Your uncle was a huge influence on so many players...players who don't even realize they are influenced by your uncle. He was very important to the world of music.
I met Gabor... way back in the 70's and was a sweet and talented man. I lived on Doheny next to Herbie Hancock and Gabor came to a house party that we had... guess it might have been '74 or so...
My cousin was 30 years older than myself, so I called him Uncle. He was the conga player on several albums with Gabor. This was great for me whenever they played the Philly area I was there. His stage name was Hal Gordon. I got to meet Gabor who was a true gentleman.Miss them both.
Thank you, he was a great sideman. I remember him telling my family that he was not fond of being on the road, as he could not even get his clothes laundered in one town due to time restraints. He passed away of a heart attack while living in Los Angeles, his brother, my Uncle Wallace called and asked if I would like to have his equipment as I was also a kit drummer. I of course said yes. The very next day I learned that his apartment was broken into, and all of his instruments were gone. The one thing that I will always have is his music, which will live on forever.
I am Hungarian, and never heard about Gabor Szabo… now I listened his every albums, and he is amazingly good. It is pity, an average Hungarian knows nothing about him.
én is igy voltam vele majd egy évvel ezelőtt... most 63 éves vagyok, és egyik nagy hallgatója és tisztelője lettem ennyi év után is!!!! én ugyan nem Santanan keresztül ismertem meg, ő már rég megvolt :) hanem a hihetetlen számmal, amit véletlenül találtam meg a neten Szabó Gáborral + Kovács Katival, ami szinte a fiatalkorommal kezdődött...Az eső és én!!!!!! nekem azóta is a világ egyik legnagyobb dala (jóvanna, sok száz többivel együtt :) )
I was trying to get my 16 year old son to come listen to this amazing guitarist Gabor Szabo and he tells me "I cant't right now, I am trying to teach myself Santana
Carlos, it seems, has one of the most generous hearts in all of MUSIC (let's not limit it to just rock!) He always gives credit where it's due. It's never about himself. He's sure of his talents, he doesn't look to take the spotlight. To those younger listeners, I don't care WHEN you fall under the magic of Carlos, as long as you do. He's been an inspiration to me, glad I was into him from the very first album, and I'll be listening to him when it's time for me to go. Blessings to you, Carlos for all the joy you've brought us.
So blessed my husband played guitar with Gabor's band in the late 60's early 70's with Tom Coster on keys who Carlos took into Santana after listening to may live Gabor gigs / RIP Gabor ....... Tom Bryant ...guitar . Hi Carlos
The song is version of a track titled Breezin by him. One of my all time favourite tracks im 33 and lucky to be listening to this for the past 20 years
When I was about 11 or 12 (over 50 years ago) some one at WBNL, a Booneville Indiana radio station I was visiting along with my father, (my father worked there in the 50's) gave me the brand new Gabor Szabo album, "Magical Connection", and I've been a fan ever since. Whoever that guy at WBNL was, - Thank You.
You only can imagine how great Gabor Szabo is if the magician Santana spoke those words about the Hungarian MASTER ! My sincere congratulations ! I really love him ! Gelu Batir ROMANIA, the town of Rm Vilcea 2018 the 13th of Jan
I picked up my first Gabor Szabo record around 1980. To be honest, I'm 1/4 Hungarian and was mostly just curious as to what another Hungarian guitarist sounded like who actually lived in the old country. I was quite surprised because the stuff he was playing was from a completely different place than what other fusion guys were doing at the time. He was playing mostly acoustic, but it wasn't the typical Oregon or Paul Winter Consort kind of thing. His music was even more introspective. He didn't play like anyone else. He had gotten to this place where he had found his true self and was expressing that, which I think in the end is exactly what all good jazz musicians are striving for.
Hi Bill, you're totally right, Gabor himself said the same too! His vision was to mix different kinds of genres together and create something new. If I had to put a tag on his music (which would be wrong I think) I'd say he played "world music" before anyone else. There are a few interviews with him on YT, if I have some spare time in the future I'll make some English subtitles to them.
I knew Gabor very well. I do feel that Carlos here has given a true testimonial of him.I was devastated when he passed in Hungary. I believe some of his guitars are in a museum there as he is also buried there. I love you Gabby!!!
I first heard Gabor Szabo in 1965 on Chico Hamilton's album Man from Two Worlds. The song Forest Flower: Sunrise /Sunset, there isn't enough superlatives for that performance between he and Charles Lloyd, beyond outstanding, other worldly, and timeless.
Szabó was the only one that got big but there was some serious jazz talent in Hungary at the time. Aladár Pege, Elek Bacsik and a bit later on the two saxophone giants mixing traditional folk music with jazz, Mihály Dresch and Mihály Borbély(luckily both of them still alive)
glad musicians like santana gave him his props. szabo is such an amazing guitarist, and I wish i found his work a little earlier. Heard his album Dreams about a year or two ago
I can explain Szabo's posture while he plays. Well, an idea from my own experience. The strap lies on the top of his spine, and the vibration is shot down his neural highway. Reverberating through the floor with passing blows from the sound in the air from the amplifiers/band composition. That is a direct path to the sense of self by occupying all his senses with one focus. By himself he creates a space with his sound, that can hold you from all directions. That's so important with music. To use the waves of the sound, and the language it's speaking, to shape an art project & experience beyond what is heard. Many senses are involved. He is so deep in his senses. He's in an instinctual zone. His ear may be fine tuned to familiarity with his sound, but imagine his level of experience with other senses shaped to his personal comfort. That is something only to be attained by such passion for cultivating the spirit of leaving some of the best history I've ever found behind. I would give anything to sit with Gabor, Santana, (don't wanna name any more to detract from the loving subject) and other wizards of their craft just to simply pick their brains. To get a glimpse of their perspective on the musical language and to exchange dialect with them in it. I could go on... I look to the moon often, and remember I am that person I want to consult for such wisdom in these times. That is the one and only perspective I can hold in a long journey, in which I must travel light. This is all for the love in the end. Hopefully all touched by this hold a similar notion somewhere in them.
that's well put. it's true that everybody has a very specific mind, body, sets of influences and experiences... artistry requires an acceptance of this... the fact that there is nobody to go to for answers. and that is not a bad thing. the hero with a thousand faces.
@The_G_in_Jesus I always assumed his bent forward posture along with some of his facial expressions were more a result of heroin use. But I like your explanation much better.
Another theory on Gabor's playing posture. I think he might be controlling feedback and overall tone by using his body to block or expose the pathway from amps to pick-ups. The hunch and sway might just be part of this technique. Or perhaps he just wants to keep certain angles correct for his hands on strings and frets, and the rest of his body had to adjust to that.
Thanking Carlos for his truth and credit to a gifted virtuoso guitarist; discovering Gabor late in my musical realm of influences makes many connections come full circle. And yet, listening to Gabor's playing is uniquely captivating to my ears and Heart~ I wish I would have seen him live! ❤️🎶
11:50 - took me like a decade from when I first saw this video in the late 90s to when I found this live in Budapest album on the internet. Was so happy. Love that groove! “Magical Connection”
...- no, they paid nothing for Him. G.Benson, -frankly sayin'- stole the heritage. Only C.Santana was this generous, supportive and honest about and for him . G.Szabó’s life is in that light is a tragedy. (...) Beautiful, many thanks for uploadin'.
Oh yes, El Chico…..what a superb album, and what an inspired lineup of grooving musicians from around the globe. Still stands unsurpassed in groove and feeling and collaborative musicianship - Chico Hamilton (USA), Sadao Watanabe (Japan), Gabor Szabo (Hungary), Al Stinson (USA), Victor Pantoja (Puerto Rico), Willie Bobo (US/Puerto Rico).
Fantastisch! Jazziger Sound auf der Westerngitarre, unvergleichlich der Mann. Hörte vor Jahren zufällig was von ihm und mir fiel sofort auf wie er immer diese doppelstops spielt und immer leersaiten klingen lässt. Superb
i consider Gabor to be the link between the trad. jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery, etc. and the modern latin/blues based fusion guitarist...ala Al DiMeola or Carlos Santana...and a thousand others.
[Carlos Santana talks about Gabor Szabo] … with footage of Szabo’s live performance mostly without interruption or fadeout, which shows Santana’s respect for Szabo's music. I’ve been a great fan of Gabor’s music since the 70’s when fusion jazz started budding. And, I've known all along that Gabor is among the greatest influences on Carlos. Besides being a great guitarist, Gabor was even greater as a composer/arranger, and his version of Breezin’ was what George Benson played and made famous. And, naturally that's what Benson and Santana jammed on in the late 70's on a TV show hosted by Benson. The vid must be somewhere on UA-cam. Check out Gabor’s “The Last Song”, which I’m sure will impress you.
I loved how Carlos expressed himself. I'm not a Musician. But I felt it when Carlos says you got to find your own finger prints. He's definetly the best. And its very humble of him to acknowledge and admire to whom he considers the best. 👏.
I have a Chico Hamilton record that features Gabor. I need to listen to more of his catalogue. He’s so great and his life story would make an incredible movie.
The original Nat King Cole trio was very popular in Hungary in the forties and early fifties.Gabor Szabo,Lajos Kabok and Menyhert Toth formed a trio just like it and played in a place called Paradiso.I heard them there many times.Aftere the failed Hungarian revolution Szabo and Kabok came to the US and Toth vent to Sweden.The rest is history.They were great and we kids loved them.-Menyus -
His album « sorcerer” for impulse is a very good, recorded live ; Features “conquistadores”, “the beat goes on” and much more beautiful songs. Also check his work with Chico Hamilton and Charles Lloyd (crazy psychedelic jazz).
High Contrast blew my mind... I met Bob Krasnow years ago while working for him in Palm Beach, he start Blue Thumb Records and introduced me to Gabor, Phil UpChurch AND Dave Mason... all different but what great players!
Gabor Szabo "Baccanal" was one of very first albums I ever bought back in 1967. I've always loved great guitarists, reguardless of genre. In example, another album I bought about same time was Byrds 8 miles high a,bum. (Roger Mcgwinn, 12 string.) So I can easily see Carlos Santana being influenced by Gabor Szabo.
gabor szabo hungarian gypsy. influenced by spanish flamenco (gitano) cante jondo music from india with stops. "gypsy" was the term used as 1200 yrs ago it was beleived to come from egypt - maybe: indian diaspora escaping the muzzarab..
Ufortunately, in his best time it was a silly communism in my country(Hungary) noone knows about him at all,maybe 1% ,Which means he wasn't famous at all where he came from.I feel we have to introduce him for us because this is real value.We don't know about our roots!We have to make a biographical film about him.........And a memorial concert about him ,with Santana.......
Los Angelesben nőtt fel,azt nem tudom hogy anyukád hova ment de szerintem Európában sem ismerték annyian mivel nem jött gyakran erre felé. Kiváncsi vagyok hogy hallott e róla mert úgy veszem észre hogy a jazz kicsit mintha távol állna a nőktől, és most elnézést is kérek a Gábor összes hölgy rajongójától :)
Hello., Thanks for being a great fan over the years. I created this private account to give responses to comments as much as I can. you can send a text through my hangout Gmail. I promise to give a response back. I guess it's a little way of showing my fans appreciation.. Carlos.santana1477@gmail.com
Thanks Carlos for those words about Gabor Szabo.....he was a true original and is one of my influences too.....(B B King was appreciated, but not an influence like Albert was)
This may be the only video of any of the members of Pleasure performing live from the 70's... Plus Bobby Lyle's perm is on point... Not to mention these kats got down on Breezin'...
The tone sounds like middle PU position on a Les Paul or Jazz box Gibson. His action sure looks low but there's plenty of sustain with that 42 or 45 model. Great bass line while accurate playing...huge pocket.
Norbert Varga SO there it is. flat wounds and DeArmond.. I have 8 Gabor records in a closet somewhere. Love it. It's funny some of his licks are so cheesy but the rythm section lays down the huge pocket. Then he'll make a signature harmony excursion and the rhythm section allows that to be the psychedelic or human voice. His phrasing is spot on I even like the messed up notes occasionally left on his records. He seems to go all in and play with dynamics that require a band to learn or listen. Battling an acoustic, even with low action, isn't as easy as some other guitars. Thanks for the spec and the cool rainy day listen for me. I am in the middle of 1966 Spellbinder.
I'm trying to remember the other musician that Santana was speaking of in this instructional video. He was an amazing finger picker and the footage was in black and white.
CS has a funny way of expressing himself: never heard Rodrigo described like this (16:34 to 17:00) before :). I like what I've heard of Szabo lately. He played in "bands", but his music (or way of approaching melodies) is kinda European gyspy/folk like that has an "authenticity" appeal, to me anyway, a bit like the way Django could sound a lot more interesting and expressive than American guitar players of his day
Gabor was my Uncle..Miss him and love him!
Your uncle was a huge influence on so many players...players who don't even realize they are influenced by your uncle. He was very important to the world of music.
I met Gabor... way back in the 70's and was a sweet and talented man. I lived on Doheny next to Herbie Hancock and Gabor came to a house party that we had... guess it might have been '74 or so...
cool story
My cousin was 30 years older than myself, so I called him Uncle. He was the conga player on several albums with Gabor. This was great for me whenever they played the Philly area I was there. His stage name was Hal Gordon. I got to meet Gabor who was a true gentleman.Miss them both.
Thank you, he was a great sideman. I remember him telling my family that he was not fond of being on the road, as he could not even get his clothes laundered in one town due to time restraints. He passed away of a heart attack while living in Los Angeles, his brother, my Uncle Wallace called and asked if I would like to have his equipment as I was also a kit drummer. I of course said yes. The very next day I learned that his apartment was broken into, and all of his instruments were gone. The one thing that I will always have is his music, which will live on forever.
I am Hungarian, and never heard about Gabor Szabo… now I listened his every albums, and he is amazingly good. It is pity, an average Hungarian knows nothing about him.
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Én is most fedeztem fel. Nálunk nem játszotta a rádió csak halála után.
én is igy voltam vele majd egy évvel ezelőtt... most 63 éves vagyok, és egyik nagy hallgatója és tisztelője lettem ennyi év után is!!!!
én ugyan nem Santanan keresztül ismertem meg, ő már rég megvolt :) hanem a hihetetlen számmal, amit véletlenül találtam meg a neten Szabó Gáborral + Kovács Katival, ami szinte a fiatalkorommal kezdődött...Az eső és én!!!!!!
nekem azóta is a világ egyik legnagyobb dala (jóvanna, sok száz többivel együtt :) )
Osztrák vagyok, de ismerem.
Sadly forgotten by his homeland, remembered by musicians worldwide
And old school music lovers
Another Santana's reference guitar was Bola Sete. A brazilian acoustic guitar virtuoso. Here anyone know him. So sadly...
poop
You're right my dude
not forgotten… those who know know… and there are many
I was trying to get my 16 year old son to come listen to this amazing guitarist Gabor Szabo and he tells me "I cant't right now, I am trying to teach myself Santana
What's wrong with that? Start simple!
Awesome. "Study your inspirations. Then study your inspirations' inspirations." Sounds like you're all good.
Love it 😆
Szabo was a giant of guitar!
I first heard him in 1968.
Baccanal is my favorite.
Props to Carlos for a great interview and giving credit to this incredible musician.
He is a very nice personality indeed
Carlos, it seems, has one of the most generous hearts in all of MUSIC (let's not limit it to just rock!) He always gives credit where it's due. It's never about himself. He's sure of his talents, he doesn't look to take the spotlight. To those younger listeners, I don't care WHEN you fall under the magic of Carlos, as long as you do. He's been an inspiration to me, glad I was into him from the very first album, and I'll be listening to him when it's time for me to go. Blessings to you, Carlos for all the joy you've brought us.
So blessed my husband played guitar with Gabor's band in the late 60's early 70's with Tom Coster on keys who Carlos took into Santana after listening to may live Gabor gigs / RIP Gabor ....... Tom Bryant ...guitar . Hi Carlos
wowwww!!!!
The song is version of a track titled Breezin by him. One of my all time favourite tracks im 33 and lucky to be listening to this for the past 20 years
wat about the second song
Just got the dream album tattooed on my back today. An amazing artist that always brings joy to my ears.
This footage made my DAY, makes so much sense that Gabor would be Carlos's favorite, phrasing & tone alone!
When I was about 11 or 12 (over 50 years ago) some one at WBNL, a Booneville Indiana radio station I was visiting along with my father, (my father worked there in the 50's) gave me the brand new Gabor Szabo album, "Magical Connection", and I've been a fan ever since. Whoever that guy at WBNL was, - Thank You.
You only can imagine how great Gabor Szabo is if the magician Santana spoke those words about the Hungarian MASTER ! My sincere congratulations ! I really love him ! Gelu Batir ROMANIA, the town of Rm Vilcea 2018 the 13th of Jan
Hahaa. Augustina, galati. Martie '22, fan Szabo
Heard Dreams album one night in a Bucharest pub (Beat bar umanist) and remained a fan ever since. :)
I picked up my first Gabor Szabo record around 1980. To be honest, I'm 1/4 Hungarian and was mostly just curious as to what another Hungarian guitarist sounded like who actually lived in the old country. I was quite surprised because the stuff he was playing was from a completely different place than what other fusion guys were doing at the time. He was playing mostly acoustic, but it wasn't the typical Oregon or Paul Winter Consort kind of thing. His music was even more introspective. He didn't play like anyone else. He had gotten to this place where he had found his true self and was expressing that, which I think in the end is exactly what all good jazz musicians are striving for.
Honest to God, I wrote the above comment _before_ I watched this video and heard Santana say basically the same thing at 11:26.
Hi Bill, you're totally right, Gabor himself said the same too! His vision was to mix different kinds of genres together and create something new. If I had to put a tag on his music (which would be wrong I think) I'd say he played "world music" before anyone else. There are a few interviews with him on YT, if I have some spare time in the future I'll make some English subtitles to them.
Yeah, "world music" is a phrase that represents him very well I think.
Thank you for your perspective. It adds to my understanding Gabor's musical psyche.
All good musicians honestly
I knew Gabor very well. I do feel that Carlos here has given a true testimonial of him.I was devastated when he passed in Hungary. I believe some of his guitars are in a museum there as he is also buried there. I love you Gabby!!!
I've always kinda wondered what happened to his Martin D-45 after he passed away. Maybe it indeed is in a museum in Budapest, who knows.
poop
Magyarországon alig hallani róla pedig fantasztikus zenész.
I first heard Gabor Szabo in 1965 on Chico Hamilton's album Man from Two Worlds. The song Forest Flower: Sunrise /Sunset, there isn't enough superlatives for that performance between he and Charles Lloyd, beyond outstanding, other worldly, and timeless.
In my humble ear, Gabor married Orient and Occident musics together, so harmoniously .
Szabó was the only one that got big but there was some serious jazz talent in Hungary at the time. Aladár Pege, Elek Bacsik and a bit later on the two saxophone giants mixing traditional folk music with jazz, Mihály Dresch and Mihály Borbély(luckily both of them still alive)
You can see Mr Pege on bass around the 12 minute mark
I had an album by Elek Bacsik. Loved his playing & sound. Very influential on me
I’d never heard anyone play like this with an acoustic guitar!! Just awesome 👏!!
Put a pickup on any guitar and it becomes an electric guitar!
glad musicians like santana gave him his props. szabo is such an amazing guitarist, and I wish i found his work a little earlier. Heard his album Dreams about a year or two ago
All these years I've been thinking Szabo was so one and only. Just marvelous craft and feel. Takes me away.
for tender hearts and Happy ears... Gabor never disappoints.
Kösz-kösz-kösz-kösz és nagyon,nagyon kszönöm!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ez az ember egy fantasztikum,egy csoda! nem véletlenül tekinti példaképnek Carlos.
discovered Gabor Szabo earlier this year. amazing artist, his music is transcending!
I can explain Szabo's posture while he plays. Well, an idea from my own experience. The strap lies on the top of his spine, and the vibration is shot down his neural highway. Reverberating through the floor with passing blows from the sound in the air from the amplifiers/band composition. That is a direct path to the sense of self by occupying all his senses with one focus. By himself he creates a space with his sound, that can hold you from all directions. That's so important with music. To use the waves of the sound, and the language it's speaking, to shape an art project & experience beyond what is heard. Many senses are involved. He is so deep in his senses. He's in an instinctual zone. His ear may be fine tuned to familiarity with his sound, but imagine his level of experience with other senses shaped to his personal comfort. That is something only to be attained by such passion for cultivating the spirit of leaving some of the best history I've ever found behind.
I would give anything to sit with Gabor, Santana, (don't wanna name any more to detract from the loving subject) and other wizards of their craft just to simply pick their brains. To get a glimpse of their perspective on the musical language and to exchange dialect with them in it. I could go on... I look to the moon often, and remember I am that person I want to consult for such wisdom in these times. That is the one and only perspective I can hold in a long journey, in which I must travel light. This is all for the love in the end. Hopefully all touched by this hold a similar notion somewhere in them.
that's well put. it's true that everybody has a very specific mind, body, sets of influences and experiences... artistry requires an acceptance of this... the fact that there is nobody to go to for answers. and that is not a bad thing. the hero with a thousand faces.
@The_G_in_Jesus I always assumed his bent forward posture along with some of his facial expressions were more a result of heroin use. But I like your explanation much better.
Another theory on Gabor's playing posture. I think he might be controlling feedback and overall tone by using his body to block or expose the pathway from amps to pick-ups. The hunch and sway might just be part of this technique. Or perhaps he just wants to keep certain angles correct for his hands on strings and frets, and the rest of his body had to adjust to that.
Carlos is very nice....and Gabor was very very original and good, thanks for sharing
such a talent!! RIP Gabor, your friend Hal Gordon is with you and I hope you both are playing beautiful music in heaven
what a tribute by one master to the other. the sorcerer lives forever!
Szabo's SKYE discs are treasures! rare, but he started the SKYE label, and his passion for beautiful music is so badly needed in the world today!
Thanking Carlos for his truth and credit to a gifted virtuoso guitarist; discovering Gabor late in my musical realm of influences makes many connections come full circle. And yet, listening to Gabor's playing is uniquely captivating to my ears and Heart~ I wish I would have seen him live! ❤️🎶
It was 1968..listening to Gabor Szabo in candlelit room with alot of herbs..wow.
'Dreams" changed my life -
Gabor is my favorite guitarist and Santana is the man!
11:50 - took me like a decade from when I first saw this video in the late 90s to when I found this live in Budapest album on the internet. Was so happy. Love that groove! “Magical Connection”
saved me so much time
...- no, they paid nothing for Him. G.Benson, -frankly sayin'- stole the heritage. Only C.Santana was this generous, supportive and honest about and for him . G.Szabó’s life is in that light is a tragedy. (...) Beautiful, many thanks for uploadin'.
Oh yes, El Chico…..what a superb album, and what an inspired lineup of grooving musicians from around the globe. Still stands unsurpassed in groove and feeling and collaborative musicianship - Chico Hamilton (USA), Sadao Watanabe (Japan), Gabor Szabo (Hungary), Al Stinson (USA), Victor Pantoja (Puerto Rico), Willie Bobo (US/Puerto Rico).
Gabor made melodies come alive yet simple and always tasty. THANX GABOR for grabbing my ear for Jazz! You rest now and play with the Angels
Fantastisch! Jazziger Sound auf der Westerngitarre, unvergleichlich der Mann. Hörte vor Jahren zufällig was von ihm und mir fiel sofort auf wie er immer diese doppelstops spielt und immer leersaiten klingen lässt. Superb
gabor playing was so clean and precise, great stuff!! p.s. when santana first started playing, it sounded like "senor blues"
Heard this man years ago and his albums get replays every so often from me. Such a master.
I search all the time for his live performances and I still haven't found a live performance of the Rambler! Such a great talent.....
Cheers
Fortunate enough to have some of his lps on Impulse. A sadly overlooked virtuoso. Thanks for the great video.
i consider Gabor to be the link between the trad. jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery, etc. and the modern latin/blues based fusion guitarist...ala Al DiMeola or Carlos Santana...and a thousand others.
Everything about Gabor, to me, is just so soulful and unique. I feel like Guitar's opportunities are unhinged and infinite when I hear his musings.
[Carlos Santana talks about Gabor Szabo]
… with footage of Szabo’s live performance mostly without interruption or fadeout, which shows Santana’s respect for Szabo's music.
I’ve been a great fan of Gabor’s music since the 70’s when fusion jazz started budding. And, I've known all along that Gabor is among the greatest influences on Carlos.
Besides being a great guitarist, Gabor was even greater as a composer/arranger, and his version of Breezin’ was what George Benson played and made famous. And, naturally that's what Benson and Santana jammed on in the late 70's on a TV show hosted by Benson. The vid must be somewhere on UA-cam.
Check out Gabor’s “The Last Song”, which I’m sure will impress you.
Such a great influence on me as a guitarist. Thank you.
He is not playing the guitar. He makes the guitar sing.
Dr John was the first person to present Gabor Szabo to me
Lovely. Loved and still do since the very early '70's. Gabor, Wes & Benson. Khadija
I'd like to express my appreciate. He was an amazing musician.
I'll never look hear 'Amigos' now without thinking of this.
I loved how Carlos expressed himself. I'm not a Musician. But I felt it when Carlos says you got to find your own finger prints. He's definetly the best. And its very humble of him to acknowledge and admire to whom he considers the best. 👏.
Thank you Norbert for uploading this.
Love this so much
I'M AMAZED HE PLAYING THAT TUNE ON AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR...WOW
I have a Chico Hamilton record that features Gabor. I need to listen to more of his catalogue. He’s so great and his life story would make an incredible movie.
I am a 60 years old Hungarian having many friends and most of them know Gabor Szabo and his music.
The original Nat King Cole trio was very popular in Hungary in the forties and early fifties.Gabor Szabo,Lajos Kabok and Menyhert Toth formed a trio just like it and played in a place called Paradiso.I heard them there many times.Aftere the failed Hungarian revolution Szabo and Kabok came to the US and Toth vent to Sweden.The rest is history.They were great and we kids loved them.-Menyus -
"BB had me... just about everybody in a headlock...Gabor was the exit from BB King Freeway." 17:02
A legend.
I always felt that he was the perfect guide to take me down onto an untouched, rough, but free of obstacles track.
Just discovered this. What a treasure! Thank you so much for posting.
His album « sorcerer” for impulse is a very good, recorded live ;
Features “conquistadores”, “the beat goes on” and much more beautiful songs.
Also check his work with Chico Hamilton and Charles Lloyd (crazy psychedelic jazz).
Iv listened to his music for years this is the first time iv actually seen the man I think . legend
Thanks for this great inspirational, historical, master lesson.
High Contrast blew my mind... I met Bob Krasnow years ago while working for him in Palm Beach, he start Blue Thumb Records and introduced me to Gabor, Phil UpChurch AND Dave Mason... all different but what great players!
i knew bob. miss him. r.i.p.
Gabor Szabo "Baccanal" was one of very first albums I ever bought back in 1967. I've always loved great guitarists, reguardless of genre. In example, another album I bought about same time was Byrds 8 miles high a,bum. (Roger Mcgwinn, 12 string.) So I can easily see Carlos Santana being influenced by Gabor Szabo.
This is my absolute favorite album, it is timeless and never fails to bring me deep into the space of the music
gabor szabo hungarian gypsy. influenced by spanish flamenco (gitano) cante jondo music from india with stops. "gypsy" was the term used as 1200 yrs ago it was beleived to come from egypt - maybe: indian diaspora escaping the muzzarab..
Ufortunately, in his best time it was a silly communism in my country(Hungary) noone knows about him at all,maybe 1% ,Which means he wasn't famous at all where he came from.I feel we have to introduce him for us because this is real value.We don't know about our roots!We have to make a biographical film about him.........And a memorial concert about him ,with Santana.......
My mom escaped from Hungary in 1970. I will ask her if she's heard his music. En csak most talaltam.
Los Angelesben nőtt fel,azt nem tudom hogy anyukád hova ment de szerintem Európában sem ismerték annyian mivel nem jött gyakran erre felé. Kiváncsi vagyok hogy hallott e róla mert úgy veszem észre hogy a jazz kicsit mintha távol állna a nőktől, és most elnézést is kérek a Gábor összes hölgy rajongójától :)
Thankfully the West will always remember him.
But somehow I have the feeling that he's kinda underrated...
Greetings from Germany ✌🏼
Gabor's tune Magical Connection just about says it all as he surely had that. Loved the guy,he took you places where we all should live..
Two incredible guitarists. Amazing Santana recognized Gabor
Thank you. Szabo Gabor super!🎆
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Thanks Carlos for those words about Gabor Szabo.....he was a true original and is one of my influences too.....(B B King was appreciated, but not an influence like Albert was)
This may be the only video of any of the members of Pleasure performing live from the 70's... Plus Bobby Lyle's perm is on point... Not to mention these kats got down on Breezin'...
Where are you George Benson? Hungarian Schoolmaster Gabor Szabo is giving breezin' guitar lessons
so happy someone noticed it, neighbour. cheers from Belgrade. :)
I recognized that and was singing along the notes but didn't put my finger on what it was until I read your comment! Nice one.
Breezing was Gabor's opening tune forever. He used to play at the Lighthouse a lot.
I was really trying to remember the tune, coz i heard it somewhere. Thanks for naming it.
Yeah Benson stole it pretty much note by note from gabor.
Fantastic bass playing too!
Nagyon büszkék lehetünk rá!!!
Un grande hablando de otro grande :)
Beautiful. (R.I.P. Bruce Carter).
I love this video, 'influences' Santana widening our musical tastes, great stuff
Köszönöm szépen a feltöltést.
so out there and beautifully trancey
Miss his beautiful music
Mike Shrieves most favorite musician
. Carlos too.
Bola Sete gets a namedrop too, nice Santana interview
Világbajnok!
5+*, kösz, hogy megosztottad!
המון אהבה לך קרלוסיטו היקר
❤☮🤍
great version of a great piece
Super-dooper cool Breezin'
Carlos Santana was given that guitar after Gabor passed away
Köszi, hogy feltetted! :)
Breezin" by Bobby Womack
Who could have predicted that a Hungarian "jazz" musician would become the prototype for shoegazers everywhere..? :-)
Beautiful...
Great Hungaryan born Guitarist like my self.
spread the music
The tone sounds like middle PU position on a Les Paul or Jazz box Gibson. His action sure looks low but there's plenty of sustain with that 42 or 45 model. Great bass line while accurate playing...huge pocket.
He used a DeArmond Model 210 pickup and flat wound strings on his D45.
Norbert Varga
SO there it is. flat wounds and DeArmond.. I have 8 Gabor records in a closet somewhere. Love it. It's funny some of his licks are so cheesy but the rythm section lays down the huge pocket. Then he'll make a signature harmony excursion and the rhythm section allows that to be the psychedelic or human voice. His phrasing is spot on I even like the messed up notes occasionally left on his records. He seems to go all in and play with dynamics that require a band to learn or listen. Battling an acoustic, even with low action, isn't as easy as some other guitars.
Thanks for the spec and the cool rainy day listen for me. I am in the middle of 1966 Spellbinder.
I believe that the drummer, bassist and and guitarist are from the group Pleasure
I'm trying to remember the other musician that Santana was speaking of in this instructional video. He was an amazing finger picker and the footage was in black and white.
Bola Sete
@@NorbertVarga Dude. Thank you.
this is hella smooth
CS has a funny way of expressing himself: never heard Rodrigo described like this (16:34 to 17:00) before :). I like what I've heard of Szabo lately. He played in "bands", but his music (or way of approaching melodies) is kinda European gyspy/folk like that has an "authenticity" appeal, to me anyway, a bit like the way Django could sound a lot more interesting and expressive than American guitar players of his day