Dreams (Gábor Szabó album)

1968 studio album by Gábor Szabó

Dreams

Studio album by

Gábor Szabó

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
Gábor Szabó chronology
| Bacchanal
(1968)  | Dreams
(1968)  | 1969
(1969)

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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

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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]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [4]
DownBeat| [5]

## Track listing

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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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Billboard". December 14, 1968.
2. ^ a b Payne, D. Gábor Szabó discography, accessed February 22, 2012.
3. ^ "Aubrey Beardsley's musical afterlife". { feuilleton }. 2008-09-09. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
4. ^ a b Payne, D. Allmusic Review, accessed February 22, 2012.
5. ^ Down Beat: March 6, 1969 vol. 36, no. 5.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Spellbinder (1966)
* Simpático (1966)
* Jazz Raga (1966)
* Light My Fire (1967)
* Wind, Sky and Diamonds (1967)
* Dreams (1968)
* 1969 (1969)
* Lena & Gabor (1969)
* Magical Connection (1970)
* High Contrast (1970 & 1971)
* Small World (1972)
* Mizrab (1972)
* Rambler (1973)
* Macho (1975)
* Nightflight (released 1976)
* Faces (1977)
* Belsta River (1978)
* Femme Fatale (1979)

Live albums|

* The Sorcerer (1967)
* More Sorcery (1967)
* Gabor Szabo Live (1972)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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