Gabor Szabo
Gabor Szabo was one of the most original guitarists to emerge in the 1960s, mixing his Hungarian folk music heritage with a deep love of jazz and crafting a distinctive, largely self-taught sound. Inspired by a Roy Rogers cowboy movie, Szabo began playing guitar when he was 14 and often played in dinner clubs and covert jam sessions while still living in Budapest. He escaped from his country at age 20 on the eve of the Communist uprising and eventually made his way to America, settling with his family in California. He attended Berklee College (1958-1960) and in 1961 joined Chico Hamilton's innovative quintet featuring Charles Lloyd. Urged by Hamilton, Szabo crafted a most distinctive sound; as agile on intricate, nearly-free runs as he was able to sound inspired during melodic passages. Szabo left the Hamilton group in 1965 to leave his mark on the pop-jazz of the Gary McFarland quintet and the energy music of Charles Lloyd's fiery and underrated quartet featuring Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Szabo initiated a solo career in 1966, recording the exceptional album, Spellbinder, which yielded many inspired moments and "Gypsy Queen," the song Santana turned into a huge hit in 1970. Szabo formed an innovative quintet (1967-1969) featuring the brilliant, classically trained guitarist Jimmy Stewart and recorded many notable albums during the late '60s. The emergence of rock music (especially George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix) found Szabo experimenting with feedback and more commercially oriented forms of jazz. During the '70s, Szabo regularly performed along the West Coast, hypnotizing audiences with his enchanting, spellbinding style. From 1970, he locked into a commercial groove, even though records like Mizrab occasionally revealed his seamless jazz, pop, Gypsy, Indian, and Asian fusions. Szabo had revisited his homeland several times during the '70s, finding opportunities to perform brilliantly with native talents. He was hospitalized during his final visit and died in 1982, just short of his 46th birthday.
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High Contrast
Fusion & Jazz rock - Pubblicato da Verve il 1 gen 1970
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Rambler
Fusion & Jazz rock - Pubblicato da Epic - Legacy il 1 set 1973
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The Szabo Equation (Original)
Jazz - Pubblicato da SKYE il 6 gen 2006
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Small World
Fusion & Jazz rock - Pubblicato da Four Leaf Clover Records il 17 gen 2018
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In Stockholm
Jazz - Pubblicato da Four Leaf Clover Records il 2 apr 1972
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Belsta River
Fusion & Jazz rock - Pubblicato da Four Leaf Clover Records il 17 gen 2018
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Dreams (2022 Remastered Version)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Skye Records il 18 set 1968
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The Sorcerer (Live)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Verve Reissues il 24 ago 1967
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Wind, Sky And Diamonds
Gabor Szabo, The California Dreamers
Jazz - Pubblicato da Impulse! il 14 set 1967
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