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Light My Fire
Studio album by Bob Thiele and Gábor Szabó
Released	February 1968
Recorded	August 11 and September 14, 1967
Genre	Crossover jazz
Length	35:58
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Gábor Szabó chronology
More Sorcery (1967) Light My Fire (1968) Wind, Sky and Diamonds (1967)

Light My Fire is an album by Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó and American record producer Bob Thiele featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label.

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

All compositions by Gábor Szabó except as indicated

1. "Forest Flower" (Charles Lloyd) – 5:14
2. "Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35" (Bob Dylan) – 2:30
3. "Krishna" – 3:35
4. "Light My Fire" (Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger) – 6:16
5. "Fakin' It" (Paul Simon) – 5:50
6. "Eight Miles High" (David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn) – 7:02
7. "Sophisticated Wheels" – 5:31

• Recorded in Los Angeles, California on August 11, 1967 (tracks 1 & 4) and September 14, 1967 (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7).

Personnel

• Gábor Szabó – guitar
• Bob Thiele – director
• Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari (tracks 1 & 4), Jimmy Zito (tracks 1 & 4), Gary Barone (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7), Bud Brisbois (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – trumpet
• Lew McCreary, Mike Barone (tracks 1 & 4), Dick Leith (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – trombone
• Howard Johnson – tuba (tracks 1 & 4)
• Buddy Collette (tracks 1 & 4), Bob Hardaway (tracks 1 & 4), Bud Shank (tracks 1 & 4) – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
• Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord (tracks 1 & 4)
• Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7)
• Bill Plummer – sitar
• Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
• Max Bennett (tracks 1 & 4), Carol Kaye (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – electric bass
• Jim Gordon (tracks 1 & 4), John Guerin (tracks 2, 3 5–7) – drums
• Gary Coleman (tracks 1 & 4), Emil Richards (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7) – percussion
• Sid Feller – arranger
• The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals (track 2)

References

1. Billboard March 9, 1968
2. Impulse! Records discography accessed April 5, 2011
3. Payne, D. Allmusic Review accessed April 2, 2011

• Impulse! Records albums
• Gábor Szabó albums
• Albums produced by Bob Thiele
• Albums arranged by Sid Feller
• 1967 collaborative albums