GABOR SZABO - THE ARTIST WHO NEVER GOT THE APPRECIATION HE FELT HE DESERVED

Not only Gabor was an amazing guitarist and prolific jazz musician, but first of all, he was an incredible innovator!
He started experimenting with eastern sounds (born in Budapest/Hungary in 1936) and innovating very early on. I got sucked into the Gabor world when I heard Spellbinder (1966). That was the first 'real, but late' Szabo ticket for me.

An LP rich with texture and feeling, stopping throughout the world to pick up varied influences (latino, jazz, funk). It began my 'branching out' into other areas, and I've gotta thank Gabor for that. Time to delve right into a nice Chai tea on a rainy day and peep a Fellini movie, or listening to a Buckley's 'Gypsy Woman'.
It seems like he was alwasy an open door to other worlds...
His eastern influences and Hungarian descent set his path and direction for virtually all of his magnificent career.

This tune 'Galatea's Guitar' (from LP Dreams, 1968) is a major mood setter.
Much of Gabor's music is this way. But, in particular this tune just seems to open up, right into an oasis of head nodding trippy jazz funk paradise. The intro is a bit long, the tune doesn't really start until about 1:44. But, like I said the mood is being set and the wait is well worth it. It is perhaps the closest to a 'dream' tune.