Ignacy Wiśniewski - piano
Adam Żuchowski - bass
Paweł Osicki - drums
Jazz Shirim
WOOD AND MOOD 0001
By Adam Baruch
This is the debut album as a leader by young Polish Jazz pianist/composer Ignacy Wiśniewski, recorded in a trio format with bassist Adam Żuchowski and drummer Paweł Osicki. The album presents seven original compositions, all by Wiśniewski, that were originally created for a theatre production about the Jewish Community in Gdansk before and during the WWII. The Hebrew word "shirim" means songs.
The music is an ambitious
amalgam of melodic modern mainstream and free form improvisation. The pieces
start with a clearly stated melody, followed by much less restrained
improvisations, which are also very diverse rhythmically. The compositions are
therefore just frameworks that are filled up by the improvised parts. This is definitely
a very unusual and bold musical statement, which is also quite listenable in
spite of its complexity and sincerity.
The trio performs as a very
tight unit, responding attentively to each other and complementing each other's
statements. Although there is a lot of space and freedom in this music, the
trio members are closely coupled at all times, which produces a wonderful
effect of group cohesiveness. Sometimes music created for
theatre or cinema has no independent existence, but this music definitely holds
the floor on its own, being completely relevant in its minimal form, which of
course speaks greatly of its qualities. It does not make any artistic
compromises or attempts to be more acceptable and it manages to fascinate and
create a lot of tension for the attentive listener, which happens relatively
rarely.
Overall this is a very
impressive debut, and although the music was recorded a while ago, it's good to
see it finally released, as it certainly deserves to be heard. Serious Jazz
connoisseurs should enjoy this music in full. Wholeheartedly recommended!
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