Impulse! · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Spellbinder
| Recorded | May 6, 1966 |
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| Label | Impulse! |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 68078 |
The record
Chico Hamilton's former sideman brings Ron Carter and a Latin percussion team into the fold for Impulse!, cutting a version of "Gypsy Queen" that Santana would later turn into common knowledge.
Session personnel
- Ron Carter — bass
- Chico Hamilton — drums
- Gabor Szabo — guitar
- Victor Pantoja — percussion [latin]
- Willie Bobo — percussion [latin]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 32 pressings on file.
| 1966 | Impulse! · A-9123 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1966 | Impulse! · AS-9123 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 2005 | Impulse! · 0602498842232 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 2005 | Impulse! · B0004272-02 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Digipak · RVG stamp |
| — | Impulse! · A-9123 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| — | Impulse! · A-9123 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1966 | Impulse! · A-9123 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1966 | Impulse! · IPC 9123 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel |
| 1966 | Impulse! · 827-9123 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Impulse! · AS-9123 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1966 | Impulse! · AS-9123 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing · gatefold |
| 1966 | Impulse! · 45-254 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1966 | Impulse! · 9123 — 4-Track Cartridge, Album |
| 1966 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-9123 S — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
Ron Carter also plays on
Chico Hamilton also plays on
Gabor Szabo also plays on
Victor Pantoja also plays on