Marek Kądziela - guitar
Ksawery Wójciński - double bass
10 Little Stories
FOR TUNE 0052
By Adam Baruch
This is the debut album by the duo comprising of two Polish Jazz musicians: guitarist Marek Kądziela and bassist Ksawery Wójciński. It presents ten original compositions, six of which were composed by Kądziela, one by Wójciński and three were co-composed by them both.
For
people familiar with other recordings by these two musicians, this album will
be quite a surprise, if not a total shock, as both of them are usually
associated with the Free Jazz/Improvised Music scene and their music on this
album (at least in part) is melodic, structured and romantic on occasion, with
Wójciński even singing occasionally. Actually this approach is quite refreshing
as it shows new facets of their musical personalities and results in the album
being diverse and unpredictable.
Of
course they are both first rate players, which is already a well established
fact, but this album emphasizes that they are able to cross genre differences
at will, with seemingly no effort. Kądziela keeps his guitar idiosyncrasies to
a reasonable minimum, not using the distortion and other devices as much as
usually, which enables the listener to hear him play "naked" guitar
at last. Wójciński, as usual, is beyond reproach, always precisely on time and
with the appropriate tone, keeping the harmony together.
Overall
this is a revealing, very personal and delicate album, which perhaps does not
break any new ground, but is definitely a display of talent and interesting
music making. Since it is more accessible that most other recordings by these
artists, perhaps some listeners will be open to listen to their music as a
result of hearing this album, which is always a good thing.
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