Bergendy

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Bergendy
Bergendy concerts, tánc, jazz és Szalon Zenekar
General information
Genre (s) Jazz , fusion , rock
founding 1962
Website www.bergendy.hu ( Memento of December 11, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
Founding members
Clarinet, saxophone, harmonica
 István Bergendy
Saxophone, flute, piccolo
 Péter Bergendy
Current occupation
Clarinet, saxophone, harmonica
 István Bergendy
Saxophone, flute, piccolo
 Péter Bergendy
Trumpet, flugelhorn
 Gabor Antal
trombone
 Gabor Skerlecz
guitar
 György Oroszlán
Bass guitar, guitar
 Péter Gábor
Keyboards, synthesizers
 János Dáni
Drums, vocals
 István Bálint
singing
 Miklós Zarecky
Background vocals
 Ilona Plexi Csordás
Background vocals
 Patricia Paxi Bartus
Background vocals
 Rita Rixi Ambras
former members
singing
 Sarolta Zalatnay
Drums, vocals
 Béla Csáky
Vocals, bass guitar
 Karoly Gáspár
Trumpet
 Gábor Tánczos
guitar
 János Rudolf Tóth
Trumpet, trombone, piano, organ, background vocals
 Sándor Hajdu
Piano, organ, guitar
 Norbert Latzin
Drums, percussion
 Csaba Debreczeni
Vocals, bass guitar, guitar
 Ferenc Demjén

Bergendy (in Hungary Bergendy együttes , German roughly: "Bergendy-Band") is a Hungarian band. It was founded in Budapest in 1962 as a jazz band that also played rock 'n' roll . In 1970 Bergendy was transformed into a septet dedicated to rock and pop music . In 1980 Bergendy orientated himself mainly towards jazz again. Since 1983 she has performed under the name Bergendy Koncert-, Tánc-, Jazz- és Szalon Zenekar (German: "Bergendy Concert, Dance, Jazz and Salon Orchestra").

Band history

In 1958 the brothers István and Péter Bergendy and other students from the then Karl Marx University of Economics met to found a jazz band. She played swing and Latin American dance music, but also rock 'n' roll and fusion . From 1962 it was called Bergendy after a new formation. As early as the 1960s, the band made numerous tours abroad, including to Western countries. In 1969 they accompanied the singer Kati Kovács while recording a long-playing record. In 1970 the style and line-up changed. The seven members, among them singer Ferenc Demjén, played from then on mainly rock music. From 1971 they went on tour with the singer Zsuzsa Koncz . In the same year, the band released the album Ablak , which mainly contains cover versions of Western pieces, shortly after the album Bergendy . As a result, other long-playing records were released, including the 1973 German-language Bergendy on the GDR record label Amiga , which was a great success in the GDR. The most famous song sung in German is forgive me that I love you . At that time the cast was as follows:

  • István Bergendy (saxophone, clarinet, piano, organ)
  • Sándor Hajdu (trumpet, trombone, piano, organ, background vocals)
  • Péter Bergendy (flute, saxophone, background vocals)
  • György Oroszlán (guitar, backing vocals)
  • Ferenc Demjén (vocals, bass guitar)
  • Norbert Latzin (piano, organ, guitar)
  • Csaba Debreczeni (drums, percussion)

In 1975 Latzin was replaced by János Rudolf Toth. Bergendy played the music for the Hungarian television series Süsü a sárkány (German: "Süsü, the dragon"), which was broadcast for the first time from 1976 to 1980. These puppet films are about a dragon that has only one head. The music for the series appeared on five LPs in the 1980s. Demjén, Toth and Debreczeni left the band in 1977 and were replaced by drummer and singer István Bálint and Péter Gábor (bass guitar and guitar). Since 1980 Bergendy has been playing mainly jazz again, including swing, Dixieland and fusion. Since then the band has had twelve members, including a brass section and background singers. Today's members include founding members István and Péter Bergendy as well as György Oroszlán, who has been a member of the band since 1964.

Bergendy has seen many line-up changes in its history. One of the well-known members was the singer Sarolta Zalatnay , who was also able to publish an album on Amiga as a soloist.

Honors

Since 1963, Bergendy has won the NIVO (Hungarian TV and Radio Prize and the Hungaroton record label) seven times . In 1966 she won the SZOT award from the umbrella organization of the Hungarian trade unions.

Discography

Albums

  • 1971: Beat Ablak (Pepita)
  • 1972: Bergendy (Pepita)
  • 1972: Bergendy-Jazz (Pepita)
  • 1973: Hétfő (2 LP, Pepita)
  • 1973: Bergendy ( Amiga )
  • 1974: Ötödik sebesseg (Pepita)
  • 1976: Fagypont fölött miénk a világ (Pepita)
  • 1977: Jazz Jamboree Festival live 1972 (B-side, MUZA)
  • 1978: Arany album (2 LP, Pepita)
  • 1980: Süsü, a sárkány (Pepita)
  • 1984: Bergendy - èn táncolnék veled (Pepita)
  • 1984: Süsü újabb kalandjai (Pepita)
  • 1985: Süsü (Pepita)
  • 1986: Süsü - Subidubi (Pepita)
  • 1987: Süsü - Bergendy Buli (Pepita)
  • 1994: Mesél a Pesti Broadway (Hungaroton)
  • 1995: Aranyalbum (2 CD, Hungaroton)
  • 2001: Bergendy Tanciskola (Hungaroton)
  • 2002: Bergendy Jazz - Hungarian / Jazz History 9

Singles (selection)

  • 1964: Viva la pappa / Let Kiss / Scrivi / Tango Bolero (with Sarolta Zalatnay , Hungaroton)
  • 1964: Sorrentoi emlek / Mr. Anthony's rock / Furulya nota / Picsi-pacsi (Hungaroton)
  • 1972: Darabokra törted a szivem / Res a teton (Pepita)
  • 1974: Sájtbol van a hold / Gyujts tuzet a lelkemben (Pepita)
  • 1976: Savanyú a csokoládé / Akit szerettem (only A-side from Bergendy, Pepita)

literature

  • HP Hofmann: Beat Lexicon. Performers, authors, technical terms . VEB Lied der Zeit Musikverlag, Berlin (East) 1977.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on Bergendy at ostbeat.de ( memento from October 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 3, 2014
  2. ↑ Description of the TV series (Hungarian), accessed on September 4, 2010
  3. ↑ imbd database , accessed on September 4, 2010
  4. ↑ Official website ( Memento from July 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Hungarian), accessed April 1, 2018
  5. ↑ For most of the albums listed: Official website of the band ( Memento of January 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Hungarian), accessed September 4, 2010