tour de force of "Now Sound" grooviness that layers Szabo's sinewy fretwork over dance-floor movers like "The Cheetah" (an homage to the famed New York nightclub) and the driving, utterly relentless title cut. With his ears finely tuned to the rock revolution happening outside the jazz world, Szabo was one of the first jazz guitarists to pick up on the emerging psychedelic sound, a marvelously mind-bending phenomenon that's all over Spellbinder--just check the raga-esque vocal version of Sonny Bono's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and the drone-drenched go-go shaker "Gypsy Queen" (reportedly where The Doors' Robbie Krieger got his opening licks for "The End"!). Of course, it wouldn't be a Szabo album without his caressing a tender ballad or two, and this one boasts misty-eyed readings of "My Foolish Heart" and "Autumn Leaves." A jazz-rock masterpiece.
Album Description
Japanese edition of the late jazz guitarist's second album.Musicians include Ron Carter on bass, Chico Hamilton on drums, with Willie Bobo and Victor Pantoja on percussion. Tracks include 'Gypsy Queen' the song Santana turned into a hit in 1970, plus cove
Album Details
Japanese 20Bit Remaster.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Once Avant-Garde, Now Very Basic November 13, 2008
If Gabor Szabo was on the scene today, his music would likely receive scant notice. But there was a time from the mid-to-late 1960s when he was very much in the avant-garde as a bridge between the worlds of pop and jazz. My introduction to his music came via the older brother of my first serious girlfriend whose record collection contained quite a few obscure (to me) albums including Spellbinder. Since I already liked Hungarian folk music I heard at home at a young age, I was enchanted by the vaguely gypsy sound of Szabo's guitar.
Forty years later, I noticed here that it had been remastered so I ordered it to hear if any of the old magic returned. Well, on first listen I had mixed feelings. What once was avant-garde now sounded very basic and even dated at times. But then a few more listens in different situations helped me appreciate some of what I once relished. And while Spellbinder will never be in heavy rotation in my CD player, I still find a lot to like.
Favorites here include the title cut, Witchcraft, a surprisingly good take on what I think is one of Frank Sinatra's best songs with It Was A Very Good Year, the percussive jungle beat of Gypsy Queen and the somewhat haunting My Foolish Heart. The worst moments come when Szabo attempts to sing as on the laughably stilted Bang Bang and on Yearning.
If you have never heard Szabo play and are musically adventurous, check out Spellbinder to see if the music of Gabor Szabo has a place in your music library. This CD is housed in digipak format and comes with a folding reproduction of the original album cover complete with liner notes.
 Spellbinder June 8, 2007
I first heard this album in 1968. I have a few more of Gabor's album but this is my favorite and one of my top 5 all time favorite albums.
Spellbinder April 2, 2007
This CD does not in any way convey the excitement and dynamics of the original vinyl recording. This made the listening experience somewhat frustrating, like trying to catch the rainbow. But Gabor is, after all, Gabor. For those who dont know, he is a lyrical guitarist, with a unique style. Four stars for the content.
Spellbinding January 8, 2007
Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo had a unique style that some forty years later still helps him retain a place in the lexicon of jazz. The title track "Spellbinder" features heavyweight musicians, Ron Carter on bass, Willie Bobo on percussion and the man with whom he cut his jazz teeth, Chico Hamilton on drums. The hypnotic rhythms are sustained throughout the driving song while Szabo's gypsyesque jazz guitar weaves a pulsating spell on the listener.There are a few standards here that Szabo gives the gypsy treatment to including "Autum Leaves" but "It Was A Very Good Year" is just sublime."Gypsy Queen" is a free flowing song that remindes Szabo of his days watching the gypsies dance by the firelight. The result is a mystical song that was caught on tape by the genius of engineer Bob Thiele who while the band was warming up in order to get in tune and a rhythm decided to roll tape. The result is a spontaneous jam that was named later and now part of the lore surrounding Bob Thiele. In this song you can hear the influence this song and style had on Santana, especially on his classic earl works. Some songs are time warps that should have been left in the time machine."Bang Bang"(Sonny & Cher)is a pop song given the jazz makeover but falls short with the accented lyrics sounding like they belong in a smuggled low budget Eastern-bloc movie. Dionne Warwicks "Yearning" features more singing that is really not Szabo's best musical quality."Cheetah", inspired by the N.Y disco of that era is a free flowing song that recalls mods and mini-skirts. This disc gives testament to the lyrical expression and distinctive style that was Gabor Szabo. Recommended for jazz enthuisiasts and purists alike who like music from a different era on occassion.
Quirky, but I like it October 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't know what possessed me, but I bought this album without knowing a thing about Gabor Szabo. I'm glad I did, because I have it on all the time. I find it incredibly moving. I especially like "Witchcraft" which I had never heard without the vocal before, and it's charming. Szabo's vocal on "Bang Bang" is quirky and engaging. All in all, I find the album both adventurous and mellow, and I recommend it.
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