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Gábor Szabó And Bob Thiele: Light My Fire

In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Light My Fire”, album Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele (the seventh Gábor Szabó album overall). It was recorded August – September 1967, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Bob Thiele – director
  • Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
  • Bill Plummer – sitar
  • Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord
  • Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Max Bennett, Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Jim Gordon, John Guerin – drums
  • Gary Coleman, Emil Richards – percussion
  • Buddy Collette, Bob Hardaway, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Mike Barone, Dick Leith – trombone
  • Howard Johnson – tuba
  • Sid Feller – arranger
  • The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Forest Flower – Charles Lloyd
  2. Rainy Day Woman – Bob Dylan
  3. Krishna
  4. Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  5. Fakin’ It – Paul Simon
  6. Eight Miles High – David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn
  7. Sophisticated Wheels

Bud Shank: Bud Shank & The Sax Section

In December 1966, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bud Shank & the Sax Section”, the 34th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Bud Shank – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway – tenor saxophone
  • John Lowe, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Bob Florence – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Summer Samba (So Nice) – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel
  2. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
  3. Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
  4. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  5. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. The Grass Is Greener – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell
  7. Work Song – Nat Adderley
  8. Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
  9. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  10. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  11. A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  12. Señor Blues – Horace Silver