Ryszard Sygitowicz - guitar
Arkadiusz Żak - bass
Wojciech Morawski - drums
Dariusz Sygitowicz - drums
with
Zbigniew Namysłowski - saxophone
Bez Grawitacji
GAD 029
By Adam Baruch
This is a reissue of an instrumental album by Polish guitarist/composer Ryszard Sygitowicz, which was recorded during several sessions for the Polish Radio and released on a small independent label Wifon in 1985, achieving quite unexpectedly a big success on the local market at the time. This album includes, in addition to the nine tracks that were included on the original album, four bonus tracks originating from the same sessions. The music was recorded mostly in a trio format with bassist Arkadiusz Żak and drummers Dariusz Sygitowicz or Wojciech Morawski. Renowned Polish Jazz saxophonist Zbigniew Namysłowski guests on two tracks and percussionist Adam Lewandowski on one track.
The
music is a refined instrumental guitar oriented Jazz-Rock Fusion, which is
comparable to similar efforts by Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana and many others and
by all means not inferior to any of them. Sygitowicz has a great talent to
weave wonderfully melodic themes and play them on his guitar with great feel,
tone and skill. As a result these tracks sound as great today as they did at
the time they were recorded, losing nothing of their validity over time.
Over
the years Sygitowicz was a member of several Polish Rock ensembles and a busy session
musician, which resulted in his leaving a mark on dozens of releases by numerous
Polish recording artists. He is still very active on the local scene after
spending some time in the USA
in the late 1980s. In retrospect this album is still a highlight of his career
and thanks to the splendid work of GAD Records we are able to enjoy this
fabulous music again. Guitar connoisseurs and classic Jazz-Rock Fusion fans
should have a field day with this gem!
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