Description
Szabados Trió – Elfelejtett énekek / Forgotten Songs CD
UPC: 5998048501212
MPN: FA-012-1
Brand Name: Adyton / FONO Records
Recording Year: 1994 (FONO Records, Budapest)
Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz / Free Improvisation
Style: Hungarian Contemporary Jazz / Ethno-Jazz Fusion
Format: Compact Disc (Digital Audio)
Overview
Elfelejtett énekek (Forgotten Songs) is one of the most profound works of Szabados György, the father of Hungarian free jazz and one of Europe’s most original avant-garde composers. Recorded by the Szabados Trio—featuring Dresch Dudás Mihály on reeds and Geröly Tamás Sándor on percussion—this album embodies a spiritual and musical journey into the forgotten depths of human and cultural memory.
The album’s title, Forgotten Songs, symbolizes both loss and rediscovery: a reawakening of inner silence, primal rhythm, and transcendent creativity. Its soundscape flows from deep improvisation and Hungarian folk echoes to meditative, ritual-like atmospheres.
Supported by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary, this release stands as a timeless expression of Szabados’s artistic credo—uniting love, improvisation, and cosmic harmony.
Product Features
- Format: Compact Disc (CD – Digital Audio)
- Label: Adyton / FONO Records
- Catalog Number: FA-012-1
- UPC: 5998048501212
- Recording Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Recording Engineer: Kölesényi Attila
- Producer: Balogh Tibor (FONO Records)
- Co-producer: Czabán György
- Photographer: Dormán László
- Design: Bicskei Zoltán, Sebestyén Judit
- Special Thanks: Dorozsmai Péter (TOM-TOM Stúdió)
- Language: Hungarian / English / German (trilingual album notes)
Track Concept and Musical Vision
Rather than presenting traditional tracks, Elfelejtett énekek unfolds as a continuous, organically evolving improvisational ritual. The trio’s performance evokes an ancient and sacred musical language—where voice, piano, reeds, and percussion merge into a single spiritual dialogue.
Szabados’s piano and vocal tones intertwine with Dresch’s expressive saxophone and clarinet, while Geröly’s percussion builds rhythmic landscapes that suggest both tribal intensity and timeless calm. The album’s form expresses a complete artistic philosophy: unity through improvisation, silence through sound, and transcendence through music.
Interesting Facts
- Szabados’s Philosophical Depth: Szabados viewed music as a spiritual act, a path toward cosmic harmony. His credo—“to find one’s place through great improvisation, the cosmic lever of love”—is reflected in every note.
- Cultural Continuum: The album embodies centuries of Hungarian musical tradition transformed through free jazz aesthetics. Its rhythms and melodies recall ancient folk rituals reborn in a modern idiom.
- Trio Legacy: The Szabados–Dresch–Geröly trio represents the pinnacle of Hungarian creative jazz collaboration, blending improvisation, folklore, and metaphysical vision.
- Audiophile Production: Recorded and mixed at high fidelity by FONO’s engineering team, this album remains one of the label’s most respected avant-garde releases of the 1990s.
- Multilingual Presentation: Includes liner notes in Hungarian, English, and German, ensuring international accessibility.
Personnel
- Szabados György – Piano, Voice
- Dresch Dudás Mihály – Reeds (Saxophones, Clarinets)
- Geröly Tamás Sándor – Drums, Percussion
Publishers
© 1994, 1996 FONO Records, Inc. H-1116 Budapest, Sztregova u. 3. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, public performance, or broadcasting prohibited. Produced with the support of the National Cultural Fund of Hungary (NKA).
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