Czeslaw 'Maly' Bartkowski
Drums Dream
Polish Jazz vol.50

One of the highlights of 1970s' Polish Jazz featuring Bartkowski on drums, Stanko on the trumpet, Makowicz on piano, Szukalski on soprano saxophone and Studio Jazzowe PR Orchestra directed by Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski and featuring Wojtek Karolak on keybords.

Label: Polskie Nagrania - Muza , 1976/2006
Catalogue No: PNCD 1050 (SX 1419)
Format: CD (24-bit re-mastered from original master tapes)
Condition: GENUINE, BRAND NEW, MINT, FACTORY SEALED, DIGI-PACK DELUXE PACKAGING

The Masters of Polish Jazz Playlist:

Tracks:

1. Drums Dream (Bartkowski) [02:00]
2. Bridge-Passage (Bartkowski/Stanko) [03:25]
3. FAO (Bartkowski/Stanko/Makowicz) [08:05]
4. Conversation With A Bell (Bartkowski/Stanko/Szukalski) [01:50]
5. The Second Free Etude (Bartkowski/Stanko/Szukalski) [02:55]
6. Conversation With Pipeless Plum (Bartkowski) [02:05]
7. Good Times, Bad Times (Karolak) [08:05]
8. Seven For Five (Karolak) [07:20]
9. Lullaby For Tiny Chinamen (Wroblewski) [04:05]

Performed by:

Czeslaw Bartkowski - drums
Tomasz Stanko - trumpet (1, 2, 3, 4, 6)
Tomasz Szukalski - soprano saxophone (1, 2, 3, 4)
Adam Makowicz - electric piano (1, 2, 3, 4)
Wojciech Karolak - keyboards (5a, 5b)
Studio Jazzowe PR Orchestra conducted by Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski (5,6)

Recorded:

1976, Warsaw, Poland

About:

Czeslaw Bartkowski - drummer and composer, born in 1943 has recorded over 80 LP's with outstanding Polish and foreign musicians. Among many others, he has played with Krzysztof Komeda Quintet, Zbigniew Namyslowski Quartet, Adam Makowicz-Tomasz Stanko Trio, Jan "Ptaszyn" Wroblewski Band, Czeslaw Niemen, Michal Urbaniak Group, and Andrzej Jagodzinski.
Bartkowski has also worked with Art Farmer, Aladar Pege, Ben Webster, and Clark Terry.
He has played the Newport Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, The North Sea Jazz Festival, Berliner Jazz Tage, Molde Jazz Festival, The New York Jazz Festival, and has recorded with Michal Urbaniak for CBS, Columbia and Polydor.