{"id":7335,"date":"2024-02-26T21:59:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T21:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chielimusic.com\/?page_id=7335"},"modified":"2024-03-01T18:35:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T18:35:16","slug":"return-to-budapast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chielimusic.com\/return-to-budapast\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Special EFX
\nReturn to Budapest with Love (CD)<\/h2>\n

To order please email info (at) chielimusic (dot) com<\/em><\/strong> and we’ll reach out with instructions for payment and to get your shipping information. Thank you![\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”CDBABY HEAR NOW” color=”info” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fspecialefx.hearnow.com%2Freturn-to-budapest-with-love|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”BANDCAMP” color=”info” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fspecialefxfeaturingchieliminucci.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Freturn-to-budapest-with-love|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1708981978079{background-color: #333333 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=”flat” color=”black” active_section=”1″ css=”.vc_custom_1708982091324{background-color: #474747 !important;}”][vc_tta_section title=”Description” tab_id=”1708981646474-6fd597e4-d159″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Return to Budapest <\/span>with Love \u2013 Special EFX<\/span><\/h2>\n

While still only a few years old as a band, Special EFX (Chieli Minucci & George Jinda) performed at the famous Petofi <\/span>Csarnok<\/span> in Budapest, Hungary on 2 occasions in the early 1990s.\u00a0 Originally recorded to analogue tape, the recordings on this CD were compiled from both of those events, now transferred to digital compact disc. Being a native Hungarian, these were especially significant concerts for George Jinda, as well as his<\/span> frequent<\/span> writing partner, <\/span>t<\/span>he legendary Bela “Szakcsi” Lakatos.\u00a0 Actually, this was <\/span>Szakcsi’s<\/span> first time performing with the band on stage. In the spirit of Special EFX’s artistic direction, much of the music here was improvised, <\/span>particularly<\/span> the duet<\/span> piece<\/span>s<\/span> between Chieli & George<\/span>. The audience turn out and reception <\/span>were<\/span> more than <\/span>the band<\/span> could have hoped for.\u00a0 Sadly both George and Szakcsi are no longer with us, but their memory lives on here<\/span>,<\/span> through their music ~<\/span><\/p>\n

Guitarist, composer, producer, and arranger <\/span>Chieli Minucci<\/span> has continued to carry the band\u2019s torch, and is still the longtime leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion group <\/span>SPECIAL EFX featuring Chieli Minucci<\/span>, a major force on the jazz and world music scene for over 40 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides writing and performing his own music, Chieli shares his guitar brilliance throughout the entertainment world. He has recorded and performed with many top artists, such as Celine Dion, Lou Reed, Lionel Richie, Jennifer Lopez, Jewel, Mark Anthony, Michael Bolton,\u00a0Rupert Holmes, Eartha Kitt, Eddie Fisher, Anastasia, as well as contemporary jazz artists Kirk <\/span>Whalum<\/span>, Maysa, Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Bernie Williams, Marion Meadows, Lao Tizer, Mindi <\/span>Abair<\/span>, Rick Braun, Gerald Veasley, Omar Hakim, and many others. Chieli has recently joined with legendary Hungarian rock-jazz artists, <\/span>Djabe<\/span>, for their upcoming 2024 European tour.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Although renowned in the jazz and pop world, Chieli is also a gifted television and film composer. He has won 3 Emmy Awards and been nominated 10 times for his eclectic compositional work. His music can also be heard on the soundtracks of the films <\/span>No Country for Old Men,<\/span> Bowfinger<\/span>, Legally Blonde, Panic<\/span>, and others. <\/span>Chieli’s<\/span> original scoring work can be heard in live stage productions of <\/span>Peter Pan, Dora the Explorer,\u00a0Thomas\u00a0the Tank Engine<\/span>, and others.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7393″ img_size=”Full”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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1. Looking for Seventh Heaven (07:22)
\n2. Slice of Life \u2013 Timeless Mood (04:07)
\n3. Forever (04:48)
\n4. Chance Encounter (06:54)
\n5. The Toy Shop (05:08)
\n6. Sabariah (06:31)
\n7. Nature Boy Pt. 1 & 2 (10:36)
\n8. Uptown East (03:24)
\n9. Festival (07:17)
\n10. Sambuca Nights (09:52)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Musicians:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Chieli Minucci<\/b> \u2013 electric & acoustic guitars
\nGeorge Jinda<\/b> \u2013 percussion, African talking drum, shakers, caxixi, tuned temple blocks, energy chime, crotales
\nB\u00e9la Szakcsi Lakatos<\/b> \u2013 acoustic grand piano, keyboards
\nLionel Cordew<\/b> \u2013 drums
\nGerald Veasley<\/b> \u2013 bass<\/p>\n

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1. Looking for Seventh Heaven (07:22)
\n2. Slice of Life \u2013 Timeless Mood (04:07)
\n3. Forever (04:48)
\n4. Chance Encounter (06:54)
\n5. The Toy Shop (05:08)
\n6. Sabariah (06:31)
\n7. Nature Boy Pt. 1 & 2 (10:36)
\n8. Uptown East (03:24)
\n9. Festival (07:17)
\n10. Sambuca Nights (09:52)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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