High Contrast is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó, produced by Tommy LiPuma and recorded by Bruce Botnick at Capitol Studios, Hollywood in December 1970 (tracks 1,4,7) & at The Record Plant, Hollywood in February 1971 (tracks 2,3,6). The album features a major contribution from songwriter and guitarist Bobby Womack, including the original version of Womack's "Breezin'", that George Benson would have a major hit with in 1976 (also produced by LiPuma). The composition "If You Don't Want My Love" was also used by Womack in his soundtrack to the film Across 110th Street.
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | December 1970; February 1971 | |||
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| Genre | Crossover jazz, soul jazz | |||
| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Label | Blue Thumb Records | |||
| Producer | Tommy LiPuma | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Track listing edit
All tracks composed by Bobby Womack; except where indicated
- "Breezin'" - 3:11
- "Amazon" - (Gábor Szabó) 4:57
- "Fingers" - (Gábor Szabó, Wolfgang Melz) 7:34
- "Azure Blue" - (Gábor Szabó) 4:15
- "Just a Little Communication" - 7:51
- "If You Don't Want My Love" - 4:37
- "I Remember When" - 7:35
Personnel edit
- Gábor Szabó - Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar
- Bobby Womack - Electric rhythm guitar
- Jim Keltner - Drums
- Felix "Flaco" Falcon - Congas
- The Shadow (a.k.a.Tommy LiPuma) - Tambourine, Gourd percussion, Record producer
- Wolfgang Melz - Bass (2 - 6)
- Phil Upchurch - Bass (1, 7)
- Mark Levine - Piano (3)
- Carmelo Garcia - Tom-tom (2), Timbales (3)
- Rene Hall - String arrangements
- Bruce Botnick - Audio engineer
Charts edit
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
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| 1971 | "Breezin'" | 43 | ||
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Payne, Douglas. Gábor Szabó: High Contrast > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2006). "Womack, Bobby". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 751–2. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ "Gábor Szabó US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-19.