Faces (Gábor Szabó album) explained
Faces is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó, released in 1977 on the Mercury label.[1] [2]
Reception
The AllMusic review states: "The iconoclastic guitarist's final American record suffers producer Wayne Henderson's dated disco tendencies. But by the time the needle finds side two, some genuinely beautiful performances emerge".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated
- "The Biz" (Bobby Lyle) – 4:35
- "Magic Mystic Faces" – 5:19
- "Gloomy Day" (Wayne Henderson, Sylvia St. James) – 5:52
- "Desiring You" (William Jeffery) – 6:05
- "Misty Malarky Ying Yang" (Marlon McClain) – 6:59
- "Alicia" – 5:37
- "The Last Song" – 6:35
- "Estaté" (Bruno Martino) – 3:28
- Recorded at ABC Studios in Los Angeles, California in March and April 1977
Personnel
- Gábor Szabó – guitar
- James O. Stewart – guitar
- Oscar Brashear, Denny Christianson – trumpet
- George Bohannon – trombone
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Lyle – electric piano
- Dean Gant – synthesizer
- Marlon McClain – electric guitar
- Nathaniel Phillips – electric bass
- Bruce Carter – drums
- Rini Kramer – cabassa, percussion
- Vance Tenort, Paul C. Shure, Bonnie Douglas, Assa Drori, Irving Geller, Irma Neumann, Haim Shtrum, Carroll Stephens, Robert Sushel – violin
- James Dunham, Janet Lakatos – viola
- Nathan Gershman, David H. Speltz – cello
- Sylvia St. James, Deborah Shotlow, Suandra Alexander, Cheryl Alexander – vocals
- William Jeffrey – arranger
- Wayne Henderson – horn arrangements
Notes and References
- News: 'I Just Want to Make People Happy' . Oakland Post . 41 . 25 Sep 1977 . 1.
- Payne, D. Gábor Szabó discography accessed February 23, 2012
- Payne, D. AllMusic Review accessed February 23, 2012
