{"product_id":"gabor-szabo-spellbinder-verve-vault-110785","title":"Spellbinder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026#34;Spellbinder,\u0026#34; released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, introduced Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó 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\u0026#039;s Englewood Cliffs studio and produced by Bob Thiele, \u0026#34;Spellbinder\u0026#34; features Szabó in a quintet setting with bassist Ron Carter, drummer Chico Hamilton, and percussionists Willie Bobo and Victor Pantoja. The group\u0026#039;s hypnotic blend of grooves and drones helped establish Szabó\u0026#039;s signature approach: vamp-based forms, sitar-like guitar articulation, and modal lines shaped by his Eastern European heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track, a slow-building vamp, showcases Szabó\u0026#039;s minimalist phrasing and rhythmic sensitivity. The record\u0026#039;s standout moment is a reimagining of Sonny Bono\u0026#039;s \u0026#34;Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down),\u0026#34; which Szabó 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\u003cp\u003eVerve Vault Series: Cut and mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Optimal. Gatefold sleeve with iconic original artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA1. Spellbinder\u003cbr \/\u003eA2. Witchcraft\u003cbr \/\u003eA3. It Was A Very Good Year\u003cbr \/\u003eA4. Gypsy Queen\u003cbr \/\u003eB1. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)\u003cbr \/\u003eB2. Cheetah \u003cbr \/\u003eB3. My Foolish Heart\u003cbr \/\u003eB4. Yearning\u003cbr \/\u003eB5. Autumn Leaves\/Speak To Me Of Love\u003cbr \/\u003e a. Autumn Leaves\u003cbr \/\u003e b. Speak To Me Of Love\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gabor Szabo","offers":[{"title":"OS","offer_id":55230987665793,"sku":"520139000","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/8923\/0533\/files\/Gabor-Szabo_Spellbinder-Verve-Vault_Vinyl_s520139_o7898739_a610157_v13762395.37c59159.png?v=1768834494","url":"https:\/\/www.bravado.de\/en\/products\/gabor-szabo-spellbinder-verve-vault-110785","provider":"Bravado","version":"1.0","type":"link"}