Light My Fire (Bob Thiele and Gábor Szabó album)
1968 studio album by Bob Thiele and Gábor Szabó
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Light My Fire is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó and American record producer Bob Thiele featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.[2]
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| Released | February 1968[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 11 and September 14, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Crossover jazz | |||
| Length | 35:58 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Track listing
- All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated
- "Forest Flower" (Charles Lloyd) – 5:14
- "Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35" (Bob Dylan) – 2:30
- "Krishna" – 3:35
- "Light My Fire" (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger) – 6:16
- "Fakin' It" (Paul Simon) – 5:50
- "Eight Miles High" (David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn) – 7:02
- "Sophisticated Wheels" – 5:31
- Recorded in Los Angeles, California on August 11, 1967 (tracks 1 & 4) and September 14, 1967 (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7).
Personnel
- Gábor Szabó – guitar
- Bob Thiele – director
- Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari (tracks 1 & 4), Jimmy Zito (tracks 1 & 4), Gary Barone (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7), Bud Brisbois (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – trumpet
- Lew McCreary, Mike Barone (tracks 1 & 4), Dick Leith (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – trombone
- Howard Johnson – tuba (tracks 1 & 4)
- Buddy Collette (tracks 1 & 4), Bob Hardaway (tracks 1 & 4), Bud Shank (tracks 1 & 4) – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
- Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord (tracks 1 & 4)
- Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7)
- Bill Plummer – sitar
- Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
- Max Bennett (tracks 1 & 4), Carol Kaye (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – electric bass
- Jim Gordon (tracks 1 & 4), John Guerin (tracks 2, 3 5–7) – drums
- Gary Coleman (tracks 1 & 4), Emil Richards (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – percussion
- Sid Feller – arranger
- The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals (track 2)