"Attila has an incredible sound and touch on the guitar and shows a maturity and musicality that is truly his own."
PETER BERNSTEIN
New York

Music

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All songs composed by Attila Rieger except 3, 8 by Péter Rozsnyói 1,5 by Attila Rieger & Péter Rozsnyói.
Recorded on January 11-12, 2021 at Hungarophon Studios, Budapest. Recording engineers: Márton Fenyvesi & Pál Kerekes. Mixed and mastered by Márton Fenyvesi at Sinistra Studio, Budapest. Photography: Zsolt Birtalan. Album design: Péter Nemes.
"This is a stylish quartet forging their own truth boldly with great authority and musicle subtlety."
Julien Joseph
London

About

The story commences with those old vinyls. Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by the sound that I knew so well from my father’s records. It wasn’t until much later that I found out most of those pieces of – mainly classical - music had been recorded simultaneously in acustic environment. As time went by and I got acquianted with jazz I re-experienced this sound. The music recorded on those albums was played by all musicians at the same time and space. Listening to this my imagination kept reviving the giants of jazz: Sonny Rollins, Hapton Hawes, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Ray Brown, Charlie Parker or the brasilian masters Jobim, Joao Gilberto with their bands. I must admit though that the cover photos enhanced this process tremendously. With this recording I wished to contribute to their tradition. I feel blessed that the harmony of our simultaneously playing instruments was born within the walls of the oh-so-inspirational, legendary studio in Rottembiller street.
Attila Rieger
2021, January, Budapest

About the Rhodes

The analog electric piano of the 70s with pick-ups similar to the guitar’s has a soft, fascinating sound resembling that of the celesta. As Hungarian stages do not necessarily have an acustic or upright piano I came to the idea of taking this portable instrument with us to avoid having to rely on today’s digital piano sound. The Fender Rhodes is a legendary, full-value instrument regularly used in modern jazz. In this take it is amplified by a Böhm-tube amp from the 50s.

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"Inner tension,
focused presence and patience provide this album, recorderd by Attila Rieger & his friends, with pecular atmosphere."
Daniel Szabo
Los Angeles

Reviews

This is a beautiful record of great compositions and playing by Attila Rieger and his group. Attila has an incredible sound and touch on the guitar and shows a maturity and musicality that is truly his own. The group shows great sensitivity and plays with empathy and generosity, bringing out the mood of each composition. Great music!!
Peter Bernstein
March, 2021 New York
Inner tension, focused presence and patience provide this album, recorded by Attila Rieger & his friends, with a peculiar atmosphere. The intimate vibe of Attila’s music leaves enough space for the listener; a space that could be easily filled by subjective imagination. In other words, by listening to this music, you can start your own, personal spiritual journey as all the songs are inspirational as well as tactful enough to let you fly! Nothing is “too much” or forced here; instead, we feel easy and light enough to float along with the notes, chords and rhythms. There is a nice “together”-ness in between the band members: they really listen to each other and nobody wants to step on anyone’s toe…such as in a classical string quartet, in which everyone has an equal role. However, this collective journey always becomes even more exciting when someone takes a solo! These tasteful solos are performed by well-prepared players as well as supported by a co-operative rhythm section. The stylistically coherent, nicely mixed/mastered “Long-Lost Brothers” is highly recommended to anyone who looks for honest artistic manifestations within the framework of modern mainstream acoustic jazz!
Daniel Szabo
February 2021, Los Angeles
The Rieger Rhodes Quartet create attractive music exuding a great warmth especially with Attila Rieger’s classic hollow body guitar sound and straight shooting melodicism. The commitment in pianist Peter Rozsnyói’s floating approach to accompaniment brings an unusual and original shine to the quartet’s hypnotic sound. The compositions on their latest release conjures an intimacy that alway keeps the listener engaged especially with the high pedigree bass and drums of Zoltán Oláh and László Csízi. The sensitivity of Green Seeds allows Rozsnyói to explore with impressionist textures while the band holds down a solid groove. Bouncing is another highlight which introduces Albert Horvath’s Rhodes playing to the band and allows the for even more exuberance. This is a stylish quartet forging their own truth boldly with great authority and musical subtlety.
Julian Joseph
February 2021, London

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