Gabor Szabo • The Sorcerer

Review by Douglas Payne

Gabor Szabo's quintet featuring Jimmy Stewart was one of the guitarist's very best units. Live performances like this, recorded at Boston's Jazz Workshop, document some of the excitement the group stirred in 1967-1968. Included in the 1997 CD reissue are three excellent tracks ("Los Matadoros," "People," and "Corcovado") recorded at the same concert, which originally appeared on More Sorcery. The playing seems inspired, and the interplay within the group is something to behold -- even when performing lightweight tunes like "The Beat Goes On."

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Reseña de Douglas Payne

El quinteto de Gabor Szabo con Jimmy Stewart fue una de las mejores unidades del guitarrista. Actuaciones en directo como ésta, grabadas en el Boston's Jazz Workshop, documentan parte de la emoción que el grupo suscitó en 1967-1968. En la reedición del CD de 1997 se incluyen tres excelentes temas ("Los Matadoros", "People" y "Corcovado") grabados en el mismo concierto, que originalmente apareció en More Sorcery. La interpretación parece inspirada, y la interacción dentro del grupo es algo que hay que contemplar, incluso cuando se interpretan temas ligeros como "The Beat Goes On".

 

Tracks:

1. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) - 4:52
2. "Little Boat (O Barquinho)" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) - 4:23
3. "Lou-Ise" (Jimmy Stewart) - 4:17
4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 5:18
5. "Space" - 6:40
6. "Stronger Than Us" (Francis Lai, Pierre Barough) - 4:13
7. "Mizrab" - 6:58
8. "Comin' Back" (Clyde Otis, Szabó) 1:56
9. "Los Matadoros" - 12:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 5:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Corcovado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 3:22 Bonus track on CD reissue

Credits:

Gabor Szabo, Jimmy Stewart (g); 

Lajos "Louis" Kabok (b); 

Marty Morell (d); 

Hal Gordon (per).

Jazz Workshop, Boston: April 14-15, 1967

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