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EAN: 0090771021717 Label: Sundazed Music Inc. Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc. Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sundazed Music Inc. Release Date: January 29, 2008 Studio: Sundazed Music Inc. Editorial Review: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Once Avant-Garde, Now Very BasicIf 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 ... Read More Rating:  - SpellbinderI 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. Rating: - SpellbinderThis 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. Rating: - SpellbindingHungarian 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 ... Read More Rating: - Quirky, but I like itI 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. |
