Wind, Sky and Diamonds
1968 studio album by Gábor Szabó
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Released | February 1968[1] | |||
Recorded | September 12–14, 1967 | |||
Studio | Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz, crossover jazz | |||
Length | 33:45 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Gábor Szabó chronology | ||||
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Wind, Sky and Diamonds is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[2]
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Track listing
- "San Franciscan Nights" (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch) – 3:18
- "A Day in the Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:20
- "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" (John Phillips) – 3:00
- "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) – 2:28
- "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick) – 2:30
- "Guantanamera" (Joseíto Fernández) – 3:09
- "Saigon Bride" (Joan Baez, Nina Duscheck) – 2:10
- "The End of Life" (John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Gábor Szabó) – 2:55
- "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:44
- "Are You There?" (Gábor Szabó, Steve Allen) – 3:31
- "W.C. Fields" (John Bahler, Tom Bahler) – 3:40
- Recorded by Eddie Brackett at Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 1967 (tracks 3 & 5–7), September 13, 1967 (tracks 4, 9 & 10) and September 14, 1967 (tracks 1, 2, 8 & 11)
Personnel
- Gábor Szabó – guitar, recitation
- Mike Melvoin – piano, harpsichord
- Bill Plummer – sitar
- Dennis Budimir, Herb Ellis, Louis Morell, Howard Roberts – guitar
- Carol Kaye (tracks 1-3,5-8 & 11), Ray Pohlman (tracks 4, 9 & 10) – electric bass
- Jimmy Gordon, John Guerin – drums
- Victor Feldman, Emil Richards – percussion
- The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Spellbinder (1966)
- Simpático (1966)
- Jazz Raga (1966)
- Light My Fire (1967)
- Wind, Sky and Diamonds (1967)
- Dreams (1968)
- 1969 (1969)
- Lena & Gabor (1969)
- Magical Connection (1970)
- High Contrast (1970 & 1971)
- Small World (1972)
- Mizrab (1972)
- Rambler (1973)
- Macho (1975)
- Nightflight (released 1976)
- Faces (1977)
- Belsta River (1978)
- Femme Fatale (1979)
- The Sorcerer (1967)
- More Sorcery (1967)
- Gabor Szabo Live (1972)