2/8/12

Gary McFarland & Gábor Szabó - Simpático

Another nice session that has yet to see the light of day on a digital reissue; it's hard to classify a genre for this one, but maybe that's what made the Impulse! label so special - a willingness to cross musical boundaries. Ripped at 320 from my Dad's LP, sit back and let these two geniuses take you away. Be good to yourselves.
Originally issued in 1966 on Impulse! A-9122
Gary McFarland (vib, vo) Sam Brown (g) Gabor Szabo (g, vo) Richard Davis (b) Joe Cocuzzo (d) Tommy Lopez, Barry Rodgers (per)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18, 1966
90561Norwegian Wood
90562Cool Water
90563You Will Pay
90564She's A Cruiser
Gary McFarland (vib, whistle, vo) Sam Brown (g) Gabor Szabo (g, vo) Richard Davis (b -1/4,7) Bob Bushnell (b -5,6) Joe Cocuzzo (d) Tommy Lopez, Barry Rodgers (per)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 20, 1966
1. 90565Nature Boy
2. 90566Ups And Downs
3. 90567The Word
4. 90568Spring Song
5. 90569Yamaha Mama
6. 90574Hey, Here's A Heart
7. 90575Simpatico