Jazz Articles about Lajos Dudas

Lajos Dudas: 50 Years With Jazzclarinet - The Best Of Lajos Dudas

by Douglas Payne
March 2, 2011

Lajos Dudas50 Years With Jazzclarinet: The Best Of Lajos DudasJazz Sick Records2011 The clarinet is one of the most important instruments in the foundation of jazz. But it lost its luster after Benny Goodman fell out of popularity in the 1950s. After 1960, the few of the American clarinetists still left playing the instrument mostly migrated to Europe. It was only in Europe that the clarinet seemed to thrive after 1960. ...

Lajos Dudas: Jazz on Stage

by Douglas Payne
December 6, 2008

Hungarian clarinetist Lajos Dudas, who has called Germany home since the late 1960s, recalls the storied history of jazz clarinet in each of his many recordings. But, unlike several other jazz stars of note, Dudas never gets preachy or didactic. His music is more about the enjoyment of the form.Jazz On Stage presents this fine clarinetist in three live performances recorded between May 2006 and May 2007. Here, Dudas is perfectly partnered with few other accompanists, but all ...

Lajos Dudas: Jazz on Stage

by Terry Collison
February 25, 2008

The nine tracks on clarinetist Lajos Dudas' Live on Stage were taken from three different live performances in Germany. The technical quality of the recording is top-tier and intimate, providing a sense of both the atmosphere and space in which the music was made.

The repertoire suits the multiple streams that this group brings to its playing. Opening with Dudas' “For Gabor," the CD honors the late guitarist Gabor Szabo, an obvious influence for both Dudas and guitarist Philipp van ...

Lajos Dudas: Nightlight

by Terry Collison
April 13, 2004

Lajos Dudas Nightlight 2003 Double Moon

From the opener, a reworking—both lovely and cooking—of Bach's “Bourree,” through standards as well as three compositions from Dudas himself, there is not a weak element on this session. It takes the form of a quartet on five of the tracks and a quintet on the other five. Yet one keeps hearing more. A trombone seems to appear on one track, but this is clearly a ...