Spellbinder (album)

Spellbinder is an album by Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label. The album contains "Gypsy Queen" which was covered as a medley with Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" by Santana on their 1970 Abraxas album. This album reached No. 140 on 1967/01/28 on Billboard 200.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Szabo's read on jazz in the '60s was brilliant. He embodied all of its most popular aspirations with a genuine spirit of innovation and adventure. Spellbinder is a masterpiece".

Track listing

 * All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated


 * 1) "Spellbinder" – 5:30
 * 2) "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 4:39
 * 3) "It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake) – 2:47
 * 4) "Gypsy Queen" – 5:13
 * 5) "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (Sonny Bono) – 2:28
 * 6) "Cheetah" – 4:10
 * 7) "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 5:28
 * 8) "Yearning" – 2:59
 * 9) "Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer/Jean Lenoir) – 3:35

Personnel

 * Gábor Szabó – guitar, vocals
 * Ron Carter – bass
 * Chico Hamilton – drums
 * Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja – percussion

Charts
Album – Billboard