JazzThe best music site on the web there is where you can read about and listen to blues, jazz, classical music and much more. This is your ultimate music resource. Tons of albums can be found within.http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/jazz/1424-jaroslaw-smietana.feed2024-04-27T08:38:26ZJoomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content ManagementJarek Smietana - A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert (2009)2011-01-14T10:39:53Z2011-01-14T10:39:53Zhttp://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/en/jazz/1424-jaroslaw-smietana/7909-jarek-smietana-2009-a-tribute-to-zbigniew-seifert.htmlblueseveradministration@theblues-thatjazz.com<p><strong>Jarek Smietana - A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert (2009)</strong></p>
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<pre><em><br />1. Kilimanjaro (with Jerry Goodman)<br />2. Where are you from (with Mateusz Smoczyński)<br />3. Passion (with Didier Lockwood) <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/nuz7gzfji4" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">play</a><br />4. Quo Vadis (with Krzesimir Dębski)<br />5. City of Spring (with Christaian Howes)<br />6. Way to Oasis (with Mark Feldman)<br />7. Taniec Garbusa (with Maciej Strzelczyk)<br />8. Untitled Song (with Adam Bałdych)<br />9. Kilimanjaro (with Pierre Blanchard) <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/msxmn3mh77" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">play</a><br /></em><br />Muzycy:<br />Jarek Śmietana (guitars)<br />Piotr Wyleżał (acoustic & electric piano)<br />Janusz Grzywacz (keyboards - 2, 6)<br />Zbigniew Wegehaupt (bass)<br />Adam Czerwiński (drums)<br />Sławek Berny (percussion)<br />+ <br />- Jerry Goodman - violin (1)<br />- Mateusz Smoczyński - violin (2)<br />- Didier Lockwood - violin (3)<br />- Krzesimir Dębski - violin (4)<br />- Christian Howes - violin (5)<br />- Mark Feldman - violin (6)<br />- Maciej Strzelczyk - violin (7)<br />- Adam Bałdych - violin (8)<br />- Pierre Blanchard - violin (9)<br /></pre>
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<p>This is a stunning tribute album to the Polish violin virtuoso / composer Zbigniew Seifert by the great Polish guitarist Jarek Smietana and his band: pianist Piotr Wylezol, bassist Zbigniew Wegehaupt, drummer Adam Czerwinski and percussionist Slawek Berny. Keyboardist Janusz Grzywacz guests on two tracks. Smietana invited nine leading Jazz violinists to play along with this fabulous band, performing Seifert's wonderful compositions. They are: Jerry Goodman (ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra, USA), Mateusz Smoczynski (Poland), Didier Lockwood (France), Krzesimir Debski (Poland), Christian Howes (USA), Mark Feldman (USA), Maciej Strzelczyk (Poland), Adam Baldych (Poland) and Pierre Blanchard (France). These nine virtuosi play like there's no tomorrow and the resulting music is simply a breathtaking trip into Seifert's world. This is such a conglomerate of talent, that anything said beyond this would be simply superfluous. Simply grab this ASAP, as you are about to take trip of your life – violin heaven indeed! ---Adam Baruch, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
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<p>Zbigniew Seifert, born in 1946, lived only 33 years, but nonetheless he earned himself a reputation of the best polish jazz violinist ever (contended only by Michał Urbaniak). In this short span of time he had fruitous collaboration with Tomasz Stańko and also managed to play with Joachinm Kuhn, Charlie Mariano and Oregon group, which was quite exceptional back in 70ties when communist goverment virtually locked up Polish artist from Western world. His brilliant carrer was interrupted by cancer with which he was figthing for long time. Just 3 months before death he recorded his farewell album titled Passion accompanied by Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Eddie Gomes, Richie Beirach and Nana Vasconselos. Guitarist Jarek Śmietana is no less prominent person in Polish Jazz and he worked together with Seifert on another of his legendary recording called Kilimanjaro. Thirty years after the departure of his friend he decided to venture on this specific project which turn out to be as succesul as it is ambitious.</p>
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<p>Po płycie z muzyką swojego idola, Jarek Śmietana złożył hołd przyjacielowi. Album A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert miał swoją premierę na 54. Krakowskich Zaduszkach Jazzowych, podczas których krakowskie środowisko muzyków jazzowych postanowiło przypomnieć wspaniałego człowieka (dla większości przyjaciela) i jego twórczość - zmarłego 30 lat temu, Zbigniewa Seiferta.</p>
<p>Pomysł na album jest prosty i stary jak świat: przearanżować, odświeżyć i nagrać ze znamienitymi gośćmi kompozycje Seiferta. Aby było ciekawiej Jarosław Śmietana zaprosił wybitnych skrzypków z kraju i ze świata, dając każdemu możliwość zaprezentowania się w jednym utworze. Okazało się jednak, że Śmietana pomylił się w swych kalkulacjach (sam się zresztą do tego kilkukrotnie przyznał) - przygotował bowiem osiem aranżacji, zaproszeń zaś wysłał dziewięć, licząc się z możliwością, że któryś ze skrzypków zwyczajnie nie będzie chciał lub nie będzie mógł wziąć udziału w tym projekcie. Przeliczył się - pozytywnie odpowiedzieli wszyscy. Jerry Goodman, Mateusz Smoczyński, Didier Lockwood, Krzesimir Dębski, Christian Howes, Mark Feldman, Maciej Strzelczyk, Adam Bałdych i Pierre Blanchard - oto Ci, którzy odważyli się zmierzyć z twórczością Seiferta. Obok nich usłyszymy starych, dobrych znajomych z bandu Jarka Śmietany, Piotra Wyleżoła i Adama Czerwińskiego, oraz kilku muzyków, których obecność może wydać się już bardziej zaskakująca: Sławka Berny, Zbigniewa Wegehaupta i Janusza Grzywacza.</p>
<p>Biorąc pod uwagę różnorodność stylistyczną nagrań samego Seiferta, album A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert należy uznać za wyjątkowo spójny, mimo iż znalazły się na nim kompozycje z tak różnych płyt krakowskiego skrzypka, jak Man of the Light, Passion, czy też z jego pierwszej płyty nagranej dla Capitolu. Rzut oka na opisaną powyżej listę muzyków pozwala nam to wytłumaczyć. Rzecz w tym, że trzech z nich (Śmietana, Grzywacz, Wegehaupt) towarzyszyło Seifertowi podczas jego koncertów w Klubie pod Jaszczurami, które zostały wydane na dwóch płytach zatytułowanych Kilimanjaro. I odnoszę wrażenie, że właśnie te koncerty stały się podstawą ujednolicenia (choć dla niektórych - być może - spłaszczenia) utworów Seiferta. A jeśli Kilimanjaro, to jeszcze jedno może być pewne - obecność, a chwilami wręcz dominacja, rockowego idiomu na tej płycie.</p>
<p>Album zaczyna się mocnym akcentem - Kilimandżaro splecione zostaje z rytmem Right Off (z płyty Milesa Davisa A Tribute to Jack Johnson - i nie jest to przypadkowa zbieżność tytułów). W utworze tym wydawałoby się, że szaleje Jerry Goodman, ale gdy tylko przejdziemy do drugiego na płycie Where are you from, to dopiero usłyszymy, co to znaczy porywająca gra skrzypiec. W tym mini starciu Goodman kontra Mateusz Smoczyński (podczas ostatnich Zaduszek Jazzowych można było podziwiać jak obaj wypadają na żywo, grając repertuar Seiferta) - polska młodzież górą! Zresztą, wsłuchując się w A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert natkniemy się na całą masę 'rodzynków'. Można być zaskoczonym mocną, wręcz agresywną grą Jarka Śmietany (Passion), słuchacz może dać się oczarować lirycznej grze Krzesimira Dębskiego (Quo Vadis), czy porywającej partii solowej Janusza Grzywacza w Way to Oasis. Szukając minusów można by zwrócić uwagę na wspomniane stylistyczne ujednolicenie kompozycji Seiferta. Gdyby jednak aranżacje Jarka Śmietany poszły w inną stronę, to z pewnością pojawiłyby się głosy, że np. nowe wersje utworów są mało odważne. Każdemu zatem według jego potrzeb... Innym, pokrewnym, problemem może być stosunek coveru do oryginału. Nie wszystkim bowiem kompozycjom udało się na A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert zaistnieć na nowo. Największym dla mnie rozczarowaniem jest A City of Spring. Już samo sięgnięcie po ten utwór wydaje się posunięciem z jednej strony kontrowersyjnym, z drugiej - brawurowym. Ku utrapieniu każdego, kto mierzy się z nim, wersja nagrana przez Seiferta jest, po prostu, genialna. I dla przykładu, mając w pamięci szaloną grę Joachima Kuhna trudno zaakceptować spokojną partię klawiszową w wykonaniu Piotra Wyleżoła. Co tu jednak dużo mówić - bez ryzyka nie ma zabawy, a gdy sięga się po repertuar postaci uznawanej za wybitną, czy wręcz legendarną, trzeba się liczyć z tym, że malkontentów nie zabraknie. Dla mnie A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert to wspaniali goście, wspaniała muzyka i wspaniałe aranżacje. A najważniejsze w tym wszystkim jest to, że - niezależnie od tego, jak ocenimy płytę Śmietany - pokazuje ona, że po twórczość Seiferta można i trzeba sięgać, że jest to muzyka żywa, pasjonująca i inspirująca. Thanks Zbiggy! Thanks Jarek!</p>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
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<pre><em><br />1. Kilimanjaro (with Jerry Goodman)<br />2. Where are you from (with Mateusz Smoczyński)<br />3. Passion (with Didier Lockwood) <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/nuz7gzfji4" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">play</a><br />4. Quo Vadis (with Krzesimir Dębski)<br />5. City of Spring (with Christaian Howes)<br />6. Way to Oasis (with Mark Feldman)<br />7. Taniec Garbusa (with Maciej Strzelczyk)<br />8. Untitled Song (with Adam Bałdych)<br />9. Kilimanjaro (with Pierre Blanchard) <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/msxmn3mh77" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">play</a><br /></em><br />Muzycy:<br />Jarek Śmietana (guitars)<br />Piotr Wyleżał (acoustic & electric piano)<br />Janusz Grzywacz (keyboards - 2, 6)<br />Zbigniew Wegehaupt (bass)<br />Adam Czerwiński (drums)<br />Sławek Berny (percussion)<br />+ <br />- Jerry Goodman - violin (1)<br />- Mateusz Smoczyński - violin (2)<br />- Didier Lockwood - violin (3)<br />- Krzesimir Dębski - violin (4)<br />- Christian Howes - violin (5)<br />- Mark Feldman - violin (6)<br />- Maciej Strzelczyk - violin (7)<br />- Adam Bałdych - violin (8)<br />- Pierre Blanchard - violin (9)<br /></pre>
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<p>This is a stunning tribute album to the Polish violin virtuoso / composer Zbigniew Seifert by the great Polish guitarist Jarek Smietana and his band: pianist Piotr Wylezol, bassist Zbigniew Wegehaupt, drummer Adam Czerwinski and percussionist Slawek Berny. Keyboardist Janusz Grzywacz guests on two tracks. Smietana invited nine leading Jazz violinists to play along with this fabulous band, performing Seifert's wonderful compositions. They are: Jerry Goodman (ex-Mahavishnu Orchestra, USA), Mateusz Smoczynski (Poland), Didier Lockwood (France), Krzesimir Debski (Poland), Christian Howes (USA), Mark Feldman (USA), Maciej Strzelczyk (Poland), Adam Baldych (Poland) and Pierre Blanchard (France). These nine virtuosi play like there's no tomorrow and the resulting music is simply a breathtaking trip into Seifert's world. This is such a conglomerate of talent, that anything said beyond this would be simply superfluous. Simply grab this ASAP, as you are about to take trip of your life – violin heaven indeed! ---Adam Baruch, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Zbigniew Seifert, born in 1946, lived only 33 years, but nonetheless he earned himself a reputation of the best polish jazz violinist ever (contended only by Michał Urbaniak). In this short span of time he had fruitous collaboration with Tomasz Stańko and also managed to play with Joachinm Kuhn, Charlie Mariano and Oregon group, which was quite exceptional back in 70ties when communist goverment virtually locked up Polish artist from Western world. His brilliant carrer was interrupted by cancer with which he was figthing for long time. Just 3 months before death he recorded his farewell album titled Passion accompanied by Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Eddie Gomes, Richie Beirach and Nana Vasconselos. Guitarist Jarek Śmietana is no less prominent person in Polish Jazz and he worked together with Seifert on another of his legendary recording called Kilimanjaro. Thirty years after the departure of his friend he decided to venture on this specific project which turn out to be as succesul as it is ambitious.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Po płycie z muzyką swojego idola, Jarek Śmietana złożył hołd przyjacielowi. Album A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert miał swoją premierę na 54. Krakowskich Zaduszkach Jazzowych, podczas których krakowskie środowisko muzyków jazzowych postanowiło przypomnieć wspaniałego człowieka (dla większości przyjaciela) i jego twórczość - zmarłego 30 lat temu, Zbigniewa Seiferta.</p>
<p>Pomysł na album jest prosty i stary jak świat: przearanżować, odświeżyć i nagrać ze znamienitymi gośćmi kompozycje Seiferta. Aby było ciekawiej Jarosław Śmietana zaprosił wybitnych skrzypków z kraju i ze świata, dając każdemu możliwość zaprezentowania się w jednym utworze. Okazało się jednak, że Śmietana pomylił się w swych kalkulacjach (sam się zresztą do tego kilkukrotnie przyznał) - przygotował bowiem osiem aranżacji, zaproszeń zaś wysłał dziewięć, licząc się z możliwością, że któryś ze skrzypków zwyczajnie nie będzie chciał lub nie będzie mógł wziąć udziału w tym projekcie. Przeliczył się - pozytywnie odpowiedzieli wszyscy. Jerry Goodman, Mateusz Smoczyński, Didier Lockwood, Krzesimir Dębski, Christian Howes, Mark Feldman, Maciej Strzelczyk, Adam Bałdych i Pierre Blanchard - oto Ci, którzy odważyli się zmierzyć z twórczością Seiferta. Obok nich usłyszymy starych, dobrych znajomych z bandu Jarka Śmietany, Piotra Wyleżoła i Adama Czerwińskiego, oraz kilku muzyków, których obecność może wydać się już bardziej zaskakująca: Sławka Berny, Zbigniewa Wegehaupta i Janusza Grzywacza.</p>
<p>Biorąc pod uwagę różnorodność stylistyczną nagrań samego Seiferta, album A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert należy uznać za wyjątkowo spójny, mimo iż znalazły się na nim kompozycje z tak różnych płyt krakowskiego skrzypka, jak Man of the Light, Passion, czy też z jego pierwszej płyty nagranej dla Capitolu. Rzut oka na opisaną powyżej listę muzyków pozwala nam to wytłumaczyć. Rzecz w tym, że trzech z nich (Śmietana, Grzywacz, Wegehaupt) towarzyszyło Seifertowi podczas jego koncertów w Klubie pod Jaszczurami, które zostały wydane na dwóch płytach zatytułowanych Kilimanjaro. I odnoszę wrażenie, że właśnie te koncerty stały się podstawą ujednolicenia (choć dla niektórych - być może - spłaszczenia) utworów Seiferta. A jeśli Kilimanjaro, to jeszcze jedno może być pewne - obecność, a chwilami wręcz dominacja, rockowego idiomu na tej płycie.</p>
<p>Album zaczyna się mocnym akcentem - Kilimandżaro splecione zostaje z rytmem Right Off (z płyty Milesa Davisa A Tribute to Jack Johnson - i nie jest to przypadkowa zbieżność tytułów). W utworze tym wydawałoby się, że szaleje Jerry Goodman, ale gdy tylko przejdziemy do drugiego na płycie Where are you from, to dopiero usłyszymy, co to znaczy porywająca gra skrzypiec. W tym mini starciu Goodman kontra Mateusz Smoczyński (podczas ostatnich Zaduszek Jazzowych można było podziwiać jak obaj wypadają na żywo, grając repertuar Seiferta) - polska młodzież górą! Zresztą, wsłuchując się w A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert natkniemy się na całą masę 'rodzynków'. Można być zaskoczonym mocną, wręcz agresywną grą Jarka Śmietany (Passion), słuchacz może dać się oczarować lirycznej grze Krzesimira Dębskiego (Quo Vadis), czy porywającej partii solowej Janusza Grzywacza w Way to Oasis. Szukając minusów można by zwrócić uwagę na wspomniane stylistyczne ujednolicenie kompozycji Seiferta. Gdyby jednak aranżacje Jarka Śmietany poszły w inną stronę, to z pewnością pojawiłyby się głosy, że np. nowe wersje utworów są mało odważne. Każdemu zatem według jego potrzeb... Innym, pokrewnym, problemem może być stosunek coveru do oryginału. Nie wszystkim bowiem kompozycjom udało się na A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert zaistnieć na nowo. Największym dla mnie rozczarowaniem jest A City of Spring. Już samo sięgnięcie po ten utwór wydaje się posunięciem z jednej strony kontrowersyjnym, z drugiej - brawurowym. Ku utrapieniu każdego, kto mierzy się z nim, wersja nagrana przez Seiferta jest, po prostu, genialna. I dla przykładu, mając w pamięci szaloną grę Joachima Kuhna trudno zaakceptować spokojną partię klawiszową w wykonaniu Piotra Wyleżoła. Co tu jednak dużo mówić - bez ryzyka nie ma zabawy, a gdy sięga się po repertuar postaci uznawanej za wybitną, czy wręcz legendarną, trzeba się liczyć z tym, że malkontentów nie zabraknie. Dla mnie A Tribute to Zbigniew Seifert to wspaniali goście, wspaniała muzyka i wspaniałe aranżacje. A najważniejsze w tym wszystkim jest to, że - niezależnie od tego, jak ocenimy płytę Śmietany - pokazuje ona, że po twórczość Seiferta można i trzeba sięgać, że jest to muzyka żywa, pasjonująca i inspirująca. Thanks Zbiggy! Thanks Jarek!</p>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
<p><a href="http://ul.to/0wpw9qlg" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">uploaded </a> <a href="https://yadi.sk/d/dHR6HKjWd6dUj" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/ovnISHznce/JrkSmtn-ATtZS09.html" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">4shared </a> <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!RBpzHQJQ!EwdFYQ__ovvP2Sn9OwFr-ZnCIAE0CyI3L7LhRxnauho" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mega </a> <a href="http://www.solidfiles.com/d/e3b332ccae/JrkSmtn-ATtZS09.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">solidfiles</a> <a href="http://zalivalka.ru/180918" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">zalivalka </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/3e86c10f641b/Jarek%20Smietana%20-%20A%20Tribute%20to%20Zbigniew%20Seifert%20(2009).zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://filecloud.io/bz0gn9fm" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">filecloudio</a> <a href="https://www.oboom.com/7K0W3ZPW/JrkSmtn-ATtZS09.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">oboom </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p>Jarek Smietana - Ballads and Other Songs (1993)2012-11-22T17:20:34Z2012-11-22T17:20:34Zhttp://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/en/jazz/1424-jaroslaw-smietana/13190-jarek-smietana-ballads-and-other-songs-1993.htmlblueseveradministration@theblues-thatjazz.com<p><strong>Jarek Śmietana - Ballads and Other Songs (1993)</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/ObrMuz/Jazz/JaroslawSmietana/smietanaballads.jpg" border="0" alt="Image could not be displayed. Check browser for compatibility." /></p>
<pre><em>
1. How Long Has This Been Going On? - (G. Gershwin)
2. Flute Salad (O. Nelson)
3. My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
4. God Bless the Child (B. Holliday/A. Herzog)
5. Medley: Laura (J. Mercer/D. Raskin)
6. My Foolish Heart (N. Washington/V. Young)
7. With the Song in My Heart (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
8. My Ship (I. Gershwin/K. Weill)
9. Summertime (G. Gershwin)
10. Bubbles (J. Śmietana)
11. Poinciana (N. Simon/Bernier)
12. My One and Only Love (G. Wood/R. Mellin)
</em>
Jarek Śmietana - electric & acoustic guitars
Wojtek Karolak - keyboards and orchestration
Andrzej Cudzich - acoustic bass
Ronnie Burrage - drums
Piotr Baron - saxophones (1,2,4,6,7,8,10)
Krzysztof Śmietana - 1st. violin (1,2,5,7,11)
Piotr Wojtasiak - trumpet (2,4,8)
Brad Terry - clarinet (2,9)
</pre>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
<p><a href="http://ul.to/x0beeo9g" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">uploaded </a> <a href="https://yadi.sk/d/V_djebwjd6Uer" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/VyX1O12T/JSmtn-BaOS--tBtJ--93.html" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">4shared </a> <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!VJgwzbZC!AfthpFjSIgRhWqiZWmgiJJCwTO6Dkw5kw57FqK8xnvg" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mega </a> <a href="http://www.solidfiles.com/d/69a16a707e/JrkSmtn-BaOS93.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">solidfiles</a> <a href="http://zalivalka.ru/180908" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">zalivalka </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/4b58c54bd02a/Jarek%20%C5%9Amietana%20-%20Ballads%20and%20Other%20Songs%20(1993).zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://filecloud.io/x5usfe83" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">filecloudio</a> <a href="https://www.oboom.com/3RW6TVH4/JrkSmtn-BaOS93.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">oboom </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p><p><strong>Jarek Śmietana - Ballads and Other Songs (1993)</strong></p>
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<pre><em>
1. How Long Has This Been Going On? - (G. Gershwin)
2. Flute Salad (O. Nelson)
3. My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
4. God Bless the Child (B. Holliday/A. Herzog)
5. Medley: Laura (J. Mercer/D. Raskin)
6. My Foolish Heart (N. Washington/V. Young)
7. With the Song in My Heart (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
8. My Ship (I. Gershwin/K. Weill)
9. Summertime (G. Gershwin)
10. Bubbles (J. Śmietana)
11. Poinciana (N. Simon/Bernier)
12. My One and Only Love (G. Wood/R. Mellin)
</em>
Jarek Śmietana - electric & acoustic guitars
Wojtek Karolak - keyboards and orchestration
Andrzej Cudzich - acoustic bass
Ronnie Burrage - drums
Piotr Baron - saxophones (1,2,4,6,7,8,10)
Krzysztof Śmietana - 1st. violin (1,2,5,7,11)
Piotr Wojtasiak - trumpet (2,4,8)
Brad Terry - clarinet (2,9)
</pre>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
<p><a href="http://ul.to/x0beeo9g" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">uploaded </a> <a href="https://yadi.sk/d/V_djebwjd6Uer" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/VyX1O12T/JSmtn-BaOS--tBtJ--93.html" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">4shared </a> <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!VJgwzbZC!AfthpFjSIgRhWqiZWmgiJJCwTO6Dkw5kw57FqK8xnvg" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mega </a> <a href="http://www.solidfiles.com/d/69a16a707e/JrkSmtn-BaOS93.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">solidfiles</a> <a href="http://zalivalka.ru/180908" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">zalivalka </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/4b58c54bd02a/Jarek%20%C5%9Amietana%20-%20Ballads%20and%20Other%20Songs%20(1993).zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://filecloud.io/x5usfe83" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">filecloudio</a> <a href="https://www.oboom.com/3RW6TVH4/JrkSmtn-BaOS93.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">oboom </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p>Jarek Smietana Trio - Flowers in Mind (2012)2016-10-24T15:24:50Z2016-10-24T15:24:50Zhttp://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/en/jazz/1424-jaroslaw-smietana/20555-jarek-smietana-trio-flowers-in-mind-2012.htmlblueseveradministration@theblues-thatjazz.com<p><strong>Jarek Smietana Trio - Flowers in Mind (2012)</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/ObrMuz/Jazz/JaroslawSmietana/flowers.jpg" border="0" alt="Image could not be displayed. Check browser for compatibility." /></p>
<pre><em>
01. As Good as Always (J. Śmietana)
02. Bloommdido (Ch. Parker)
03. Flowers in Mind (J. Śmietana)
04. Papa Daddy and Me (J. Dejohnette)
05. Back to the Roots (J. Śmietana)
06. Sometimes in Winter... (J. Śmietana)
07. Eisenhower (J. Scofield)
08. Beatrice (S. Rivers)
09. Blessing (O. Coleman)
10. Untitled Blues (unknown, arr. J. Śmietana)
</em>
Jarek Śmietana - guitar
Andrzej Cudzich - bass
Idris Muhammad – drums
</pre>
<p> </p>
<p>Jarek Śmietana belongs to those "greats" of Polish Jazz. He participated in some of its legendary recordings like on Zbigniew Seifert's "Kilimanjaro" (1978). He also formed his own band Extra Ball which was one of the few interesting bands in 80ties in Poland. However since then he hasn't recorded any album which would really push Polish jazz forward in any way. On the other hand he played a lot of very high quality music, keeping untouched his language as he developed it in late 70ties and 80ties. In fact he even perfected it by inviting, as one of the first in our country, significant foreign musicians to play with. Names like Eddie Henderson, Art Farmer or John Abercrombie could be mentioned here. One of those special guests I appreciate the most is the one present on this album, legendary avantgarde drummer, Idris Muhammad.</p>
<p>Idris Muhammad was born as Leo Morris but as many Amercian jazz musicians in 60ties decided to convert to Islam as a protest against political oppression of Black people in the US (that is at least how he saw it then). What interests us more is that he established fruitful cooperation with one of the most astonishing musician in history of jazz, and one of the most underestimated, that is with pianist Ahmad Jamal. But he played also with Andrew Hill, Pharoah Sanders and Kamal Abdul-Alim to name some of avantgarde jazz projects in which I like him the most. What is important as far as this recording is concerned he was also invited to rhythm sections by legendary jazz guitarists: George Benson and Grant Green. He is supported here on double bass by Andrzej Cudzich who was incredibly talented Polish virtuoso of this instrument who unfortunately died prematurely.</p>
<p>Śmietana uses well stellar support he gets as much from Muhammad as from Cudzich. His play is relaxed, articulation perfect, phrasing light as feather yet incredible expressive. His own composition are no worse than great tunes written by Charlie Parker, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Sam Rivers and... Ornette Coleman. This last one perhaps being the influence of Muhammad as Śmietana rather dislike experimenting in jazz keeping mostly to mainstream. But it doesn't matter really! The playing is awesome, the program captivating, the mood high and I simply must admit that it is not only one of the best Jarek Śmietana recordings I heard but also one of the best guitar jazz albums in Polish jazz history. ---Maciej Nowotny, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
<p><a href="https://yadi.sk/d/1qP7aGCIxNVZp" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/P3MZYVblce/JST-FiM12.html" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">4shared </a> <a href="https://mega.nz/#!9QcHDSgD!mxTFuAsulZLg3FU5Q8m5YUHWfAeJ0dTCmKWfBjmYGEc" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mega </a> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/82d27c1891xy1ay/JST-FiM12.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mediafire</a> <a href="http://zalivalka.ru/357355" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">zalivalka </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/8Zzf/5JXey124f" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://uplea.com/dl/128C77C2AD989CE" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">uplea </a> <a href="http://ge.tt/9I2hMkf2" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">ge.tt</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p><p><strong>Jarek Smietana Trio - Flowers in Mind (2012)</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/ObrMuz/Jazz/JaroslawSmietana/flowers.jpg" border="0" alt="Image could not be displayed. Check browser for compatibility." /></p>
<pre><em>
01. As Good as Always (J. Śmietana)
02. Bloommdido (Ch. Parker)
03. Flowers in Mind (J. Śmietana)
04. Papa Daddy and Me (J. Dejohnette)
05. Back to the Roots (J. Śmietana)
06. Sometimes in Winter... (J. Śmietana)
07. Eisenhower (J. Scofield)
08. Beatrice (S. Rivers)
09. Blessing (O. Coleman)
10. Untitled Blues (unknown, arr. J. Śmietana)
</em>
Jarek Śmietana - guitar
Andrzej Cudzich - bass
Idris Muhammad – drums
</pre>
<p> </p>
<p>Jarek Śmietana belongs to those "greats" of Polish Jazz. He participated in some of its legendary recordings like on Zbigniew Seifert's "Kilimanjaro" (1978). He also formed his own band Extra Ball which was one of the few interesting bands in 80ties in Poland. However since then he hasn't recorded any album which would really push Polish jazz forward in any way. On the other hand he played a lot of very high quality music, keeping untouched his language as he developed it in late 70ties and 80ties. In fact he even perfected it by inviting, as one of the first in our country, significant foreign musicians to play with. Names like Eddie Henderson, Art Farmer or John Abercrombie could be mentioned here. One of those special guests I appreciate the most is the one present on this album, legendary avantgarde drummer, Idris Muhammad.</p>
<p>Idris Muhammad was born as Leo Morris but as many Amercian jazz musicians in 60ties decided to convert to Islam as a protest against political oppression of Black people in the US (that is at least how he saw it then). What interests us more is that he established fruitful cooperation with one of the most astonishing musician in history of jazz, and one of the most underestimated, that is with pianist Ahmad Jamal. But he played also with Andrew Hill, Pharoah Sanders and Kamal Abdul-Alim to name some of avantgarde jazz projects in which I like him the most. What is important as far as this recording is concerned he was also invited to rhythm sections by legendary jazz guitarists: George Benson and Grant Green. He is supported here on double bass by Andrzej Cudzich who was incredibly talented Polish virtuoso of this instrument who unfortunately died prematurely.</p>
<p>Śmietana uses well stellar support he gets as much from Muhammad as from Cudzich. His play is relaxed, articulation perfect, phrasing light as feather yet incredible expressive. His own composition are no worse than great tunes written by Charlie Parker, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Sam Rivers and... Ornette Coleman. This last one perhaps being the influence of Muhammad as Śmietana rather dislike experimenting in jazz keeping mostly to mainstream. But it doesn't matter really! The playing is awesome, the program captivating, the mood high and I simply must admit that it is not only one of the best Jarek Śmietana recordings I heard but also one of the best guitar jazz albums in Polish jazz history. ---Maciej Nowotny, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p>Jaroslaw Smietana - Sounds & Colors (1987)2010-03-28T11:21:19Z2010-03-28T11:21:19Zhttp://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/en/jazz/1424-jaroslaw-smietana/4066-jaroslaw-smietana-sounds-a-colors-1987.htmlblueseveradministration@theblues-thatjazz.com<p><strong>Jaroslaw Smietana - Sounds & Colors (1987)</strong></p>
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<pre><em><br />1 Sounds And Colours <br />2 Okapi, Pekari, Karibu <br />3 Flashing Dance <br />4 Every Day Niagara <br />5 Turtle Song <br />6 Days Of Wine And Roses <br />7 Try To Make It Belter<br /></em><br />Jacek Pelc – premier drums, paiste cymbals, percussions<br />Antoni Debski – Fender bass, synthesizer<br />Piotr Baron – Selmer Mark VII tenor saxophone, soprano, clarinet, keyboards<br />Jaroslaw Smietana – electric guitar, acoustic Fender guitar, keyboards, voices <br /></pre>
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<p>This is an excellent album by Polish guitarist / composer Jaroslaw Smietana, his first recording under his name in the legendary Polish Jazz series, although he already released two albums with his group Extra Ball a decade earlier. Undoubtedly the best Polish Fusion guitar player, Smietana is also a great tunesmith; this album includes six of his wonderful compositions (and one standard), performed by a superb quartet, which includes side by side with the leader saxophonist Piotr Baron (one of future best Polish sax players), bassist Antoni Debski and drummer Jacek Pelc. The music is very similar to what one might expect from the best Fusion groups around at the time, especially Weather Report, which is a clear model. The guitar (and occasional keyboards) - sax exchanges could be very easily mistaken for another Joe Zawinul / Wayne Shorter dialog. But there is enough originality here, both in the compositions and the performances, to dismiss any accusations of plagiarism. These excellent musicians are not to be taken for granted and overall this album is as good, if not better, that any other Fusion album recorded anywhere on this planet. Fusion fans will definitely enjoy this album with no reservations, but the general Jazz loving public should be able to have a great time with it as well. It lost nothing of its charm over time! ---Adam Baruch, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
<p>download (mp3 @256 kbs):</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p><p><strong>Jaroslaw Smietana - Sounds & Colors (1987)</strong></p>
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<pre><em><br />1 Sounds And Colours <br />2 Okapi, Pekari, Karibu <br />3 Flashing Dance <br />4 Every Day Niagara <br />5 Turtle Song <br />6 Days Of Wine And Roses <br />7 Try To Make It Belter<br /></em><br />Jacek Pelc – premier drums, paiste cymbals, percussions<br />Antoni Debski – Fender bass, synthesizer<br />Piotr Baron – Selmer Mark VII tenor saxophone, soprano, clarinet, keyboards<br />Jaroslaw Smietana – electric guitar, acoustic Fender guitar, keyboards, voices <br /></pre>
<p> </p>
<p>This is an excellent album by Polish guitarist / composer Jaroslaw Smietana, his first recording under his name in the legendary Polish Jazz series, although he already released two albums with his group Extra Ball a decade earlier. Undoubtedly the best Polish Fusion guitar player, Smietana is also a great tunesmith; this album includes six of his wonderful compositions (and one standard), performed by a superb quartet, which includes side by side with the leader saxophonist Piotr Baron (one of future best Polish sax players), bassist Antoni Debski and drummer Jacek Pelc. The music is very similar to what one might expect from the best Fusion groups around at the time, especially Weather Report, which is a clear model. The guitar (and occasional keyboards) - sax exchanges could be very easily mistaken for another Joe Zawinul / Wayne Shorter dialog. But there is enough originality here, both in the compositions and the performances, to dismiss any accusations of plagiarism. These excellent musicians are not to be taken for granted and overall this album is as good, if not better, that any other Fusion album recorded anywhere on this planet. Fusion fans will definitely enjoy this album with no reservations, but the general Jazz loving public should be able to have a great time with it as well. It lost nothing of its charm over time! ---Adam Baruch, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
<p>download (mp3 @256 kbs):</p>
<p><a href="http://ul.to/249zhyjy" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">uploaded </a> <a href="https://yadi.sk/d/Wvjv2Gced6k5F" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/NsuNOPAmce/JrslwSmtn-SaC87.html" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">4shared </a> <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!EFoXEb6Y!wC5kGb8iRxuU3kfPx7JEVudX7V8qsTlDd7GAP3_o_JA" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mega </a> <a href="http://www.solidfiles.com/d/3e1860a74c/JrslwSmtn-SaC87.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">solidfiles</a> <a href="http://zalivalka.ru/180940" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">zalivalka </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/1bf2a4fd36df/Jaroslaw%20Smietana%20-%20Sounds%20%26%20Colors%20(1987).zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://filecloud.io/0izhvsul" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">filecloudio</a> <a href="https://www.oboom.com/YXJE737U/JrslwSmtn-SaC87.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">oboom </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p>Jaroslaw Smietana - Talking Guitar (1984)2012-12-01T17:12:45Z2012-12-01T17:12:45Zhttp://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/en/jazz/1424-jaroslaw-smietana/13235-jaroslaw-smietana-talking-guitar-1984.htmlblueseveradministration@theblues-thatjazz.com<p><strong>Jaroslaw Smietana - Talking Guitar (1984)</strong></p>
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<pre><em>
01. Bieganie Po Manhattanie / Manhattan Jogging [3:19]
02. Alisia [4:48]
03. Tabasco Song [3:16]
04. Podrozujac We Snie / Travellin' In Dream [4:15]
05. Trzech Panow W Lodce / Three Man In A Boat [4:12]
06. Samba Carrera [3:36]
07. Papierek Lakmusowy / Litmus [3:15]
08. Od Siedmiu Wzwyz / From Seven Up [3:58]
09. Polowanie Na Robaczka / Hunting A Bug [4:16]
10. Samochody W Pokrowcach / Cased Up Cars [4:18]
</em>
Jaroslaw Smietana - electric guitar Gibson ES-175D
Wojciech Groborz - Fender piano, korg polysixsynthesizer
Antoni Debski - bass guitar
Jacek Pelc - drums, percussion
Jerzy Bartz - conga, percussion
Henryk Miskiewicz - alto saxophone
Zbigniew Jaremko - tenor saxophone
Henryk Majewski - trumpet
Robert Majewski - trumpet
Roman Syrek - trombone
Jan Baytel – flute
</pre>
<p> </p>
<p>This is an excellent debut album as a leader by Polish guitarist / composer Jaroslaw Smietana, presenting a set of ten original compositions performed by a superb team of musicians, including his ex-cohorts from the Extra Ball ensemble. The list of names reads like a who’s who of the local scene at the time and includes keyboardist Wojciech Groborz, bassist Antoni Debski, drummer Jacek Pelc, percussionist Jerzy Bartz, saxophonists Henryk Miskiewicz and Zbigniew Jaremko, trumpeters Henryk Majewski and Robert Majewski (father and son), trombonist Roman Syrek and flautist Jan Baytel. The music is all Fusion oriented, with great melody lines. Smietana plays some excellent solos and is well supported by his partners. Overall this is mainstream Fusion, which ruled in the 1980s, so one must not expect complexity and innovation in what is supposed to be “good time” music, which it certainly is. The level of professionalism and talent expected from Polish Jazz are certainly there. Recommended to Fusion fans! --- Adam Baruch, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
<p><a href="http://ul.to/7ydfunfd" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">uploaded </a> <a href="https://yadi.sk/d/Ufrql9-Hd6fqc" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/jRhKBUG5/JS-TG--tBtJ--84.html" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">4shared </a> <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!4VgjCISJ!aOaDZeiBMkKrXhypz9_-Y9WGC3vtfqxFR4sphWXcs-o" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mega </a> <a href="http://www.solidfiles.com/d/83bc7b3c14/JrslwSmtn-TG84.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">solidfiles</a> <a href="http://zalivalka.ru/180935" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">zalivalka </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/233dc1131f8f/Jaroslaw%20Smietana%20-%20Talking%20Guitar%20(1984).zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://filecloud.io/dno7p8tf" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">filecloudio</a> <a href="https://www.oboom.com/R0YV5NF8/JrslwSmtn-TG84.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">oboom </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p><p><strong>Jaroslaw Smietana - Talking Guitar (1984)</strong></p>
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<pre><em>
01. Bieganie Po Manhattanie / Manhattan Jogging [3:19]
02. Alisia [4:48]
03. Tabasco Song [3:16]
04. Podrozujac We Snie / Travellin' In Dream [4:15]
05. Trzech Panow W Lodce / Three Man In A Boat [4:12]
06. Samba Carrera [3:36]
07. Papierek Lakmusowy / Litmus [3:15]
08. Od Siedmiu Wzwyz / From Seven Up [3:58]
09. Polowanie Na Robaczka / Hunting A Bug [4:16]
10. Samochody W Pokrowcach / Cased Up Cars [4:18]
</em>
Jaroslaw Smietana - electric guitar Gibson ES-175D
Wojciech Groborz - Fender piano, korg polysixsynthesizer
Antoni Debski - bass guitar
Jacek Pelc - drums, percussion
Jerzy Bartz - conga, percussion
Henryk Miskiewicz - alto saxophone
Zbigniew Jaremko - tenor saxophone
Henryk Majewski - trumpet
Robert Majewski - trumpet
Roman Syrek - trombone
Jan Baytel – flute
</pre>
<p> </p>
<p>This is an excellent debut album as a leader by Polish guitarist / composer Jaroslaw Smietana, presenting a set of ten original compositions performed by a superb team of musicians, including his ex-cohorts from the Extra Ball ensemble. The list of names reads like a who’s who of the local scene at the time and includes keyboardist Wojciech Groborz, bassist Antoni Debski, drummer Jacek Pelc, percussionist Jerzy Bartz, saxophonists Henryk Miskiewicz and Zbigniew Jaremko, trumpeters Henryk Majewski and Robert Majewski (father and son), trombonist Roman Syrek and flautist Jan Baytel. The music is all Fusion oriented, with great melody lines. Smietana plays some excellent solos and is well supported by his partners. Overall this is mainstream Fusion, which ruled in the 1980s, so one must not expect complexity and innovation in what is supposed to be “good time” music, which it certainly is. The level of professionalism and talent expected from Polish Jazz are certainly there. Recommended to Fusion fans! --- Adam Baruch, polish-jazz.blogspot.com</p>
<p>download (mp3 @320 kbs):</p>
<p><a href="http://ul.to/7ydfunfd" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">uploaded </a> <a href="https://yadi.sk/d/Ufrql9-Hd6fqc" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">yandex </a> <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/jRhKBUG5/JS-TG--tBtJ--84.html" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">4shared </a> <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!4VgjCISJ!aOaDZeiBMkKrXhypz9_-Y9WGC3vtfqxFR4sphWXcs-o" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">mega </a> <a href="http://www.solidfiles.com/d/83bc7b3c14/JrslwSmtn-TG84.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">solidfiles</a> <a href="http://zalivalka.ru/180935" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">zalivalka </a> <a href="https://cloud.mail.ru/public/233dc1131f8f/Jaroslaw%20Smietana%20-%20Talking%20Guitar%20(1984).zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">cloudmailru </a> <a href="http://filecloud.io/dno7p8tf" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">filecloudio</a> <a href="https://www.oboom.com/R0YV5NF8/JrslwSmtn-TG84.zip" target="_blank" onclick="window.open(this.href,'newwin','left=27,width=960,height=720,menubar=1,toolbar=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,resizable=1');return false;">oboom </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/javascript:history.back();">back</a></p>Jaroslaw Smietana – From One to Four (2009)2012-11-28T17:32:08Z2012-11-28T17:32:08Zhttp://www.theblues-thatjazz.com/en/jazz/1424-jaroslaw-smietana/13220-jaroslaw-smietana-from-one-to-four-2009.htmlblueseveradministration@theblues-thatjazz.com<p><strong>Jaroslaw Smietana – From One to Four (2009)</strong></p>
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<pre><em>
1.Crazy folk song (dedicated to Pat Metheny) (J. Śmietana) - 3'10"
2.Ornithology (Ch. Parker) - 3'15"
3.Relaxing at Camarillo (Ch. Parker) - 2'50"
4.Two coloured girl (dedicated to I. T.) (J. Śmietana) - 4'10"
5.Tangerine (Mercer/Styne) - 4'45"
6.Scandynavian song (J. Pelc) - 2'15"
7.Body & Soul (Sour/Eyton/Heyman/Green) - 3'30"
8.Conno (K. Ścierański) - 2'30"
9.Bluessette (T . Thielemans) - 3'30" 9.
10.Slow taste (J. Śmietana) - 2'30"
11.My one & only love (G. Wood) 5'55"
</em>
Musicians:
Jarosław Śmietana - guitars
Piotr Baron - tenor sax, Rolland JX (1, 4, 6, 10)
Krzysztof Ścierański - bass (1, 3, 8)
Antoni Dębski - bass, Rolland JX (4, 6, 10)
Janusz Muniak - tenor sax (2, 5, 9)
Jacek Pelc - drums & percussion (1, 6, 8, 10)
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<pre><em>
1.Crazy folk song (dedicated to Pat Metheny) (J. Śmietana) - 3'10"
2.Ornithology (Ch. Parker) - 3'15"
3.Relaxing at Camarillo (Ch. Parker) - 2'50"
4.Two coloured girl (dedicated to I. T.) (J. Śmietana) - 4'10"
5.Tangerine (Mercer/Styne) - 4'45"
6.Scandynavian song (J. Pelc) - 2'15"
7.Body & Soul (Sour/Eyton/Heyman/Green) - 3'30"
8.Conno (K. Ścierański) - 2'30"
9.Bluessette (T . Thielemans) - 3'30" 9.
10.Slow taste (J. Śmietana) - 2'30"
11.My one & only love (G. Wood) 5'55"
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Musicians:
Jarosław Śmietana - guitars
Piotr Baron - tenor sax, Rolland JX (1, 4, 6, 10)
Krzysztof Ścierański - bass (1, 3, 8)
Antoni Dębski - bass, Rolland JX (4, 6, 10)
Janusz Muniak - tenor sax (2, 5, 9)
Jacek Pelc - drums & percussion (1, 6, 8, 10)
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