Teasing the Korean

While we're talking about Singers Unlimited... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfcpcIujsjY

Enjoying the 3-CD FSM Johnny Mandel set with The Americanization of Emily, The Sandpiper, and Drums of Africa. Easy to forget what a huge influence Henry Mancini was on film scores at that time. He really created the template for this kind of thing,

Yeah, the colors are wrong. And as we know, album covers are the reason we love music. If they had done the cover correctly, I would have been tempted, even if the music is sub-par. But I think I'll pass on this.

You could do a compilation album of Herb Alpert knockoffs that appeared as source music in 1960s films. Lalo Schifrin's "Music to Interrogate By" is another example.

Crazy!

It is an incredible album, especially if you have the mono version. I wish Frank would have done more with Johnny, but then, we might not have gotten Harper, The Sandpiper, or The Americanization of Emily.

I consider "I Want To Live" to be the greatest jazz score ever. RIP.

I guess with Gabor, I check out before he would even dream of writing something that sounds like "Breezin'". The Gabor that I know and love is all about sitars, vespas, and 1960s international jet set grooviness.

Thanks all!

Ask the labels.

Why the hell are we talking about George Benson in a Gabor Szabo thread? They have nothing to do with each other. George Benson's aesthetics, or lack thereof, have nothing to do with Gabor's contributions to 1960s grooviness.

Any ideas where one can watch this? We searched for it last night on the Roku machine but could not find it.

Now enjoying disc 5, "Descargas in Miniature," with the aforementioned Ancient Mariner: 3/4 oz freshly squeezed lime 1/2 oz fresh grapefruit juice 1/2 oz simple syrup 1/4 oz allspice dram (I use more like 1/8 oz. A little goes a long way.) 1 oz Jamaican dark rum 1 oz Demerara rum. Shake in a shaker with ice; pour into a highball glass over crushed ice. Garnish with fresh mint.

Now enjoying an Ancient Mariner with the Fajardo disc: 3/4 oz freshly squeezed lime 1/2 oz fresh grapefruit juice 1/2 oz simple syrup 1/4 oz allspice dram (I use more like 1/8 oz. A little goes a long way.) 1 oz Jamaican dark rum 1 oz Demerara rum. Shake in a shaker with ice; pour into a highball glass over crushed ice. Garnish with fresh mint. Play a wild Latin jazz or exotica album while listening. In this case, the Fajardo disc in Complete Cuban Jam Sessions!

I have a couple of the old LPs on the Panart labels, and these CDs sound much better!

Interesting that two of the jazzier tracks were released as a single, while more commercial tracks were on the LP.

It sounds fantastic! The best I've ever heard this material!

Well, that works.

How can you listen to jazz and not drink?

One year later. Still grooving to this box set. Listening now with fizzy water. I don't drink Monday-Thursday. Looking forward to hearing it with rum cocktails this weekend.

YES!

I vote for Buddy Rich Hall or Maynard Ferguson Hall.

"Four Beat Cha Cha" part 1 is 2:28. "Four Beat Cha Cha" part 2 is 0:50. The way they are sequenced on "Yembeque," it sounds like a single track. You wouldn't know the difference unless you were watching the numbers on the player. My guess is that it was intended as a coda to be edited on, but perhaps this didn't happen initially for whatever reason. I'm not sure they got the timing exactly right on "Yembeque," I would have to listen more closely, but you really don't notice any disruption. On the other hand, it would be interesting if your box sets include a version that clocks in at around 3:18.

Thanks. I guess what I was really trying to get at was this: Gabor was covering seminal 1966 freakbeat/popsike records like "Paint it Black" and "Eight Miles High." I am wondering if some of those 1966 freakbeat/popsike acts like the Stones, Byrds, Yardbirds, et. al. had been influenced by the hypnotic, eastern-tinged grooves heard on Chico Hamilton's LPs with Gabor from, say, 1962 to 1965. In other words, was it all one big circular influence? Chico/Gabor influence freakbeat/popsike records that in turn influence Gabor?

It is clear that popsike was an influence on Gabor Szabo, based on his LP track listings; but I have wondered about the degree to which Gabor's earlier contributions to Chico Hamilton's albums influenced rock groups.