{"product_id":"602478984860","title":"SZABO,GABOR – SPELLBINDER (VERVE VAULT SERIES) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 602478984860 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: IMPULSE RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: March 13, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\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","brand":"IMPULSE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44052518240355,"sku":"602478984860","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_802a56d6-4b0b-4138-bac0-9d2d4cfc5fc4.jpg?v=1773384587","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/602478984860","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}