BÚCSÚZÁS (FAREWELL)

Amazing discovery! Hungarian band that combine RIO, Jazz, Fusion, World Music and Eastern touches, with also some rock influences!!!!

This album is pretty much in the same line of their first one, which is probably the recommended to start with. This is a little more complex, but a tad more! They go here with 2 Saxes, which expand their sound quite a bit; but overall these guys appears to be playing together for a long time, I think! structured and improvisations are the order of the day in this release, and the greatest attribute is IMHO that you can not pinpoint any particular influence, in other word their sound is rather unique.

Cannot believe I missed this band for over 5 years!!!

The package is outstanding, it comes on a sore of digipack with a fold shiny carton and the CDs in the middle, this is as good package as progressive album it can be!

Sean, if you happen to read this review I would like to know your opinion! Greg W. may still have some copies!!

My favourite band out of Hungary right here. KADA's debut remains one of my favourite Jazz related albums. That was from 1999 while this double live recording was released in 2001 with the actual live dates it was taken from taking place in August, September and November of 2000. A seven piece here with two percussionists, guitar, bass and three horn players. Man this band loves to improvize and play experimental music. The guitarist does bring David Torn to mind with his soundscapes and style. If I was reviewing disc one only it would be a solid 4 stars but man that second disc is like Free Jazz throughout and so hard for me to digest bringing this overall to a 3 star recording unfortunately. Disc one is over 56 minutes while that daunting disc two is almost 68 minutes. So much to like on disc one and I'm surprised that this is live at times because it can be so sparse and slow going and then bang they hit us with authority. Great musicians here all around and I might keep this one around because of that incredible first disc.