Spellbinder (album)
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| - | "'''Gypsy Queen'''" is a song written by Hungarian jazz guitarist [[Gábor Szabó]] from the album ''[[Spellbinder]]'' (1966). | + | |
| + | '''''Spellbinder''''' is an album by Hungarian guitarist [[Gábor Szabó]] featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] label. The album contains "[[Gypsy Queen]]" which was covered together with "[[Black Magic Woman]]" by [[Santana (band)|Santana]] on his 1970 ''[[Abraxas (album)|Abraxas]]'' album. | ||
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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". | ||
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| + | ==Track listing== | ||
| + | :''All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated'' | ||
| + | # "Spellbinder" - 5:30 | ||
| + | # "[[Witchcraft (1957 song)|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 (song)|My Foolish Heart]]" ([[Ned Washington]], [[Victor Young]]) - 5:28 | ||
| + | # "Yearning" - 2:59 | ||
| + | # "[[Autumn Leaves (1945 song)|Autumn Leaves]]/[[Parlez-moi d'amour (song)|Speak to Me of Love]]" ([[Joseph Kosma]], [[Jacques Prévert]], [[Johnny Mercer]]/Jean Lenoir) - 3:35 | ||
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| + | ==Personnel== | ||
| + | *[[Gábor Szabó]] - [[guitar]], [[vocals]] | ||
| + | *[[Ron Carter]] - [[double bass|bass]] | ||
| + | *[[Chico Hamilton]] – [[drum kit|drums]] | ||
| + | *[[Willie Bobo]], Victor Pantoja - [[percussion]] | ||
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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.
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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".
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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
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Personnel
- Gábor Szabó - guitar, vocals
- Ron Carter - bass
- Chico Hamilton – drums
- Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja - percussion
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