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JAKUB ZOLUBAK TRIO ~ LIVE AT JAZZSTATE NOT ON LABEL ~ POLAND ~ Jazz-Ambient Fusion Recorded: 2021 Released: 2021 This is the debut album as a leader by Polish Jazz guitarist / composer Jakub ZolubakFind albums by this artist, recorded with his trio which includes bassist Radek LukaszewiczFind albums by this artist and drummer Patrycja WybranczykFind albums by this artist. The album was recorded live at the Warsaw SPATiF club during the weekly Jazzstate gig, run by Karolina SzewcFind albums by this artist. The album presents eight tracks, seven of which are original compositions by the leader and one is by Bill FrisellFind albums by this artist. The music is very subdued and delicate, with melancholic melodic themes, played by the guitar over solid bass and mostly hardly audible drum support, almost all within strict mainstream borders. After a few of these tunes everything starts to sound more or less the same and there is very little development as the time passes by. The guitar work is fine, but somewhat repetitive, and although one might appreciate the effort the album offers very little to get excited about. Stylistically the music fails to make a clear statement, as it is only marginally Jazz oriented, and I suppose most listeners would put it on the Fusion shelf, due to the spacy sound of the electric guitar. Overall, listeners who like romantic Jazzy guitar tunes, which flow gently sort of “in the background”, might enjoy this. Personally this music does nothing to me and it was an effort to listen to it till the very end. But it is only me…many other critics seem to love this music. Go figure…

Updated: 26/12/2021Posted: 25/12/2021

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