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The Hungarian pianist Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, who has trained jazz musicians from across the Atlantic, has in recent years gone on to performing quartet concerts with only Americans. Among his regular or casual companions are figures like John Patitucci, Jack DeJohnette or formerly Frank Zappa. After a live at Müpa captured in 2011 where he was surrounded by Chris Potter and Terry Lyne Carrington, the BMC label invites us to a concert, recorded in the spring of 2014 with more traditional musicians. Here, Szakcsi is measured against a rhythmic base composed of drummer Rudy Royston and bassist Robert Hurst, remarkable of musicality on this revival of "Blue in Green", a fetish standard of the pianist. At his side stays saxophonist Tim Ries, who this time changed stadiums packed with fans of the Rolling Stones to the warm atmosphere of the Concert Hall of the Budapest Music Center.

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Pianist Bela Szakcsi Lakatos should be much better known in the U.S. On Climate Change, he not only holds his own with Americans (saxophonist Tim Ries who is mostly on soprano, bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Rudy Royston) but performs six of his own compositions, with the only standard being 'Blue In Green' (played as part of a medley). Lakatos displays a modern jazz piano style of his own, not sounding like any of his historical predecessors. His originals inspire Ries to engage in some of his most lyrical and explorative playing. 'Fight Over Water - Dodechronatic' is a bit of a departure, adding violinist Lajos Kathy Horvath to the group which gives it a contemporary classical feel during its first third before it becomes a post-bop swinger. 'Soul-Bell (We Are All Brothers)' has a mysterious rhythm (almost like an erratic heart beat) and a heartfelt melody while 'New Beginning' is a thoughtful ballad. Otherwise the quartet swings hard throughout this stirring set which serves as an excellent introduction to Bela Szakcsi Lakatos.

     —Scott Yanow, LAJazzScene, May 2015