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Studio album by Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó | |||||
Released | 1970 | ||||
Recorded | October and November 1969 Los Angeles, California and New York City |
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Genre | Crossover jazz | ||||
Length | 36:02 | ||||
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Skye SK 15 |
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Producer | Gary McFarland, Gábor Szabó | ||||
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Lena & Gabor is an album by American vocalist Lena Horne and Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó, arranged and produced by Gary McFarland. It was recorded in 1969 and released on the Skye label. The album was Lena Horne's first album release in four years, and a saw her return to the charts with the single "Watch What Happens". The Skye Records label declared bankruptcy in 1970 and the backcatalog was acquired by Buddha Records and the album was re-issued in 1971 as Watch What Happens.
The Allmusic review states "Lena & Gabor is an unexpected delight, capturing a soulfulness and sass largely absent from the singer's previous efforts. Producer and arranger Gary McFarland's candy-coated orchestral settings afford Horne the opportunity to step out of the elegant but often stuffy refinement of her classic LPs and let down her hair".