Gabor Szabo
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Gábor Szabó (8 March 1936 - 26 February 1982) was a Hungarian jazz guitarist. He taught himself to play guitar from music he heard on the radio. In 1956, after the Hungarian Uprising was suppressed, he left Hungary and settled in California but struggled to become established as a musician. In 1961, he joined The Chico Hamilton Quintet and then The Gary McFarland Quintet in 1965. His 1966 solo Spellbinder album included the track Gypsy Queen, borrowed by Santana on their hit Black Magic Woman.
Szabo went on to work with Bobby Womack, Carlos Santana and Chick Corea along with Gary Barone, Tony Ortega, Bob Harris, Dave Parlato and Ian Underwood.
He struggled with his heroin addiction and returned to Hungary where he died in 1982.
