Gabor Szabo
Gabor Szabo
Gabor Szabo
Gabor Szabo

Bacchanal (180gr. Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve)

Other Labels: Jazz & Vocals

Personnel:
Gabor Szabo, Jimmy Stewart (g), Hal Gordon (perc), Jim Keltner (d), Louis Kabok (b)

Reference: SKLP-1002

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Format: LP / 12" / 33rpm / STEREO
Label: SKYE RECORDS
Catalogue Reference: SKLP-1002
Recording Year: 1968
Country of Pressing: SPAIN
Comments: Sealed New Copy
Reissue of the original Skye SK-3
Cover Grade: MINT
Vinyl Grade: MINT

Side One:

1. Three King Fishers (Donovan) 4:48
2. Love is Blue (Popp-Cour-Blackburn) 4:17
3. Theme from "Valley of the Dolls" (Previn-Previn) 3:48
4. Bacchanal (Gabor Szabo) 4:55

Side Two:

1. Sunshine Superman (Donovan) 3:45
2. Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazelwood) 5:10
3. The Look of Love (Bacharach-David) 3:15
4. Divided City (Gabor Szabo) 3:20

Originally issued in Stereo SKYE SK-3

Album details

Personnel:
Gabor Szabo, Jimmy Stewart (guitars); Louis Kabok (bass), Hal Gordon (percussion), Jim Keltner (drums).
Recorded at Western Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, on February 9, 1968

Sound engineer: Andy Richardson
Cover illustration: Barbara Flynn
Photography: Barry Peake
Design: Robert Flynn / Viceroy

Press reviews

"After recording four albums for Impulse in 1967, the distinctive guitarist Gabor Szabo cut three records for the Skye label in 1968, of which this LP, Bacchanal, is the strongest. Szabo's regular group of the era is heard on record for the last time: guitarist Jimmy Stewart, bassist Louis Kabok, drummer Jim Keltner and percussionist Hal Gordon. With the exception of two Szabo originals, the material is comprised of current pop tunes including two songs by Donovan, "Love Is Blue," "The Look of Love" and "Theme from the Valley of the Dolls." Despite what should have been a complete lack of potential, the Hungarian guitarist uplifts the material and mostly turns the pieces into worthwhile jazz."

Scott Yanow -All Music Guide