Dreams (Gábor Szabó album) explained

Dreams
Type:	Album
Artist:	Gábor Szabó
Cover:	Dreams (Gábor Szabó album).jpg
Released:	November 1968^[1]
Recorded:	6, 7, 9, 22 August 1968
Studio:	United Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Crossover jazz, third stream^[2]
Length:	34:48
Label:	Skye SK 7
Producer:	Gary McFarland
Chronology:	Gábor Szabó
Prev Title:	Bacchanal
Prev Year:	1968
Next Title:	1969
Next Year:	1969

Dreams is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Skye label.^[2] The design was made by David Stahlberg, and features artwork by English illustrator John Austen entitled "Vision".^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review states: "a collection of originals, pop covers, and classical reinterpretations. The result is a sort of accessible third-stream music. Szabo has many fine moments".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gábor Szabó, except as indicated.

1. "Galatea's Guitar" – 5:33
2. "Half the Day is the Night" (Gary McFarland) – 4:23
3. "Song of Injured Love" (Manuel de Falla) – 4:05
4. "The Fortune Teller" (Gábor Szabó, Louis Kabok) – 4:28
5. "Fire Dance" (Falla) – 5:39
6. "The Lady in the Moon" – 5:13
7. "Ferris Wheel" (Donovan Leitch) – 5:27

Recorded in Los Angeles, California on 6, 7, 9 August 1968 with overdubs recorded in New York City on 22 August 1968.

Personnel

• Gábor Szabó – guitar
• Jim Stewart – guitar
• Louis Kabok – bass
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Hal Gordon – percussion
• Tony Miranda, Ray Alonge, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
• Julius Schacter – violin
  • George Ricci – cello Gary McFarland – piano, arranger

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. December 14, 1968.
2. Payne, D. Gábor Szabó discography, accessed February 22, 2012.
3. Web site: 2008-09-09. Aubrey Beardsley's musical afterlife. 2020-08-14. . en-GB.
4. Payne, D. Allmusic Review, accessed February 22, 2012.