Modern Pentathlon - Polish Jazz vol.49_音乐专辑
Modern Pentathlon - Polish Jazz vol.49
表演者: LABORATORIUM
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: January 1, 2004
唱片数: 1
出版者: Polskie Nagrania - Muza
条形码: 4250079729517
专辑简介
Recorded:
July 1976, at Polskie Nagrania Studio, Warsaw, Poland
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Performed by:
Janusz Grzywacz - leader, p, Fender p, Roland 2000 Synth.
Marek Stryszowski - vocal, alto sxophone, bass clarinet
Krzyysztof Scieranski - bass guitar
Pawel Scieranski - electric and acoustic guitars
Mieczyslaw Gorka - drums, percussion
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About:
The Cracow 揕aboratorium?(laboratory) has become one of Poland抯 most popular jazz bands. It came to this position by winning prizes at major Polish competitions in this field (at Wroclaw, Lublin), and by dispelling our fascination with leading names which for years had been synonymous in our minds with Polish Jazz.
揕aboroatorium?was formed in 1970. From the very beginning its pivot constituted three musicians: Janusz Grzywacz, Marek Stryszowski and Mieczyslaw Gorka. The sum of their individual qualities determined the distinct separateness of 揕aboratorium?and contributed to the formation of its style.
Janusz Grzywacz, the band抯 leader and pianist, is the strongest individuality among colleagues. His approach is very intellectual, apparent in the concentrated, sparing playing, seemingly without virtuosity, and above all in his compositions which, while being quite extended, are also very well-balanced in full clarity.
Mieczyslaw Gorka, a 搉ew face?becoming more and more conspicuous among our leading percussionists, is a dedicated musician, highly stung, endowed with great imagination. The sound of his instruments in never monotonous, he does no reduce it to rhythmic beat. To him percussion is an equal partner, ever-present and inspiring?/span>
Marek Stryszowski takes a special place in the band. He plays the alto saxophone and bass clarinet, but, above all, he sings. And he does it in a way that is phenomenal not only in Polish Jazz. Moving with amazing freedom through several registers Stryszowski is the band抯 most accomplished improviser. He produces with his voice the sounds of instruments and achieves effects that have been linked by some to those of electronic equipment.
The six-year history of 揕aboratorium?can be divided into two phases. In first, when apart from mentioned musicians, its members were also Maciej Gorski (bg) and Waclaw Lozinski (fl, perc), the band抯 jazz was a rather illustrative type, being to a large extend arranged music, sticking closely to the formal conceptions of the composer (usually of Janusz Grzywacz). From the moment the three leaders were joined by Pawel (el. G) and Krzysztof Scieranski (bg), the band came nearer to jazz rock, which has been 揹e rigueur?in the years 1975-76, and they have been producing more emotional improvisations, less limited by the composer抯 construction.
(All text by Jan Poprawa from original line notes from the album's back cover, translation by L. Wewiorkowski)
曲目
1. Modern Pentathlon (19:55)
2. Funky for Franka (4:43)
3. Crazy Shepherd (6:00)
4. ABZ (4:50)
5. Grzymaszka (2:20)
