First solo album of current Tomasz Stanko Trio. This is a tribute to music of Krzysztof Komeda - an extraordinary talented self-taught composer and pianist whose after his tragic, untimely death, became a legend and a cult hero of Polish jazz. All tracks on this CD were composed by Komeda. This CD includes extra track - live performance of Sleep Safe and Warm" from Roman Polanski's movie "Rosemary's Baby".
"Eight years ago we started; they were very young, 16. I had a gig with some rhythm section and they called to say they can't do this, so what can I do? They recommend this young guy, a drummer, and he recommended to me the bass player and the pianist and we have half hour beforehand to make program and they do it without any experience! They already had individuality; they were good from the beginning. I think it is the way with musicians-if there's promise you're going to hear it immediately." Tomasz Stanko Umbra
Far from the technology-conscious electronica that we have grown accustomed to, Skalpel draw from the Polish jazz scene that flourished during the Communist era the elements to create a soulful and honest collection of groovy compositions. Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo demonstrate all the way through a great understanding of their sound sources and a great control over their music without ever sounding arrogant or pretentious.
This young, talented artist undoubtedly brings a gust of his own originality in the Polish pianism. It's been a long time since someone was so consequent in overthrowing the existing pianistic, constructive patterns and sonoristic standards while still employing, let's face it, the quite traditional means: dense accordics, speeding motorics at times bordering on untamed sound aggression on the one hand and the noticeable dose of lyricism on the other.(Andrzej Winiszewski)
"Conversession" is an album of roots music, although the nationalities and ancestry of musicians are less important then their own artistic heritage. The spiritual legacy which every real artist poses (or at least should).
From the very beginning, Stodola was the big 'Jazz place' of Warsaw. The first three International Jazz Festivals "Jazz Jamboree" ('58, '59, '60) took place in Stodola. Appendix
Sun Ship was one of the most interesting bands on the Polish Jazz scene of the late 70's and early 80's. The band combined young rhythm section of pianist Adzik Sendecki, bass player Vitold Rek, and drummer Marek Stach; with more matured saxophone players: Henryk Miskiewicz and Zbigniew Jaremko.
Woodwind legend Bennie Maupin, best known for his work with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, The Headhnters, and many others, follows his highly acclaimed 2006 CD Penumbra, with Early Reflections, a beautiful recording of Maupin s European quartet featuring Polish musicians including pianist Michal Tokaj, and guest vocalist Hania Rybka. Early Reflections features a brilliant new version of Maupin s classic composition, The Jewel in the Lotus.
This beautifully realized set includes six separate CD's from Polish Jazz Masters: JAN PTASZYN WROBLEWSKI,KRZYSZTOF SADOWSKI, ANDRZEJ KURYLEWICZ, WOJCIECH KAROLAK, JERZY MILIAN and JANUSZ MUNIAK
This beautifully realized set includes six separate CD's from Polish Jazz Masters: KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA, TOMASZ STANKO, ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWSKI, ADAM MAKOWICZ, MICHAL URBANIAK and ANDRZEJ KURYLEWICZ.
This beautifully realized set includes six separate CD's from Polish Jazz Masters: MICHAL URBANIAK, WOJCIECH KAROLAK, JAREK SMIETANA, TOMASZ SZUKALSKI, CZESLAW BARTKOWSKI, KAZIMIERZ JONKISZ and the band SUN SHIP.
This exclusive selection presents the most comprehensive recordings from the history of Polish Jazz and covers the development of jazz art in Poland from 1965 until 1987 - the golden era of Polish Jazz. The most important albums from that era are contained in this edition, including milestones of Polish jazz from the masters such as: Krzysztof Komeda, Tomasz Stanko, Andrzej Trzaskowski, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski, Janusz Muniak, Laboratorium, Hagaw, Jarek Smietana and Extra Ball, and many others. Each album in this series is a CD version of the original vinyl record from historical Polskie Nagrania - Muza "Polish Jazz" series, with the same tracks, original artwork. Each of ten CD's is packaged in its own INDIVIDUAL packaging (digi-pack) . Bonus 2-CD compilation with the best of contemporary Polish Jazz complements the selections.
Leszek Zadlo, born in Krakow, though being among the saxophone players that confessingly refer to John Coltrane, has developed a very personal musical language full of contrasts.
The brand new album of one of the most revolutionary jazz band in Poland. His debut album was one of the most important releases of 2008 in Poland, won third place on Diapazon Annual Critics Poll 2008. The Light it is telepathic trio, which brings together elements of Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Giuffre an Theo Jorgensmann into a music very much their own. Featuring three brilliant young musicians on clarinets, bass and drums, this is an astounding virtuosic second album that challenges traditions both old and new.
This brand new, shrink wrapped 4-CD's set from ANEX, consists of the same musical material that was originally released by Poljazz Records in 1980s on vinyl. Same original artwork as on LP's.
