Spellbinder (Verve Vault)
Vinyl
- Künstler:
- Gabor Szabo
€29,99
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Veröffentlichungsdatum: 13 März 2026
"Spellbinder," released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, introduced Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó to a wider American audience with a set that blends modal jazz, Eastern European folk influences, and 1960s pop textures. Recorded in May 1966 at Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs studio and produced by Bob Thiele, "Spellbinder" features Szabó in a quintet setting with pianist Chick Corea (in one of his earliest recorded sessions), bassist Albert Stinson, drummer Chico Hamilton, and percussionist Willie Bobo.
The group's hypnotic blend of grooves and drones helped establish Szabó's signature approach: vamp-based forms, sitar-like guitar articulation, and modal lines shaped by his Eastern European heritage. The title track, a slow-building vamp, showcases Szabó's minimalist phrasing and rhythmic sensitivity. The record's standout moment is a reimagining of Sonny Bono's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," which Szabó transforms into a darkly lyrical modal meditation. Elsewhere, the group blurs the lines between jazz improvisation and global rhythms, bridging bop vocabulary with the expanding musical frontiers of the mid-1960s.
Verve Vault Series: Cut and mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Optimal. Gatefold sleeve with iconic original artwork.
Tracklisting:
A1. Spellbinder
A2. Witchcraft
A3. It Was A Very Good Year
A4. Gypsy Queen
B1. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
B2. Cheetah
B3. My Foolish Heart
B4. Yearning
B5. Autumn Leaves/Speak To Me Of Love
a. Autumn Leaves
b. Speak To Me Of Love