Description
Szabados Szextett: Baltás Zsoltár – A Milestone in Hungarian Free Jazz CD
Made in Hungary
!!! Condition of this CD used very good !!!
- UPC: 5999882988337
- Product Type: Music CD
- Brand Name: GyőrFREE Műhely
- MPN: HCD 346
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Free Jazz / Avant-Garde / Improvisative Music
Overview
Baltás Zsoltár (Axe Psalm) is the inaugural release of the "Methodical Series of the GyőrFREE Workshop," a dedicated archival project aimed at preserving monumental Hungarian improvisative music. This historically significant recording features the Szabados Szextett led by the legendary pianist and composer György Szabados (1939–2011), often hailed as the "father of Hungarian free jazz". Recorded live in 1973 at the University Stage (Egyetemi Színpad) in Budapest, the album captures a pivotal moment when Hungarian folk roots fused with avant-garde jazz expressions. The music represents a profound cultural "diving-stream," once silenced by past political regimes, now restored as common property for modern listeners.
Product Features
- Artist: Szabados Szextett (1973)
- Format: Audio CD
- Series: Methodical Series of the „GyőrFREE” Workshop Hungarian Archives of Improvisative Music
- Recording Venue: University Stage, Budapest
- Recording Date: November 1973 (though some records suggest April 12, 1973)
- Instrumentation: Piano, vocals, soprano/tenor saxophone, flutes (népi furulya), double bass, drums, and violin.
- Mastering: Remastered and digitalized by Tilinkó Records at Harmónia Sound Studio.
Interesting Facts
- György Szabados received the Kossuth Prize, Hungary's most prestigious cultural award, in 2011 for his lifelong contributions to music.
- The "GyőrFREE Műhely" was founded in 2000 with the specific intent of maintaining the unique spirituality and tradition of Hungarian improvisative music.
- The track "Baltás Zsoltár" (Axe Psalm) is performed by a quintet, while "Katonazene" (Soldier Music) features the full sextet including violin.
- Szabados’ work is deeply influenced by the ethnographic musicology of Béla Bartók, seeking to speak the international language of jazz through authentic Hungarian musical roots.
- Many of the recordings in this series survived for decades only as private, unpublished recordings before being professionally digitalized.
Track Listing
- Katonazene (Soldier Music / Soldatenmusik) – 19:54
- Baltás Zsoltár (Axe Psalm / Beil Psalm) – 23:16
Musicians
- Szabados György: Vocals, Piano
- Ráduly Mihály: Soprano and Tenor Saxophone, Hungarian Folk Flute
- Kimmel „Apó” László: Tenor Saxophone, Hungarian Folk Flute
- Vajda Sándor: Double Bass
- Jávori Vilmos: Drums
- Kathy Horváth Lajos: Violin (Featured on Track 1)
Publishers
- Label: GyőrFREE Műhely / Harmónia Produkció
- Supported By: VOKE Arany János Művelődési Ház, B.K.L. Kiadó, and Magyar Kultúra Kiadó.
- Release Date: Original recording 1973; CD released 2007.
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