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  | BOGUSLAW RUDZINSKI ~ ZIMNA KAPIEL
GAD 195 (Barcode: 5903068122941) ~ POLAND ~ Jazz
Recorded: 1962 Released: 2022
This is an archival album by Polish Jazz saxophonist / composer Boguslaw RudzinskiFind albums by this artist recorded in a classic quintet setting with trumpeter Wieslaw EjssymontFind albums by this artist, pianist Krzysztof SadowskiFind albums by this artist, bassist Janusz RafalskiFind albums by this artist and drummer Wladyslaw JagielloFind albums by this artist. The album presents eight original compositions, five by Sadowski and three by Rudzinski. The music was recorded at the time as library music, to be used as background for documentary films. The legendary “Polish Jazz” series of LPs did not yet exist at the time and the first bona fide Jazz LP would be recorded only over a year later on.
The music is surprisingly advanced for the time, a fully developed Bebop, which was closely resembling the music one could hear at the time in any NY Jazz club. The compositions are coherent and well structured, the performances are passionate and are not inferior to most Jazz music played over the ocean. These musicians listened to American mainstream very carefully and were able to imitate it with vengeance.
This deep knowledge of the American Jazz tradition, quite extraordinary considering the Iron Curtain that divided West and East not only politically but also Culturally, was of course the reason for Polish Jazz to make very fast giant steps in the years that followed this recording, and create its own Jazz idiom, which respectfully absorbed the tradition but move forward toward intellectual / stylistic independence and emancipation.
Overall, this is an excellent example of early Polish Jazz, superbly recorded and played, which lost nothing of its charm over time and sound today as graceful as and American Jazz album recorded at the time. As usual, GADFind albums on this label Records fill a gap in the history of Polish music, which would have probably remained oblivious if not the tireless efforts of the label to continuously revive it. An absolute must for Polish Jazz fans!
| | Updated: 14/05/2022Posted: 14/05/2022 | CD 1 Remastered Recommend To A Friend |
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