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Spellbinder is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.[1] The album contains "Gypsy Queen" which was covered as a medley with Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" by Santana on their 1970 Abraxas album. This album reached #140 on 1967/01/28 on Billboard 200.

Spellbinder
Studio album by Gábor Szabó
Released	1966
Recorded	May 6, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:59
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Gábor Szabó chronology
Gypsy '66 (1966) Spellbinder (1966) Simpático (1966)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Szabo's read on jazz in the '60s was brilliant. He embodied all of its most popular aspirations with a genuine spirit of innovation and adventure. Spellbinder is a masterpiece".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated

1. "Spellbinder" - 5:30
2. "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 4:39
3. "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) - 2:47
4. "Gypsy Queen" - 5:13
5. "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (Sonny Bono) - 2:28
6. "Cheetah" - 4:10
7. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:28
8. "Yearning" - 2:59
9. "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer/Jean Lenoir) - 3:35

Personnel

• Gábor Szabó - guitar, vocals
• Ron Carter - bass
• Chico Hamilton – drums
• Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja - percussion

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1967/03/18	Billboard Best Selling Jazz LP's	2

References

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