The Sorcerer (album)
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | November 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 14 & 15, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Gábor Szabó chronology | ||||
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The Sorcerer is a live album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[2]
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The playing seems inspired, and the interplay within the group is something to behold -- even when performing lightweight tunes".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Reverb Central |  link |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated
- "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) - 4:52
- "Little Boat (O Barquinho)" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) - 4:23
- "Lou-Ise" (Jimmy Stewart) - 4:17
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 5:18
- "Space" - 6:40
- "Stronger Than Us" (Francis Lai, Pierre Barough) - 4:13
- "Mizrab" - 6:58
- "Comin' Back" (Clyde Otis, Gábor Szabó) 1:56
- "Los Matadoros" - 12:09 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
- "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 5:18 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
- "Corcovado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 3:22 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
- Recorded at The Jazz Workshop in Boston, Massachusetts on April 14 & 15, 1967
Personnel
[edit]- Gábor Szabó - guitar
- Jimmy Stewart - guitar
- Lajos "Louis" Kabok - bass
- Marty Morell – drums
- Hal Gordon - percussion
References
[edit]- ^ "Billboard". December 2, 1967.
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 4, 2011. This album is peaked the position #194 on Billboard 200 on 1968/01/13.
- ^ a b Payne, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2011
