TOMASZ STANKO and ANDRZEJ KURYLEWICZ Korozje "When music has this quality (sounding new each time), be it composed or improvised, written recently or long ago, in a particular recognizable style or none at all, none of this is of any consequence. The players don't matter, instruments are of no importance, the techniques of playing, the tonality of the piece, the tempo, all are just window dressing. The music is bigger than all these when its purpose is fulfilled. Absolutely, cheers to Stanko for his remarkable achievement. "
Tomasz Stanko Balladyna (Theater play compositions) This CD consists of all complete tracks to "Balladyna" theatre play by Juliusz Slowacki at the Theater Ludowy Krakow-Nowa Huta, Poland. Premiere - May 6th, 1994.
TOMASZ STANKO Tales for a girl, 12 "These are just little musical stories, absolutely ephemeral tales, not finished compositions, but phrases and which follow one another" Tomasz Stanko
Tomek Sowinski and The Collective Improvisation Group - Synergy Tomek Sowinski, a Tri-City drummer and composer seems to be fascinated by the big band jazz tradition as well as by different kinds of ethnic music, especially connected with jazz idiom directly originating from Africa and Latin America. His second record with The Collective Improvisation Group reflects this fascinations.
Victor Chorobik - Desert of Clouds Influenced by contemporary, jazz and ambient styles, Victor Chorobik’s work captures the essence of sounds, scenes and timeless human stories. Electronic instruments weave an evocative backdrop to complementary acoustic "storylines" told by flutes, reeds, percussion. For Victor, the composition process, free improvisation, and the act of performance all involve the construction of these musical narratives.
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Vitold Rek and EastWest Wind Home The globalization of jazz has long been a reality and its subsequent contact with ethnically diverse folk idioms has often produced exciting and creative music. This special synergy is no better showcased than on recent offerings from Taso Music...
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Vitold Rek John Tchicai Karl Berger 2x2 John Tchicai, Vitold Rek and Karl Berger, all jazz musicians of high caliber, present a diverse programme built on the theme of dialogue. … in dialogue nuances are revealed in very different way: you can concentrate on your partner much more intensely because the reactions in dialogue are more spontaneous and somehow more honest. As it is in conversation so it is in music..: the dialogue is the smallest form of interaction and at the same time the most intensive. (Dr. Wolfram Knauer, Jazz-Institute Darmstadt, Germany)
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Vitold Rek Bassifiddle alla polacca A CD of original music and original arrangements for solo double bass and voice. The works include Polish folk music, short jazz essays, and character pieces. They are charming, witty, moody, and have an organic, home grown quality. Rek pays homage to the Jewish history of Middle Europe, as well as Polish history. The church setting, and its many seconds of decay, in which this project was recorded truly brings out the atmosphere of the hymn. (Bass World, ISB, 1999, USA)
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Volker Greve / Krzysztof Popek Quintet - Places Three Poles, one German and one American make together a team of unusual sonoristic values. Popek, leader of his two other well-known groups (Young Power and Pick Up) plays alto flute here. Its sound blends marvelously with vibes and flugelhorn. Rain waltz
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Walk Songs Marcin Oles feat. B.Oles, S. Nabatov and Ch.Speed If music is like traveling then each journey is seen through the life of each person, which in turn, becomes the life of the passage. The cost of this journey was well worth the fin
WARSAW STOMPERS - New Orleans Stompers (Polish Jazz vol. 1) Warsaw Stompers played their own version of "the Original New Orleans style" of Jazz, basically mimicking the Dixieland revival that had taken place earlier in Western Europe. Warsaw ragtime No. 1
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Wlodek Pawlik - Grand Piano ...the improvisations do not have titles. Nothing is suggests in writing, everything is left to listener's imagination, with no "waterfalls of prolixity." The opening of the "Track 1" subtly introduces the mood, and enslave with gentleness. Rising and descending melody line is like relaxation music focusing one's attention on what happens next. Each new tune comes in different favor, tells different story, with different dynamics, expression, and pace...
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WLODEK PAWLIK - Misterium Stabat Mater Wlodek Pawlik's "Misterium Stabat Mater" combines the elements of a profound prayer with a creative approach to the medieval and contemporary music.
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Wojciech Staroniewicz - Alternations New release from sax master Wojtek Staroniewicz features his quartet and a special guest - pianist Leszek Mozdzer.
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Wojtek Staroniewicz Hand Made One of the defining albums of the New Polish Jazz. The band plays acoustic jazz performed with a set of instruments untypical of this genre. The combination of the sax, accordion and guitar is quite surprising yet interesting. The repertoire is made up of their own pieces although a large number of standards is present as well as spontaneous improvisation. The music is based on the contemporary grooves even though the band plays without samples nor a DJ.
