{"product_id":"pre-order-gabor-szabo-spellbinder-verve-vault-series-lp","title":"Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder - Verve Vault Series LP","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerve Vault Series\u003cbr\u003ePressed on 180g Vinyl LP at Optimal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpellbinder\u003c\/em\u003e, 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpellbinder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerve Vault Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered from Analog Tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Optimal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGabor Szabó\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eguitar\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eChico Hamilton\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eVictor Pantoja, WIllie Bobo\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLatin percussion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide 1:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpellbinder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Was a Very Good Year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGypsy Queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide 2:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheetah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Foolish Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYearning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutumn Leaves \/ Speak to Me of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59547252752465,"sku":"602478984860","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/verlp98486__76640.jpg?v=1779330929","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/pre-order-gabor-szabo-spellbinder-verve-vault-series-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}