Attila Zoller - Gypsy Cry 
Recorded in New York City, July 23 & August 4, 1969
Year: 1969
Embryo SD 523
Ripped from vinyl
Quality: mp3 320 kbps

This might as well be called: the two sides of a guitar genius.  Most tracks here show Zoller at his straight ahead best with some catchy originals (The Birds and the Bees, Wild Wild Wes) while other tracks are a showcase for his avantgarde leanings (Meet in Berlin) and his Hungarian roots (Gypsy Cry).  Herbie Hancock on acoustic and electric piano feels obviously at home in all settings. 

Here's what Zoller had to say about the album:

"In '70, I recorded Gypsy Cry (1969) on Embryo label.  It was on Atlantic, actually, with the Herbie Mann production label.  And they called that series "Embryo," which recorded about five other artists, including Ron Carter and Arnie Lawrence.  He had a whole bunch of them.  (Mann) recorded musicians who used to work with him.  He bought Miroslav Vitous' tape because he found out that some of the tapes had disappeared.  So they bought the whole thing and just put it on a shelf. 

Herbie Hancock played piano on The Gypsy Cry.  At that time, Herbie Hancock was struggling.  The drummer was Sonny Brown, and now he's disappeared and I don't know where he is.  Reggie Workman was on bass.  Also, Victor Gaskin was on too because I wanted two dates.  It was two different kinds of music I played on the album.  I played one part avant garde stuff and another part of popular stuff.  The dates were on Tuesday and Thursday.  The first date had standard type of styles, and the second had Hungarian folk-type motifs.  They were all original compositions, of course, but I own that Hungarian style.  We tacked on this free Jazz playing.  We had started to do that.  Ornette Coleman, you know, turned everybody on to this free type of playing.  So anyway, we played that type of thing and regular Jazz.  That's why I had two bass players.  Reggie is better at the free stuff. "

Personnel:
Attila Zoller (g)
Lew Tabackin (tarogato on A2, 3, B2, 3)
Herbie Hancock (p,e-p)
Reggie Workman (b on A4, B1, 2, 4)
Victor Gaskin (b on A1, 2, 3, 5, B 3)
Sonny Brown (d)

Side A:
01  Wild Wild Wes 02:42
02  Another Kind Of Love 04:08
03  Horns 04:00
04  Meet In Berlin 04:48
05  The Birds And The Bees 03:50

Side B:
01  Alicia's Lullaby 05:16
02  At Twilight 03:47
03  Gypsy Cry 08:00
04  Sweet Hustler 03:35