{"product_id":"gabor-szabo-spellfinder-180g-verve-vault-series","title":"Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder [180G\/ Remastered] (Verve Vault Series)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-left-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content js-line-clamp-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"js-line-clamped-area\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabor Szabo \u003cem\u003eSpellbinder\u003c\/em\u003e Reissued for the Verve Vault Series: Newly Mastered from the Original Analog Tapes and Pressed at Optimal in Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpellbinder\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, introduced Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo to a wider American audience with a set that blends modal jazz, Eastern European folk influences, and 1960s pop textures. Recorded in May 1966 at Rudy Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliffs studio and produced by Bob Thiele,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpellbinder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures Szabo in a quintet setting with pianist Chick Corea (in one of his earliest recorded sessions), bassist Albert Stinson, drummer Chico Hamilton, and percussionist Willie Bobo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record’s standout moment is a reimagining of Sonny Bono’s “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),” which Szabo transforms into a darkly lyrical modal meditation. Elsewhere, the group blurs the lines between jazz improvisation and global rhythms, bridging bop vocabulary with the expanding musical frontiers of the mid-1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verve Vault Series is mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMusicians:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabor Szabo - Guitar\u003cbr\u003eChick Corea - Piano\u003cbr\u003eAlbert Stinson - Bass\u003cbr\u003eChico Hamilton - Drums\u003cbr\u003eWillie Bobo - Percussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-right-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"productView-details__heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content productView-details__content__with-list\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpellbinder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Was A Very Good Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGypsy Queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheetah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Foolish Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYearning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutumn Leaves \/ Speak to Me of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47967067242670,"sku":"602478984860","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/files\/602478984860_1f2a399f-20dd-489a-a4da-b87ca9dc34aa.jpg?v=1781042580","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/gabor-szabo-spellfinder-180g-verve-vault-series","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}