Review of Gabor Szabo : Macho
Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

Users's Reviews - Gabor Szabo : THIS IS THE WORST CD I HAVE EVER BOUGHT
This cd made it a whole 17 seconds in my CD. From the first over-produced notes through each musician's introduction I sat there just shellshocked at how horrible a Gabor Szabo album could be. I skipped to the next track, saw it was pretty much just as bad, then the next--more of the same--and finally deep into the disk for one of the tracks highlighted in the linernotes as a standout before I ejected the disk and started trying to think of where to sell it. Seriously terrible over-produced candy-ass soft-jazz fusion garbage. Utterly worthless. Gabor's guitar is buried under over-excited drums and at least seven synthesizers. I am on a losing streak with Gabor--his Sorcery and Bacchanal albums have always been at the top of my list but things must have gotten really bad for Gabor to be whoring himself out to this dentist office garbage. Run the other way.

Your latest reviews - Gabor Szabo : Essential 60s Jazz
My introduction to Gabor Szabo was back in the late 1960s when the older brother of a girlfriend turned me on to his music and the music of a great many others. I was only twelve or thirteen at the time, but even at that age could see that this was something special.
Over the years, I ended up buying this album and a few other early Szabo albums and even had the good fortune to see him perform live at the Boojum Tree in Phoenix in the mid-70s.
I hadn't listened in years, however, until recently a friend I was visiting had it on his CD player.
Ah! The memories it brought back! When I got home, I ordered it here and when it arrived the music instantly transported me back to those halcyon days of long ago. My favorites here are Little Boat, Lou-ise, Space, Mizrab, and the magnificent Spanish-tinged tour de force, Los Matodoros. Szabo's play is redolent of the mysteries of the Old World and with Jimmy Stewart playing in counterpoint to him, your listening pleasure is doubled.

Though I agree with some of the reviewers that The Beat Goes On, People, and Corcovado are cheesy, their inclusion on this CD does not detract from its five-star rating. Those who know the music of Szabo know he had an odd fondness for some songs that have no musical merit but there is less of that kind of pap here than on some of his later recordings.
Anyone who is enjoys jazz or simply great guitar playing should be interested in hearing this. The Sorcerer epitomizes late 60s jazz and that makes it an essential addition to any serious fan's CD library.