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Review:
Is Poland the best kept secret in jazz? The evidence suggests it might be. During the four decades since the composer and pianist Krzysztof Komeda recorded his iconic 'Astigmatic' (Polskie Nagrania, 1966), Poland has produced a legion of singular, world class musicians, yet only a handful have acquired reputations beyond the country's borders. Trumpeter Tomasz Stanko and saxophonist Zbigniew Namyslowski, both of whom were in the band which made 'Astigmatic'... (Chris May, AllAboutJazz.com, 10/2007) read more...
Performed by:
Michal Tokaj Trio - 'Bird Alone' - (A1: 1) Michal Tokaj - piano Dariusz Oleszkiewicz - double bass Lukasz Zyta - drums Charlie Mariano & Vitold Rek - 'Opus Absolutum' - (A1: 2) Charlie Mariano - alto sax, flute Vitold Rek - double bass Vladislav Sendetzki - piano Martin France - drums Jacek Kochan - 'Alberta' - (A1: 3) Jacek Kochan - drums Kenny Wheeler - trumpet Mike Downes - bass Maciej Sikala - tenor saxophone Janusz Skowron - organ Reggie Schwager - guitar jmTrio - 'Interludium ' - (A1: 4) Joachim Mencel - piano Shanir Ezra Blumenkrantz - acoustic bass Kevin Zubek - drums Krzysztof Pacan - acoustic bass Arek Skolik - drums Simple Acoustic Trio - 'Habanera' - (A1: 5) Marcin Wasilewski - piano Slawomir Kurkiewicz - bass Michal Miskiewicz - drums Wojciech Staroniewicz- 'Hand-made' - (A1: 6) Wojciech Staroniewicz - tenor and soprano saxophones Cezary Paciorek - accordion Maciej Grzywacz - guitar Piotr Lemanczyk - bass Tomasz Sowinski - drums Piotr Michalowski/Mike Khoury/Lenni Bukowski - 'Close Embrace Of The Earth' - (A1: 7) Leonard Bukowski - contra-bass, contra-alto, alto & bass clarinets, alto & baritone saxophones, little instruments Piotr Michalowski - alto & bass clarinets, baritone, tenor, soprano & sopranino saxophones, little instruments Mike Khoury - violin, little instruments David Murray/Marcin Oles/Bart Oles - 'Circle Live In Cracow' - (A1: 8) David Murray - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet Marcin Oles - double bass Bartlomiej Brat Oles - drums Grzegorz Karnas - 'Sny' - (A2: 1) Grzegorz Karnas - vocals, loops, touth drum Tomasz Szukalski - tenor saxophone Jerzy Malek - trumpet Michal Tokaj - Fender piano Damian Kurasz - guitars Bogusz Wekka - congas Robert Kubiszyn - basses Adam Oles - cello Patrycja Gola - voice Sebastian Frankiewicz - drums Pink Freud - 'sorry music polska' - (A2: 2) Tomasz Zietek - trumpet Wojciech Mazolewski - bass Kuba Staruszkiewicz - drums Pawel Nowicki - electronics DJ Wojak - sample Slawomir Jaskulke - piano Chromosomos - (A2: 3) Artur Dominik - drums,electronics Tomasz Kasiukiewicz - trombone Lukasz Kluczniak - alto saxophone Marcin Lamch - double bass Paralaksa - 'v.2.0.' - (A2: 4) Wojciech Mazolewski - bass, loop sampler Adam Kaminski - keyboards, noise M. Bunio. S - rhytm signs, voice Adam Pieronczyk - 'Amusos' - (A2: 5) Adam Pieronczyk - tenor, alto & soprano sax, zoucra, keyboard, midi Mina Agossi - voice Henning Sieverts - cello Adam Kowalewski - bass Daniel Schroeteler - drums, percussion, krakeb Tadeusz Sudnik - analog synthesizer, samples, live electronics Boys Band Trio - (A2: 6) Michal Gorczynski - tenor saxophone, bass clairnet Andrzej Izdebski - baritone fretless guitar Michal Gos - drums Jacek Pelc - 'Gutrumba' - (A2: 7) Jacek Pelc - drums, leader Piotr Olszewski - acoustic guitar, percussion Kuba Kujawa - electric guitar Zbigniew Gondek - tenor saxophone Janusz Zdunek 5 Syfon - 'New Tango' - (A2: 8) Janusz Zdunek - trumpet Tomasz Glazik - tenor saxophone Piotr Marcin - bass guitar Jacek Buhl - drums DJ Sky - turntables Ecstasy Project Trio - 'Realium' - (A2: 9) Rafal Gorzycki - drums, leader Lukasz Gorewicz - violin, piano Patryk Weclawek - acoustic bass, bass guitar
