Benkó Dixieland Band ‎– Holiday Celebration / Bencolor ‎Audio CD 1997 Stereo

BEN-CD 5409

UPC 5998557197166

English Summary:

The Benkó Dixieland Band, one of the most durable and most popular bands in Hungary was founded in 1957. They started touring in the 1960s in Eastern European countries, then from the 1970s they had the opportunity to appear at Western European festivals. They were prize winners at the 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival, the audience of the San Sebastian Festival gave them top rating in 1972, then in 1976 they received the Stars of the Years honour at the London Music Week. The band first toured the US in 1982 winning the Grand Prize of the Sacramento Jazz Festival, and they also received prestigious decorations from the state of California, and even from the President of the US. The band leader, Sándor Benkó himself was honoured with the Europa Inter Lyra Prize and the Liszt Prize. The highest acknowledgement the band received was the Officer's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. The Benkó Dixieland Band has played with such renowned musicians as Milt Jackson, Freddy Hubbard, Al Grey, Buddy Tate, Joe Newman, Buddy Wachter, Cynthia Sayer, Eddy Davis, Henry Questa, Joe Muranyi, Harry Sweets Edison, Albert Nicolas, Wild Bill Davison, Chris Barber, Kenny Ball, Huub Janssen, and Acker Bilk. They still give 200-250 concerts annually in Hungary and all over the world. They have been featured in dozens of TV shows.

Hungarian Summary:

A Benkó Dixieland Band a legrégebbi és az egyik legnépszerűbb magyar dzsesszegyüttes. A zenekart 1957 februárjában alapította a klarinétos Benkó Sándor. 1957-ben alakultak, első lemezük már aranylemez lett. Számos hazai fesztivált és versenyt nyertek, több tucatnyi kitüntetésben részesültek. Fellépéseik alkalmával olyan hírességekkel dolgoztak együtt, mint Milt Jackson, Freddy Hubbard, Al Grey, Buddy Tate, Joe Newman, Buddy Wachter, Henry Questa, Joe Muranyi, Eddy Davis, Cynthia Sayer, Herry Sweet Edison, Albert Nicolas, Wild Bill Davison, Chris Barber, Kenny Ball, Huub Janssen és Acker Bilk. 

Tracklist:

• Piano, Vocal - Vilmos Halmos 
• Banjo - Jeno Nagy
• Drums - Janos Jaray
• Bass, Vocal - Sandor Sarkany
• Trombone, Vocal - Ivan Nagy
• Trumpet - Bela Zoltan
• Clarinet, Bandleader and guest soloists - Sandor Benko
• Clarinet - Joe Muranyi
• Saxhorn - Mike Vax