1971 Gabor Szabo – High Contrast
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.
Tracks
1 Breezin’ (Bobby Womack) 03:11
2 Amazon (Gabor Szabo) 04:57
3 Fingers (Gabor Szabo; Wolfgang Melz) 07:33
4 Azure Blue (Gabor Szabo) 04:15
5 Just A Little Communication (Bobby Womack) 07:50
6 If You Don’t Want My Love (Bobby Womack) 04:37
7 I Remember When (Bobby Womack) 07:34
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Wolfgang Melz |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Gabor Szabo |
| Guitar | Bobby Womack |
| Acoustic Guitar | Gabor Szabo |
| Congas | Felix Falcon |
| Tambourine | Tommy Lipuma |
| Percussion | Tommy Lipuma |
Other Musicians
1 Breezin’
| Bass | Phil Upchurch Sr |
| Tom Tom | Carmelo Garcia |
2 Amazon
| Bass | Phil Upchurch Sr |
| Tom Tom | Carmelo Garcia |
3 Fingers
| Piano | Mark Levine |
| Timbales | Carmelo Garcia |
7 I Remember When
| Bass | Phil Upchurch Sr |
| Tom Tom | Carmelo Garcia |
Liner Notes
Producer – Tommy LiPuma
Arranged By (Strings) – Rene Hall
Engineer – Bruce Botnick
Engineer – Gary Kellgren (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6)
Engineer (Remix) – Bruce Botnick
Design, Photography – Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Remixed At Poppi Studios
Record Company Blue Thumb Records Inc