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Documentary: Gabor Szabo, 'Rising' (1977)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Gabor Szabo was one of jazz fusion's earliest progenitors and a fascinating player. The Hungarian guitarist, who emigrated to the U.S. in 1956, had a singular way of folding together Romani, Indian and rock music in the jazz idiom and seeking out sounds in world music. Szabo also embraced pop with a new level of sophistication. Gabor Szabo died in 1982 at age 45. In 1977, Larry Bock filmed a documentary film on Szabo for his master's project at USC. ...
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Gábor Szabó: Gypsy '66
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Mainstream jazz in the 1960s had a distinct sound. Artists such as Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Wayne Shorter, Gary Burton, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Horace Silver and others were influenced by the emerging young-adult scene that ran parallel to the teenage youthquake. Sixties jazz was eclectic and shaded by the revolution in pop music, in some cases stormy and pointed and in others gentle and mystical. One musician whose contribution in the '60s and '70s is overlooked is ...
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Lena Horne and Gabor Szabo
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
There are plenty of jazz albums in the rock era that, on paper, never should have worked but did and still do, exceptionally well. Joe Pass's The Stones Jazz (1966) is one. Paul Desmond's Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) is another. Add Lena & Gabor (1970) to the list. When the album by vocalist Lena Horne backed by guitarist Gábor Szabó was released in 1970, it came out on Skye Records, a label formed in 1968 by Szabó, vibraphonist Cal ...
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Pianist - Composer Daniel Szabo Releases "A Song From There" On Feb. 18
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
Featuring Drum Legend Peter Erskine & Bassist Edwin Livingston February 18, 2014 Release / DSZABOMUSIC “I first became aware of Daniel while teaching at USC. Bob Mintzer had called and was raving about this guy Dan who had applied for graduate studies. Upon first hearing some of his music, I knew he was special. Things ultimately worked out, and Dan was able to attend school. It was not only good for him, but also for all of our students as ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gabor Szabo
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All About Jazz is celebrating Gabor Szabo's birthday today!
Gabor Szabo - guitar (1936 -1982) An innovative musician who combined the folk music of his native Hungary with his passion for jazz, Gabor Szabo began his study of the guitar at the age of 14. Following a single free lesson that came as a gift with his first instrument, he then began to teach himself to play by emulating the American jazz performers he heard on the radio...Gabor Szabo - ...
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Szilard Mezei and His Szabad Quartet, "Februari Fadontes"
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Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
Szilard Mezei, Hungarian violist-composer-bandleader has been as prolific as he has been interestingly progressive. A look on his website reveals quite a few albums released under his leadership. I've only heard and reviewed a few for Cadence, but what I heard on those convinced me he was someone to watch. The new one, a limited-edition LP release, features his Szabad Quartet and is titled Februari Fadontes (No Business NBLP 28). The several previous albums I have reviewed tended to have ...
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Gabor Szabo: All About Jazz Playlist
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
All About Jazz's My iTunes Playlists are designed to help music lovers compile their own “best of" iPod playlists or CDR compilations. Here is the playlist I constructed to help introduce new listeners to what I consider to be the best of Gabor Szabo's readily available recordings. 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 ...
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Recent Listening: Daniel Szabo, Chris Potter
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Daniel Szabo Trio Meets Chris Potter, Contribution (BMC). Szabo is a 34-year-old pianist and composer with impressive academic and performance credentials and awards in Hungary and the US. One of his professors at the New England Conservatory was Bob Brookmeyer, who sent a copy of Szabo's CD with a note strongly suggesting that his former student deserves close attention. This album commands close attention. Szabo's compositions have lines with binding energy that urges forward motion, and chord structures of challenging ...
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Bob Szajner Triad II Release Live at the Detroit Montreux Jazz Fest 1981
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All About Jazz
CADENCE JAZZ 1215: Bob Szajner Triad II Live at the Detroit Montreux Jazz Fest 1981 Bob Szajner (p) with Ed Pickens (b) - Frank Isola (d) Bob Szajner is a bopster and prolific composer. He's been in and out of the Detroit Jazz scene since the 1950's. This release documents one of his last concerts and gives ample evidence of his talents and abilities. Complementing this package are extensive notes by the ...
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