The Sorcerer (album)

The Sorcerer
Live album by
Gábor Szabó
ReleasedNovember 1967[1]
RecordedApril 14 & 15, 1967
GenreJazz
Length38:30
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Gábor Szabó chronology
Jazz Raga
(1966) 		The Sorcerer
(1967) 		More Sorcery
(1967)

The Sorcerer is a live album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The playing seems inspired, and the interplay within the group is something to behold -- even when performing lightweight tunes".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
DownBeat[4]
Reverb Centrallink

Track listing

All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated
  1. "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) - 4:52
  2. "Little Boat (O Barquinho)" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) - 4:23
  3. "Lou-Ise" (Jimmy Stewart) - 4:17
  4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 5:18
  5. "Space" - 6:40
  6. "Stronger Than Us (Plus fort que nous) (from A Man and a Woman)" (Francis Lai, Pierre Barouh) - 4:13
  7. "Mizrab" - 6:58
  8. "Comin' Back" (Clyde Otis, Gábor Szabó) 1:56
  9. "Los Matadoros" - 12:09 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
  10. "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 5:18 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
  11. "Corcovado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 3:22 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
  • Recorded at The Jazz Workshop in Boston, Massachusetts on April 14 & 15, 1967

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Billboard". December 2, 1967.
  2. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 4, 2011. This album is peaked the position #194 on Billboard 200 on 1968/01/13.
  3. ^ a b Payne, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 4, 2011
  4. ^ Down Beat: April 18, 1968 vol. 35, no. 8
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