Cezary PaciorekCezary Paciorek - accordion
Marcin Janek - clarinet
Filip Kowalski - viola
Paweł Urowski - double bass
Adam Golicki - drums
Emil: Live At Radio Gdańsk
SOLITON 944
By Adam Baruch
This is an album by veteran Polish Jazz accordionist/composer Cezary Paciorek recorded live in a quintet setting with clarinetist Marcin Janek, violist Filip Kowalski, bassist Paweł Urowski and drummer Adam Golicki. The project is a tribute to the clarinetist/composer Emil Kowalski, who passed unexpectedly in 2008 and who was a lifetime friend and musical partner of Paciorek. Kowalski was a prominent Jazz-Classical and Jazz-World Fusion activist and a much loved personality on the Polish Baltic Tricity scene. The majority of the music on this album was composed by Paciorek but includes also two Classical pieces arranged by Kowalski and a medley of standards.
The music offers a pretty
diverse collection of melodic Jazz tunes with both World and Classical Music
influences, as expected by the project's objective, performed completely
acoustically, offering a fresh and immediate sound rarely found on albums today.
The sound of the live recording is clear and well defined, with the bass a bit
too high and the drums too low in the mix, but nothing that would spoil the fun
of listening to the music. The compositions by Paciorek are all solid, with a
tinge of melancholy always present.
The performances are professional,
as expected from these experienced musicians, with Paciorek delivering his
virtuosic solo parts, which are the heart of the entire project. But Filip
Kowalski (the son of the late Emil Kowalski) and Janek also deliver some
splendid soloing. The rhythm section is up to par with the three soloists and
provides a steady, reliable and tasteful backing. Overall this is a nice
collegial gesture which honors a memory of a friend musician, who deserves to
be remembered, as much as a pleasant musical venture, which can be enjoyed by a
wide audience of Jazz and around listeners.
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