Wind, Sky and Diamonds is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.
Track listing
- "San Franciscan Nights" (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch) â 3:18
- "A Day in the Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) â 3:20
- "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" (John Phillips) â 3:00
- "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) â 2:28
- "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick) â 2:30
- "Guantanamera" (JoseÃÂto Fernández) â 3:09
- "Saigon Bride" (Joan Baez, Nina Duscheck) â 2:10
- "The End of Life" (John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Gábor Szabó) â 2:55
- "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) â 3:44
- "Are You There?" (Gábor Szabó, Steve Allen) â 3:31
- "W.C. Fields" (John Bahler, Tom Bahler) â 3:40
*Recorded by Eddie Brackett at Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 1967 (tracks 3 & 5âÂÂ7), September 13, 1967 (tracks 4, 9 & 10) and September 14, 1967 (tracks 1, 2, 8 & 11)
Personnel
- Gábor Szabó â guitar, recitation
- Mike Melvoin â piano, harpsichord
- Bill Plummer â sitar
- Dennis Budimir, Herb Ellis, Louis Morell, Howard Roberts â guitar
- Carol Kaye (tracks 1âÂÂ3,5âÂÂ8 & 11), Ray Pohlman (tracks 4, 9 & 10) â electric bass
- Jimmy Gordon, John Guerin â drums
- Victor Feldman, Emil Richards â percussion
- The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward â vocals
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