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Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet: Spirit To All
by Angelo Leonardi
Il bassista e compositore Wojtek Mazolewski è tra i protagonisti della nuova generazione del jazz polacco di cui ricordiamo musicisti notevoli come il sassofonista Maciej Obara, il pianista Marek Pedziwiatr, il trombettista Tomasz Dabrowski oltre il ben noto Marcin Wasilewski, già pianista di Tomasz Stanko. Mazolewski guida da oltre un decennio questo splendido quintetto, con cui ha inciso dischi altamente raccomandati come Smells Like Spirit (2011) Polka (2014) e When Angels Fall (2020). Il gruppo ha incontrato ...
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by Bob Osborne
On this show the featured release is the latest album by Wojtek Mazolewski Following the rhapsodic response to his debut Whirlwind release--a deluxe edition of Polka which, internationally, broke through into dance clubs and rock and indie festivals--the double bassist now focuses attention on the music of his compatriot Krzysztof Komeda (1931--1969), a legend of Polish jazz and an illustrious Hollywood film composer. When Angels Fall again features his inventive quintet of Oskar Török (trumpet, electronics), Marek Pospieszalski ...
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