Gábor Szabó
Spellbinder Gábor Szabó Verve Vault Series edition

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Spellbinder

Gábor Szabó

Verve Vault Series edition

Spellbinder, 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's Englewood Cliffs studio and produced by Bob Thiele, Spellbinder features Szabó in a quintet setting with bassist Ron Carter, drummer Chico Hamilton, and percussionists Willie Bobo and Victor Pantoja. The group's hypnotic blend of grooves and drones helped establish Szabó's signature approach: vamp-based forms, sitar-like guitar articulation, and modal lines shaped by his Eastern European heritage.

The title track, a slow-building vamp, showcases Szabó's minimalist phrasing and rhythmic sensitivity. The record's standout moment is a reimagining of Sonny Bono's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," 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.

The Verve Vault Series is an exclusive vinyl reissue collection that brings the golden era of jazz back to life. Curated by Verve Label Group and UMe, this series offers audiophile-grade pressings of iconic jazz albums. Each release is meticulously mastered from original analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal in Germany.

Media	Muziek VINYL LP (Vinyl)
Aantal vinylplaten	1
Vrijgegeven	13 maart 2026
EAN/UPC	0602478984860
Label	Verve 060247898486
Genre	Jazz
Afmetingen	312 × 313 × 5 mm · 225 g

Track lijst

1. Spellbinder
2. Witchcraft
3. It Was a Very Good Year
4. Gypsy Queen
5. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
6. Cheetah
7. My Foolish Heart
8. Yearning
9. Autumn Leaves / Speak to Me of Love (Medley)
10. My Foolish Heart