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Various Artists: Tribute to Andrezej Przybielski Vol. 1
ByAnother excellent polish trumpeter/composer, Maciej Fortuna took on the challenge of bringing Przybielski's workand new compositions inspired by the sameto light, in this tribute collection. Based on the ..."Vol. 1" in the title, this is the first of a series and it is promising. The assembled group consists of Fortuna and five other Polish trumpeters (Stanko, notably missing), guitarist Jakub Kujawa, bassist Grzegorz Nadolny and drummer Grzegorz Daron.
In the cases of "Afro Blues" and "Hey Jack" the pieces were based around Przybielski's work, "Theme Afro." Both are stirring, dramatic improvisations with sharp accents from the rock-oriented guitar of Kujawa. "Free II"part of a dispersed set of three Przybielski motivated improvisations, sounds fairly structured but is nonetheless an inspired piece. Along with "The Ark" it is one of the pieces that make Tribute to Andrezej Przybielski Vol. 1 a very worthy effort.
The closing composition, "Call in Brain," is a bit of a challenge. At more than twelve minute, the music is interwoven with spoken word excerpts from Przybielski. The historical significance of these passages, which are in the Polish language, is likely to be lost on many and so, adds little to the widespread appeal of the album. That said, it's clear that Przybielski is a composer worthy of deeper analysis and Fortuna is a good conduit for relaying the artist's work.
Track Listing
Afro Blues ; Free I; Hey Jack; Free II; Free III; The Ark; Recital Afro; Call in Brain.
Personnel
Various Artists
variousMaciej Fortuna: trumpet; Marcin Gawdzis: trumpet; Wojciech Jachna: trumpet; Tomasz Kudyk: trumpet; Peter Schmidt: trumpet; Maurice Wójciński: trumpet; Jakub Kujawa: guitar; Grzegorz Nadolny: double bass; Grzegorz Daroń: drums.
Album information
Title: Tribute to Andrezej Przybielski Vol. 1 | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Fortuna Music
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