Robert Rychlicki-Gąsowski - bass
Wojciech Zadrużyński - drums
PRIVATE EDITION
By Adam Baruch
This is the debut album by Szczerbate Zajączki Trio, a Polish Jazz piano trio from the city of Torun. It consists of three young musicians: pianist Bartek Staszkiewicz, bassist Robert Rychlicki-Gąsowski and drummer Wojciech Zadrużyński. The album comprises of eight compositions, two of which are standards and the remaining six are original compositions by the pianist or by the entire trio.
The piano trio is of course a
most demanding format and therefore any recording by young musicians just
entering the world of music is unfortunately often compared to the masterpieces
of that format, which is hardly fair. In Poland, which has many fabulous
pianists and extraordinary piano trios, the competition on the local scene is
even tougher. Therefore one must try and listen to this introductory effort with
an open mind and proper proportions.
There is no doubt that these musicians
have a lot of potential and talent, both as players and as composers. The
original music presented here is all quite interesting and well formed, being
the strongest advantage of this album. Mostly low-key, it displays the typical
Polish Jazz melancholy and Folklore roots, which are deeply implanted in most
Polish composers. The actual instrumental and improvisational qualities of
these young players are yet to be fully developed and sound a bit naïve at
times, but definitely nothing they should be ashamed of. It is simply a matter
of experience, both technically and mentally, until a musician is able to
express himself at his full capacity.
Overall it is definitely a
worthy debut, which is a pleasant listening experience, and which hopefully
will be followed soon by a much more mature musical project, which I look
forward to hearing.
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