High Contrast (album)
| High Contrast | ||||
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| Studio album by Gábor Szabó | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | by Bruce Botnick at Capitol Studios, December 1970 (tracks 1,4,7) & at The Record Plant, Hollywood, February 1971 (tracks 2,3,6) | |||
| Genre | Crossover jazz, soul jazz | |||
| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Label | Blue Thumb Records | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
| Gábor Szabó chronology | ||||
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High Contrast is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó. Produced by Tommy LiPuma and recorded by Bruce Botnick at Capitol Studios, Hollywood in December 1970 (tracks 1,4,7) & at The Record Plant, Hollywood in February 1971 (tracks 2,3,6) with a lot of contribution from songwriter and guitarist Bobby Womack, this album would feature the original version of Breezin' that George Benson would have a major hit with in 1976 (also produced by LiPuma). The composition "If You Don't Want My Love" would be used by Bobby Womack in the film and soundtrack to Across 110th Street.
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
- Breezin' - (Bobby Womack) 3:11
- Amazon - (Gábor Szabó) 4:57
- Fingers - (Gábor Szabó, Wolfgang Melz) 7:34
- Azure Blue - (Gábor Szabó) 4:15
- Just A Little Communication - (Bobby Womack) 7:51
- If You Don't Want My Love - (Bobby Womack) 4:37
- I Remember When - (Bobby Womack) 7:35
Personnel
- Gábor Szabó - Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar
- Bobby Womack - Electric rhythm guitar
- Jim Keltner - Drums
- Felix "Flaco" Falcon - Congas
- The Shadow (a.k.a.Tommy LiPuma) - Tambourine, Gourd percussion, Record producer
- Wolfgang Melz - Bass (2 - 6)
- Phil Upchurch - Bass (1, 7)
- Mark Levine - Piano (3)
- Carmelo Garcia - Tom-tom (2), Timbales (3)
- Rene Hall - String arrangements
- Bruce Botnick - Audio engineer
Charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[2] | ||
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| 1971 | "Breezin'" | 43 | ||
External links
References
- ↑ Payne, Douglas. Gábor Szabó: High Contrast > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Gábor Szabó US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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