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środa, 1 maja 2024

Zespół Perkusyjny J. Bartza - "Ostryga Pustyni"

Zespół Perkusyjny Jerzego Bartza 

Włodzimierz Nahorny - sax, fl
Janusz Sidorenko - g
Jacek Bednarek - g
Jerzy Bartz - dr, perc
Sergiusz Perkowski - dr, perc
Józef Gawrych - dr, perc, marimba
Jerzy Woźniak - dr, perc, marimba

Tytuł albumu: Ostryga pustyni

Wydawca: GAD Records (2023)

Autor tekstu: Maciej Nowotny

Michał Wilczyński, szefujący wytwórni GAD Records, niezmordowanie przeczesuje archiwa i znajduje nagrania, które w wielu przypadkach każą przemyśleć historię polskiego jazzu na nowo. W przypadku tego pochodzacego z roku 1969 nagrania jednak... tak nie jest. Z jednej bowiem strony mamy tutaj - co jest intrygujące - kawałek rzadko granego jazzu ala exotica zagrany przez nieczęsto spotykany skład, w którym spotkało się aż czterech perkusistów czyli obok lidera Sergiusz Perkowski, Józef Gawrych i Jerzy Woźniak. Z drugiej strony nasz ewentualny zachwyt tą estetyką trwać będzie tylko do momentu, gdy przypomnimy sobie nagrania Lesa Baxtera i skonstatujemy, że polskie wersje są niemal wierną kopią oryginałów pióra tego klasyka muzyki "easy listening".

Czy zatem płyta ta jest zupełnym rozczarowaniem? Ale oczywiście nie! Po pierwsze udowadania ona jak uważnie polscy muzycy słuchali tego co się na świecie dzieje i jak eksperymentowali próbując jakoś wpleść różne wymyślone głównie za ocenanem estetyki w polską wrażliwość muzyczną. Dzięki takim próbom, tu podjętym przez Bartza i jego zespół, mozolnie i powoli przeszczepiane były na grunt polski nowe idee, szczególnie w obszarze rytmiki, oczywiście insprowane tradycją afrykańską i mające po kilku dekadach zupełnie odmienić język współczesnej polskiej muzyki improwizowanej (chociaż autor jest zdania, że ten proces ciagla trwa i mógłby postępować szybciej).

Po drugie, muzycy naprawdę świetnie się bawili grając te muzykę, której i dzisiaj słucha się przyjemnie, a horyzont kołysze się nam jakbyśmy płynęli transatlantykiem (gdzie zresztą ta muzyka też była grana) i wciagnęli już parę daiquiri. A wisienką na tym niekiedy aż za słodkim ciastku jest obecność na płycie Włodzimierza Nahornego, grającego o dziwo na flecie i saksofonie, zreszta świetnie. Nahornego, który ponadto dołożył tutaj jedną kompozycję o znamiennym tytule "Namiastka", która jest tak dobra i tak się wyróżnia spośród pozostałych na płycie, że przez chwilę można nawet ulec złudzeniu że ta muzyka to coś więcej niż dobre na wakacyjną kolację pitu pitu. Złudzenia ulegają rozwianiu szybko, ale pobłażliwy uśmiech nie znika nam z twarzy, bo muzycy włożyli w tę muzykę naprawdę sporo serca, to słychać, to cieszy i niech nam to wystarczy.

czwartek, 10 września 2015

Krzysztof Sadowski – Na Kosmodromie (2015)

Krzysztof Sadowski

Krzysztof Sadowski - Hammond organ
Liliana Urbańska - flute, vocals
Eddie Engels - trumpet
Włodzimierz Nahorny - alto saxophone, piano
Paweł Dąbrowski - bass guitar
Józef Gawrych - congas
Tomasz Butowtt - drums


Na Kosmodromie

GAD 030

By Adam Baruch

This is a reissue (first time on CD) of the second album by Polish Jazz keyboardist/composer Krzysztof Sadowski recorded with an ensemble called Organ Group, which also included flautist/vocalist Liliana Urbańska, Dutch trumpeter Eddie Engels, saxophonist Włodzimierz Nahorny, bass guitarist Paweł Dąbrowski, drummer Tomasz Butowtt and congas player Józef Gawrych.

This album was not released at the time as part of the legendary "Polish Jazz" series, for reasons that are way beyond the scope of this text. The original album included only six tracks, the first of which gave the album its title and was a twenty minutes long six parts suite originally found on side A of the LP. The five tracks on side B were all much shorter. All the compositions were originals, four composed by Sadowski and one each by Nahorny and Engels. This remastered reissue adds three bonus tracks recorded at the Polish Radio.

By the time this album was released the Polish Jazz scene was in a state of upheaval, torn between two extremes: Free Jazz on one side and Jazz-Rock Fusion on the other. Strangely this album presents a bit of both, since although conceptually belonging to the Jazz-Rock Fusion genre it features a few Free Form solos. Obviously Sadowski was shifting his organ playing stylistics from the traditional influences (Jimmy Smith) towards (then) contemporary keyboard approach represented by Herbie Hancock or Weather Report's Joe Zawinul. The use of vocalese, which was one of the trademarks of Polish Jazz at the time, utilized extensively by Urszula Dudziak in Michał Urbaniak's ensemble, is only one of the parallels between these two pioneering Fusion bands active at the time.

The space exploration, which seems a bit strange as a subject matter of a Jazz album, was at the time one of the main pillars of the Socialist propaganda, which excitedly participated in the space race between USSR and USA, with an obvious winning side. Picking such a subject increased of course significantly the possibility to have one's music released by the State controlled solitary record company in existence at the time in Poland (Polskie Nagrania).

In retrospect the albums is a great document of the time at which it was recorded, proving that in spite of the relative separation from what was happing beyond the Iron Curtain, Polish Jazz was responding rapidly to the changes in the Jazz idiom, often with ferocity and ingenuity, which were impossible to hold back by the political regime. As usual it is my duty to thank GAD Records for taking care of the Polish Jazz heritage, who is sadly a lonely rider on that trail. This superb music definitely needs to be fondly remembered and discovered by new generations!

środa, 6 listopada 2013

Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski – Sweet Beat (2012) ***1/2

Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski - saxophone
Wlodzimierz Nahorny - keyboards
Bronislaw Suchanek - bass
Janusz Stefanski - drums
Jozef Gawrych - percussion

GAD 004




By Adam Baruch

A couple of years after they collaborated on the first Polish Easy Jazz album ("Jej Portret"), saxophonist / composer / arranger / bandleader Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski and saxophonist / keyboardist / composer Wlodzimierz Nahorny meet again on this, another Easy Jazz recording, this time of the Jazz & Strings variety. This time however, Wroblewski is the primary soloist, fronting a wonderful quintet which includes Nahorny on keyboards, bassist Bronislaw Suchanek, drummer Janusz Stefanski and percussionist Jozef Gawrych. The quintet is accompanied by an expanded string section, conducted by Zygmunt Mahlik.

The album includes eleven original compositions, eight by Wroblewski and three by Jerzy Wasowski (a wonderful composer of cabaret songs). Wroblewski also wrote all the elaborate arrangements. Although, as intended, the orchestral arrangements are indeed Easy Jazz, the wonderful saxophone solos are anything, but easy, often being quite complex and even slightly Free Form, sometimes in complete contrast to the melodic background. However the overall atmosphere of this album is relaxed and focuses on delivering a musical experience, which can be enjoyed by a variety of listeners, including those who don't listen to Jazz on a regular basis.

Regardless of the concept behind this music, it is very apparent that neither Wroblewski nor any of his colleagues take this project lightly and the level of execution is simply perfect, as are the compositions. Wonderfully melodic, yet far from being banal, these melodies stand the test of time marvelously and sound completely relevant also today. The overall project might sound a bit dated, but that is also its charm, rising waves of nostalgia for times long gone.

This superb reissue presents exceptional remastered sound quality and fourteen bonus tracks, previously unreleased, which demonstrate other collaborations between Wroblewski and the Polish Radio string ensemble between 1967 and 1971. Wroblewski composed all of these tracks, with the exception of one standard. These recordings are a wonderful window into the "behind the scenes" of the Polish Jazz scene at the time, where experimentation and individualism might have bees suppressed by State censorship, but never stopped the protagonist from trying.

Sadly neglected and almost forgotten over the years, this album truly deserves a second life and GAD Records, as usual, made the right decision to reissue it, making a splendid job as always. I love this stuff!

sobota, 7 kwietnia 2012

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski - Sweet Beat (Gad Records, 2012)

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski – sax, flute, clarinet

Włodzimierz Nahorny – organs, piano
Bronisław Suchanek – double bass
Janusz Stefański – drums
Józef Gawrych – percussion
Janusz Hojan – trumpet
Benon Hardy – accordion

Poznańska Piętnastka Radiowa -  dyr. Zygmunt Mahlik (1-11)

Sweet Beat (GAD Records, 2012)

(Editor) From original notes to album which was released in 1972 but is now re-issued in beautifully remastered and extended version by GAD Records. Highly recommended!

This record was born in the winter. For two nights, on the 7th and 8th of February, 1972, the glass partition in the Polskie Nagrania studio stood between two groups of musicians. One one side the rhythm section: Włodzimierz Nahorny, Bronisław Suchanek, drummers Janusz Stefański and Józef Gawrych and... „Ptaszyn” Wróblewski; on the other, thirty strings from the National Philharmonic. This time, Ptaszyn turned the leadership over to Zygmunt Mahlik, director of Poznańska Piętnastka Radiowa (Poznań Radio's Fifteen Orchestra) with which he had collaborated for fifteen years.

The recording proceeded smoothly, so everyone was pleased until it was time to lay down the solo saxophone track. Ptaszyn was discontented – made one take after another, searched for just right atmosphere. And thanks to that, the result is sure to please.

This record is, above all, a showcase for Wróblewski's arranging skill. As he, himself, admits, this kind of work suits him best. „I can't imagine life without strings and French horns”, he says. An awareness of the fact that tgese instruments are a distinctive feature of „sweet music”, make us realize just how much this music means to Wróblewski the jazzman.

He had wanted to make this record for a long time. However, the final conception was born during the production of another album of „sweet music”: his friend Włodzimierz Nahorny's „Her Portrait”, on which Ptaszyn led the band, and to which he contributed some of his arrangements.

„Sweet Beat” offers a similar music, although more aggressive rhythmically – more rock. 


Track listing: 1. Sweet beat; 2. Tata lata; 3. Bitwa o grzędę; 4. Tylko spokój; 5. Jesień; 6. 300 kilometrów przed nami; 7. Stopniowanie; 8. Dziewczyna tańcząca; 9. Cóż ci to ja uczyniłem; 10. Nie pożałuje pan; 11. W kawiarence „Sułtan”; 

Bonus tracks: 12. Mówiłem, że nie ostatni (radio version); 13. Tata lata (radio version); 14. Bitwa o grzędę (radio version); 15. Tylko spokój (radio version); 16. Jesień (radio version); 17. 300 kilometrów przed nami (radio version); 18. Stopniowanie (radio version); 19. Dziewczyna tańcząca (radio version); 
20. Rozlewiska (Zielono mi) (radio version); 21. 300 kilometrów za nami (radio version); 22. Tango niesforne (radio version); 23. Begin the Beguine (radio version); 24. Miniatura z jesienną jaskółką (radio version); 25. Trawa (radio version)

By Jan Borkowski

poniedziałek, 13 lutego 2012

Dzamble - Wolanie o slonce nad swiatem (Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1971)

Dżamble (band)

Jerzy Horwath - pno, org
Marian Pawlik - bg, g
Jerzy Bezucha - dr
Andrzej Zaucha - voc

featuring:
Marek Alaszewski - voc (5, 6)
Jerzy Bartz - perc (1, 5, 9)
Jozef Gawrych - perc (1, 5, 9)
Janusz Muniak - ss, ts, fl (4-9)
Marek Pawlak - voc (5, 6)
Zbigniew Seifert - as (6, 7, 9)
Tomasz Stanko - tr (6, 7, 9)
Michal Urbaniak - ss, ts, bs, viol (1, 3, 6-9)
vocal quartet (2, 9)
string quartet (7)
vocal band ZHP w Warszawie (2)

Wołanie o słońce nad światem (Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1971)

This is simply terrific album evidencing what influence rock or as it was called in Poland "big beat" had on Polish Jazz in 60ties and even more in 70ties. Such names as Tomasz Stańko, Zbigniew Seifert or Michał Urbaniak taking part in its recording should persuade you that it is worth listening to this little gem! If you happen to know Polish language then your pleasure will be doubled because texts are very strong side of this album (written by poets Leszek Moczulski and Jerzy Ficowski). Set up in 1966 this band in 1969 won a prize at famous Jazz Nad Odrą Festival. Individual award went then to vocalist Andrzej Zaucha who was destined to make great career later in Poland and whose tragic end made him a cult singer in our country. "Wołanie o słońce nad światem" (transl. the cry for was the sun over the world) when released became a major success but the band unfortunately dissolved in next year. And although it was reactivated in 1978  Dżamble never got momentum back to record new material. Great pity!

Track list: A1 Święto Strachów; A2 Hej Pomóżcie Ludzie; A3 Muszę Mieć Dziewczynę; A4 Naga Rzeka; A5 Dziewczyna W Którą Wierzę; B1 Masz Przewrócone W Głowie; B2 Wymyśliłem Ciebie; B3 Szczęscie Nosi Twoje Imię; B4 Wołanie O Słońce Nad Światem


Author: Maciej Nowotny

czwartek, 9 lutego 2012

GAD Records bring Ptaszyn recording back from vaults!!!

Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski – saksofony, flet, klarnet


Włodzimierz Nahorny – organy, fortepian, klawesyn
Bronisław Suchanek – kontrabas
Janusz Stefański – perkusja
Józef Gawrych – instrumenty perkusyjne
Janusz Hojan – trąbka
Benon Hardy – akordeon, organy
sekcja smyczkowa, dyr. Zygmunt Mahlik (1-11)
Poznańska Piętnastka Radiowa (12-25)

Sweet Beat (GAD Records, 2012)

GAD Records which specializes in bringing back to life forgotten (and great!) recordings of the past prepared a very pleasant surprise for jazz fans! After splendid "Nora" (2010) by Zbigniew Seifert Quartet it will now release reprint of Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski album "Sweat Beat" in extended version featuring 14 (!) additional tracks and fully remastered sound. The premiere is set for 10th March 2012...


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