This was part of that jazz collection that the Pharoah Sanders was in. Kind of an outlier (as was the Junior Vega), as it's a bit early for whoever this was. As noted on one of the other Szabo reviews, I'll buy any of his albums. And to date I've kept them all, this one no exception. My notes from the next album Nightflight stated: "...Everything about it screams the era from which it came...Enter in Gabor Szabo, who then proceeds to jam over what appears to be backing tracks. His tone is that of a lightly amplified electric guitar, and sporadic acoustic guitar. Some of his solos are sublime, while others don't belong at all, adding to the strange vibe." That could work here, though it must be said that Macho seems more put together. Macho is a very soothing album, and the funk and disco elements are mostly muted. This was a known jazz guitarist beginning to branch out into new mediums. Full 8 piece band with lots of invention. Easy keeper.
Ownership: 1975 Salvation. Single sleeve. Acquired as noted above (2022). Salvation was another Creed Taylor imprint, and was distributed by Motown. Most of the CD pressings are Japanese.
12/16/22 (first listen / review / new entry)
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