Polski opis

Gatunek :	Jazz
Rok Wydania :	1981/2001
Jakość :	APE
Okładki :	Tak
Ripper :	SurowyTato

Opis:
Zbigniew Namyslowski, urodzony 9.9.1939 w Warszawie. Naukę gry na fortepianie, a później na wiolonczeli pobierał w szkołach muzycznych Krakowa i Warszawy. I właśnie wiolonczela była pierwszym instrumentem, na którym wystartował jako jazzman. Było to w 1957 r. w Klubie Studenckim Hybrydy i później na Festiwalu Muzyki Jazzowej w Sopocie. Początkowo fascynował go jazz tradycyjny a puzon (wiolonczela poszła w odstawkę) był instrumentem, na którym grał w znanych polskich zespołach dixielandowych. Był liderem Modern Dixielanders.
Potem odkrył jazz nowoczesny i rozpoczął karierę saksofonisty. Liczne koncerty na festiwalach i trasach we wszystkich krajach Europy, oraz, USA w 1962, 1978, 1987 Kanada, Indie, Australia, Nowa Zelandia, Izrael 1992 and 2002, Kuba, Meksyk 1989 i 1999, Brazylia, Kuwait,Szwecja, Austria w 2002Israel, oraz South Africa 2003.
Około 30 płyt autorskich. Wiele z nich wydanych za granicą. W Anglii "Lola" - pierwsza polska płyta wydana poza granicami kraju, "Song Of The Pterodactil" ze słynnym Tonym Williamsem (Miles Davis Quintet) na bębnach, we Włoszech "1,2,3,4...", w Niemczech "Jasmin Lady", "Live In Balver Hoehle", w USA "Namyslovski" i "Air Condition".
Płyty takie jak "Winobranie", "Kuyaviak Goes Funky", stały się w Polsce super przebojami jazzowymi, oraz zostały uznane Płytami Wszechczasów w Polskim jazzie.
Jest kompozytorem wielu utworów inspirowanych folklorem. "Piątawka", "Siódmawka", "Zabłąkana Owiecka", "1.2.3.4...", "W to Mi Graj", "Bop-Berek", to niektóre z nich. Z najbardziej znanych kompozycji to: "Der Schmalz Tango", "Jasmin Lady", "Double Trouble Blues", "Western Ballad", "Quiet Afternoon", "Sprzedaj mnie Wiatrowi".

Źródło: namyslowski.com

 English description

Genre :	Jazz
Year :	1981/2001
Quality :	APE
Covers :	Yes
Ripper :	SurowyTato

Description:
Zbigniew Namyslowski is a giant of Polish Jazz.. The quote from Willis Conover himself says enough: 'When I first visited Poland, I was quite unprepared to hear Polish musicians at so high level. Namyslowski was clearly the best. International voting has proved that audiences in Europe recognize the best Polish musician as among the best anywhere in the world. He honors 3 traditions, of jazz, of Polish, of himself . Anyone who misses Namyslowski is missing a unique source of creativity in 20th century. Namyslowski is a giant!'
Namyslowski is a master of many instruments, from from the age of four he played piano, he mastered cello at twelve, then studied music theory in Warsaw. He initially (1950s) played trombone in Polish Dixieland, and in 1960s took up alto saxophone and ventured into modern jazz joining Andrzej Trzaskowski's hard bop group the Jazz Wreckers. In 1963 he formed his first quartet, with whom her recorded groundbreaking album 'Lola' for England's Decca label.
Namyslowski cites John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Henderson as his favorite musicians but also draws inspiration from other sources, including blues, rock, and traditional Polish, Balkan, and Indian music. Namyslowski is also a very successful composer, including genres outside of jazz and encompassing anything from Polish version of funk to sophisticated pop music. In the field of composition, Namyslowski has created his own unique and easily recognizable language: the harmonic language, the swing that goes beyond the scale of musical transcription, the jazz tradition, and his always present appreciation of Polish music folklore.
Besides being a ground breaking visionary of Polish Jazz, his role in Polish Jazz could be compared to Art Blakely's Jazz Messengers impact on jazz history - he become a distinguished mentor of young musicians. The number of musicians who passed through various Namyslowski's bands is long, and includes abundance of Polish Jazz jazz diamonds, some of them include: pianists: Wojciech Gogolewski, Adam Makowicz, Wojciech Karolak, Adzik Sendecki, Leszek Mozdzer, and Slawek Jaskulke; bass players: Janusz Kozlowski, Pawel Jarzebski, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Krzysztof Scieranski; drummers: Czeslaw 'Maly' Bartkowski, Kazimierz Jonkisz, Jerzy Glod, and Grzegorz Grzyb.
Until today Namyslowski remains himself and always refining for his own musical language. To quote Maestro Namyslowski himself: 'to be successful, it is no longer enough to play Horace Silver themes. One shouldn't play material borrowed from records (...) I founded my own quartet and created my music to play what I want to and how I want to'.

Source: chazzforjazz.com