Marcin Oles - bass
Bartlomiej Brat Oles - drums
NOT TWO 748
By Adam Baruch
This is the first album by Polish Jazz musicians / composers, brothers Marcin Oles (bass) and Bartlomiej Brat Oles (drums) collectively know as Oles Brothers, with the German clarinetist / composer Theo Jorgensmann. They recorded several more wonderful albums as a trio following this debut recording. The album presents ten pieces, two of which are contemporary Classical compositions by Polish composers Jan Krenz and Artur Malawski, five are by Bartlomiej Brat Oles, two by Marcin Oles and one by Theo Jorgensmann.
The music is an amalgam of Jazz
tradition with Improvised Music, contemporary Classical forms and the
individual statements by the musicians involved. Gently floating between
melodic themes and improvised sections it is all about elegance, sophistication
and mutual respect, that between the musicians and their audience and that
between the musicians themselves. The term "miniatures" is perhaps
not quite descriptive of the contents in the strict meaning of the term, but
applies to the minimalism and tenderness of these pieces, which are able to
create an impressive impact in contrast to their seemingly limited scale.
Jorgensmann is able to join the
legendary telepathic bond existing between the twin brothers and expand it into
three-way collaboration, which of course is quite extraordinary. Together the
trio carries out like one multilayered voice, which performs not only with remarkable
unity but also seemingly without any limitations. Such close musical encounters
are always a source of great joy and inspiration.
This album is an instant
"classic" of the European contemporary Jazz / Improvised Music collection,
which deserves an honorable place in any serious music library and is definitely
worth a serious investigation by serious music connoisseurs.
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