The Sorcerer is a live album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The playing seems inspired, and the interplay within the group is something to behold -- even when performing lightweight tunes".

The Sorcerer (album)

Track listing

All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated

"The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) - 4:52

"Little Boat (O Barquinho)" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) - 4:23

"Lou-Ise" (Jimmy Stewart) - 4:17

"What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 5:18

"Space" - 6:40

"Stronger Than Us" (Francis Lai, Pierre Barough) - 4:13

"Mizrab" - 6:58

"Comin' Back" (Clyde Otis, Gábor Szabó) 1:56

"Los Matadoros" - 12:09 (Bonus track on CD reissue) "People" (Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) - 5:18 (Bonus track on CD reissue) "Corcovado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 3:22 (Bonus track on CD reissue) Recorded at The Jazz Workshop in Boston, Massachusetts on April 14 & 15, 1967

The Sorcerer (album)

Personnel

Gábor Szabó - guitar

Jimmy Stewart - guitar

Lajos "Louis" Kabok - bass

Marty Morell – drums

Hal Gordon - percussion

References

Impulse! Records live albums

Gábor Szabó albums

1967 live albums

Albums produced by Bob Thiele

The Sorcerer (album)