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Gabor Szabo

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Biography

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Gabor Szabo was one of the most original guitarists to emerge in the 1960s, mixing his Hungarian folk music heritage with a deep love of jazz and crafting a distinctive, largely self-taught sound. Inspired by a Roy Rogers cowboy movie, Szabo began playing guitar when he was 14 and often played in dinner clubs and covert jam sessions while still living in Budapest. He escaped from his country at age 20 on the eve of the Communist uprising and eventually made his way to America, settling with his family in California. He attended Berklee College (1958-1960) and in 1961 joined Chico Hamilton's innovative quintet featuring Charles Lloyd. Urged by Hamilton, Szabo crafted a most distinctive sound; as agile on intricate, nearly-free runs as he was able to sound inspired during melodic passages. Szabo left the Hamilton group in 1965 to leave his mark on the pop-jazz of the Gary McFarland quintet and the energy music of Charles Lloyd's fiery and underrated quartet featuring Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Szabo initiated a solo career in 1966, recording the exceptional album, Spellbinder, which yielded many inspired moments and "Gypsy Queen," the song Santana turned into a huge hit in 1970. Szabo formed an innovative quintet (1967-1969) featuring the brilliant, classically trained guitarist Jimmy Stewart and recorded many notable albums during the late '60s. The emergence of rock music (especially George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix) found Szabo experimenting with feedback and more commercially oriented forms of jazz. During the '70s, Szabo regularly performed along the West Coast, hypnotizing audiences with his enchanting, spellbinding style. From 1970, he locked into a commercial groove, even though records like Mizrab occasionally revealed his seamless jazz, pop, Gypsy, Indian, and Asian fusions. Szabo had revisited his homeland several times during the '70s, finding opportunities to perform brilliantly with native talents. He was hospitalized during his final visit and died in 1982, just short of his 46th birthday.

Title: Jazz Raga

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock

Title: In Budapest Again

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Newport (Remastered)

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Dreams

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz

Title: Nightflight

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Macho

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gabor Szabo 1969

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Title: Me & You

Artist: Gabor Szabo, Lena Horne

Genre: Pop

Title: 1969

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Faces

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Small World

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz, Fusion

Title: Gypsy '66

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock

Title: Femme Fatale

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Latin

Title: In Stockholm

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mizrab

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Jazz

Title: All Comes Back

Artist: Gabor Szabo, Tamas

Genre: Blues

Title: Get Wasted

Artist: Gabor Szabo

Genre: Rock, Alternative

Title: Simpatico

Artist: Gabor Szabo, Gary McFarland

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Jazzin' the Pop

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Your Kindle

Genre: Jazz

Title: Impulsive! Unmixed

Genre: Jazz

Title: 100% Soul Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rockin' Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Latin On Impulse!

Genre: Jazz, Latin

Title: Latin Jazz Lounge

Genre: Latin

Title: Jazz Plays Rock

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best of Jazz Rock

Genre: Blues

Title: Best of Acid Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Hippest Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Party Jazz

Genre: Blues

Title: Psychedelic Jazz

Genre: Jazz, Rock

Title: The Best Jazz Flute

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Jazz Guitar 101

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Now Playing Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Latin Jazz 101

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Grooves

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bossa Nova & Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

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