Hungarian born jazz guitarist Gabor Szabo arrived in America in the late
1950s, having fled the anti-communist uprising in his homeland. By the
early 1960s, he had begun to establish himself as one of jazz's rising
stars, joining drummer Chico Hamilton's group in 1960. He left Hamilton
in 1965 and briefly played in a group co-led with tenor saxophonist
Charles Lloyd before going out on his own as a solo artist. Between 1965
and 1977, he recorded a string of solo albums for the Impulse, Blue
Thumb, Skye, CTI and Mercury labels. Faces, recorded for Mercury in
1977, is very much a jazz-fusion album. Produced by trombonist and
ex-Crusader Wayne Henderson, the rhythm section was drawn from the
soul-jazz-funk band Pleasure with whom Henderson was working at the
Fantasy label. The music is built on irresistible, earthy funk grooves
that allow Szabo plenty of space to spin long, elegant guitar lines and
meticulously constructed solos, both of which were his trademarks.
Largely overlooked on its original release, Faces is now revealed as a
minor classic within the jazz-fusion genre.
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El guitarrista de jazz de origen húngaro Gabor Szabo llegó a Estados Unidos a finales de la década de 1950, tras huir del levantamiento anticomunista en su país. A principios de la década de 1960, empezó a establecerse como una de las estrellas emergentes del jazz, uniéndose al grupo del baterista Chico Hamilton en 1960. Dejó a Hamilton en 1965 y tocó brevemente en un grupo codirigido con el saxofonista tenor Charles Lloyd antes de salir por su cuenta como artista en solitario. Entre 1965 y 1977, grabó una serie de álbumes en solitario para los sellos Impulse, Blue Thumb, Skye, CTI y Mercury. Faces, grabado para Mercury en 1977, es un álbum de jazz-fusión. Producido por el trombonista y ex-Crusader Wayne Henderson, la sección rítmica procede del grupo de soul-jazz-funk Pleasure, con el que Henderson trabajaba en el sello Fantasy. La música se basa en irresistibles ritmos funk terrenales que permiten a Szabo disponer de mucho espacio para crear largas y elegantes líneas de guitarra y solos meticulosamente construidos, que eran su marca de fábrica. Faces, en gran medida ignorado en su lanzamiento original, se revela ahora como un clásico menor dentro del género del jazz-fusión.
01 - Sunshine Superman
02 - Stormy
03 - Divided City
04 - Dear Prudence
06 - Bacchanal
07 - Walk Away Renee
08 - Some Velvet Morning
09 - Fire Dance
Recorded: 1968-1969. Issued: 1970.
a. Sunshine Superman (from BACCHANAL) - 3:45
b. Stormy (from GABOR SZABO 1969) - 3:12
c. (The) Divided City (from BACCHANAL) - 3:22
d. Dear Prudence (from GABOR SZABO 1969) - 2:37
e. Galatea's Guitar (from DREAMS) - 5:33
f. Bacchanal (from BACCHANAL) - 4:55
g. Walk Away Renee (from GABOR SZABO 1969) - 2:42
h. Some Velvet Morning (from BACCHANAL) - 5:10
i. Fire Dance (from DREAMS) - 5:39
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