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Gabor Szabo

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By Douglas Payne
February 25, 2011
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Guitarist Gabor Szabo (1936-82) made a big noise in the early 1960s as part of Chico Hamilton's quintet. Szabo, who had one of the most unique sounds in jazz, later went on to play in Charles Lloyd's first quartet and as part of Gary McFarland's group before making a splash on his own. He became especially famed when Carlos Santana covered his "Gypsy Queen" to great acclaim in 1970. These are some of his finest performances.

Track	Name	Time	Artist	Album
1	Gypsy' 66	7:02	Gabor Szabo	Gypsy' 66
2	Gypsy Jam	5:01	Gabor Szabo	Gypsy' 66
3	Spellbinder	5:30	Gabor Szabo	Spellbinder
4	Gypsy Queen	5:13	Gabor Szabo	Spellbinder
5	Cheetah	4:10	Gabor Szabo	Spellbinder
6	Krishna	3:13	Gabor Szabo	Jazz Raga
7	Raga Doll	3:44	Gabor Szabo	Jazz Raga
8	Sophisticated Wheels	3:55	Gabor Szabo	Jazz Raga
9	Ravi	2:59	Gabor Szabo	Jazz Raga
10	Mizrab [Live (1967/Boston)]	6:59	Gabor Szabo	The Sorcerer [International]
11	Bacchanal	4:57	Gabor Szabo	Bacchannal
12	Ferris Wheel	5:33	Gabor Szabo	Dreams
13	Both Sides Now	2:57	Gabor Szabo	1969
14	My Mood Is You	4:45	Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo	Lena & Gabor
15	Breezin'	3:13	Gabor Szabo	High Contrast
16	Fingers	7:35	Gabor Szabo	High Contrast

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