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]

Wind, Sky and Diamonds
Studio album by Gábor Szabó
Released	1967
Recorded	September 12, 13 & 14, 1967
Genre	Jazz, crossover jazz
Length	33:45
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Gábor Szabó chronology
Light My Fire (1967) Wind, Sky and Diamonds (1967) Bacchanal (1968)

Reception

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

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 (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" (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" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:44
10. "Are You There?" (Gábor Szabó, Steve Allen) - 3:31
11. "W.C. Fields" (John Bahler, Tom Bahler) - 3:40

• Recorded by Eddie Brackett at Western Recorders in Los Angeles, 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

References

1. Impulse! Records discography accessed April 5, 2011
2. Payne, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 5, 2011
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 186. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.