Search - Mihaly Borbely :: Meselia Hill

Great Hungarian free-folk-jazz

Yrusac Sim? | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 01/24/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great record for those of you who like inspired free jazz, or if you are into Hungarian folk music. It combines the two marvelously. Somehow, the mix of the two genres mixes very successfully. Particularly on a track like "Bear Dance", the violin-based folk theme gives a great groove for the song to unfold. Great solo's by Mihály Borbély. He is of the same generation of saxophonists as Mihály Dresch, but has a very distinct tone.



Finally, I would recommend all of you to check out other albums on the Budapest Music Center (BMC) Record label, which generally gives an excellent selection of what Hungarian jazz is like these days (great!). Some personal recommedations: Bells/The Land of Boldogasszony by György Szabados, Tótágas by the Del-Alfoldi Saxophone Ensemble, and obviously Dresch quartet's Argyelus."