Off Course feat. Erik Truffaz Tales of the Lighthouse

BMCCD077 2002

I feel close to Hungarian musicians, because we share the same melodic approach, and although this was my fourth visit to the country, it was only my second chance to play with a local band.

Erik Truffaz, July 2002


Artists

Gábor Juhász - guitar
Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos - piano, Fender Rhodes
József Horváth Barcza - double bass (Paulus Horváth),
5 string acoustic-electric bass
András Mohay - drums
András Dés - percussion

featuring:
Erik Truffaz - trumpet (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9)


About the album

Compositions by József Horváth Barcza (4, 6), Gábor Juhász (5), Béla Szakcsi (3, 7, 9), Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos (1)
Tracks 2, 8 composed by Erik Truffaz, used by courtesy of Blue Note Records.
Recorded at the “P” Studio, Törökbálint
Recorded and mixed by Tivadar Ottó

Cover art by Meral Yasar, based on photos by István Huszti
Portrait photo: Dániel Németh
Design: Meral Yasar
Architect: Bachman

Produced by László Gőz

The recording was sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, the National Cultural Fund of Hungary and the Artisjus Music Foundation.


Reviews

Stephen Silberman - Amazon.com (en)

Joël Pailhé - Jazzman *** (fr)

Erik Truffaz - RadioFrance (fr)

Zicline.com (fr)

Xavier Encinas - Citizen Jazz (fr)

Laurent Valette - Jazzbreak.com (fr)

Maurizio Comandini - AltriSuoni.org (it)

Audiovideo (pl)

Végső Zoltán - Gramofon **** (hu)


3500 HUF 11 EUR

Off Course feat. Erik Truffaz: Tales of the Lighthouse

01 Marmosets 5:45
02 Betty 4:57
03 To my father 8:00
04 Tales of the lighthouse 4:55
05 Hope 6:51
06 Ogre 5:13
07 Black and orange 5:17
08 Yasmina 5:18
09 To my father 7:46
Total time 54:02

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My feeling was that the music we played wasn’t especially Hungarian, but rather European jazz and so I selected two of my more traditional compositions Betty and Yasmina in order to get the most out of these sessions. Though I have recorded Betty several times, I think this is my favourite version so far.

I enjoyed playing with all the musicians because they performed with heart and spirit, as I believe that the most important thing about music is not technical perfection, but rather the achievement of magical moments. Also I really appreciated that Robi Szakcsi – a great pianist – played on a Fender Rhodes on Marmosets, giving the track a unique feeling.
I loved doing it.

Erik Truffaz, July 2002

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