Wind, Sky and Diamonds

Wind, Sky and Diamonds is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Douglas Payne awarded the album 2 stars stating "at best, it's an ill-conceived jazz-rock concoction".^[2]

Track listing

1. "San Franciscan Nights" (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch) - 3:18
2. "A Day in the Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:20
3. "Twelve Thirty" (John Phillips) - 3:00
4. "To Sir With Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 2:28
5. "White Rabbit" (Grace Slick) - 2:30
6. "Guantanamera" (Joseíto Fernández) - 3:09
7. "Saigon Bride (Joan Baez, Nina Duscheck) - 2:10
8. "The End of Life (John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Gábor Szabó) - 2:55
9. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" (Lennon, McCartney) - 3:44
10. "Are You There?" (Gábor Szabó, Steve Allen) - 3:31
11. "W.C. Fields" (Bahler, Bahler) - 3:40

• Recorded in San Francisco, California on September 12, 1967 (tracks 3 & 5-7), September 13, 1967 (tracks 4, 9 & 10) and September 14, 1967 (tracks 1, 2, 8 & 11)

Personnel

• Gábor Szabó - guitar, recitation
• Mike Melvoin - piano, harpsichord
• Bill Plummer - sitar
• Dennis Budimir, Herb Ellis, Louis Morell, Howard Roberts - guitar
• Carol Kaye, Ray Pohlman - electric bass
• Jimmy Gordon, John Guerin - drums
• Victor Feldman, Emil Richards - percussion
• The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward - vocals

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