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Here You'll find CDs with rock (progressive, ethno, blues, metal) and jazz music from Poland, South America, as well as many albums from ex-YU countries.
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AFTER BLUES

Poland 1986
Poljazz / Anex, AN 209
Total time: 40 mins / 9 tracks

The first album of the unique band, which two musicians - guitar and bass player - playing also on the same time the special, self-constructed dream set. This bluesrock band is also well known from the numerous shows played together with Tadeusz Nalepa (ex Breakout).

CZESŁAW BARTKOWSKI "Drums dream"

Poland 1976 / 2006
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1050
Total time: 40 mins / 9 tracks

First solo album of the best Polish jazz drummer. Side A contains the tracks recorded as duets with Adam Makowicz (el-piano), Tomasz Szukalski (sax) or Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), as well as two songs on drums solo. Three songs from side B were recorded with "Studio Jazzowe PR" Orchestra, conducted by Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski.

BIG BAND KATOWICE "Music for my friends"

Poland 1977 / 2007
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1052
Total time: 42 mins / 8 tracks

Great jazz-funk music performed by the powerful, swinging jazzrock bigband.

EXTRA BALL "Birthday"

Poland 1976 / 2005
Polskie Radio, PRCD 545
Total time: 40 mins / 8 tracks

One of the first and best Polish jazzrock bands, lead by the great guitar man, Jaroslaw Smietana. Their debut album brings very nice, fresh compositions with the great instrumental solos, as well as longer, sophisticated tunes. Recommended for all jazz and rock fans!

EXTRA BALL "Marlboro Country"

Poland 1978 / 2006
Poljazz, AN 202
Total time: 39 mins / 6 tracks

More jazz, less rock as on formerly album... This one, recorded in Polish Radio Katowice in 1978 and released few years later, brings beautiful, moody, almost acoustic jazz music.

EXTRA BALL "Go ahead"

Poland 1979 / 2005
Polskie Radio, PRCD 543
Total time: 40 mins / 9 tracks

Second regular album of the band; not so fresh and impressive as the debut, but it is still very good jazzrock of 70s.

KAZIMIERZ JONKISZ QUINTET "Tiri Taka"

Poland 1980 / 2007
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1062
Total time: 41 mins / 6 tracks

Kazimierz Jonkisz on drums with K. Debski (violin), A. Olejniczak (saxes), J. Skowron (piano) and a. Lukasik (bass). Swinging jazz with some delicate pop and samba touch.

WOJCIECH KAMINSKI "Open piano"

Poland 1981 / 2006
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1066
Total time: 42 mins / 10 tracks

Classic and mainstream jazz played by the pianist Wojciech Kaminski with the small jazz orchestra.

WOJCIECH KAROLAK "Easy"

Poland 1974 / 2005
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1081
Total time: 42 mins / 8 tracks

Very good jazzrock album, recorded by the well-known from Michal Urbaniak Group pianist and composer on Fender piano and various keyboards, with the participation of many jazz and rock musicians.

KAROLAK, SZUKALSKI, BARTKOWSKI "Time killers"

Poland 1984 / 2006
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1080
Total time: 52 mins / 7 tracks

Supergroup with Wojciech Karolak (organ, synths), Tomasz Szukalski (sax) and Czeslaw Bartkowski (drums). Comes with different cover as the vinyl issue.

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA QUINTET "Astigmatic"

Poland 1965 / 2005
Muza, PNCD 905
Total time: 46 mins / 5 tracks

The best album of the most famous, legendary jazz pianist; recorded with Polish and Scandinavian musicians. This incredible beautiful, romantic music made Polish jazz well-known in the whole World.

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA "Muzyka Krzysztofa Komedy 1 - 4"

Poland 1956 - 1972
Poljazz, AN 201, 207, 210, 211
Total time: 166 mins / 15 tracks (four records)

Near three hours with the music of the best Polish jazz pianist and composer, Krzysztof Komeda. Music for films, theatre performances, ballet music etc. Beautiful, lyrical, very impressive jazz, highly recommended!

MIECZYSLAW KOSZ TRIO "Reminiscence"

Poland 1971 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 925
Total time: 42 mins / 7 tracks

Great jazz pianist, unfortunately dead long before His time... First side contains few classical tunes in jazzy arrangements, on the side B musicians played their own compositions.

ANDRZEJ KURYLEWICZ QUINTET "Go right"

Poland 1963 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 900
Total time: 43 mins / 9 tracks

Famous Andrzej Kurylewicz on trumpet with J. Wroblewski (sax, flute), W. Karolak (piano), T. Wojcik (bass) and A. Dabrowski (drums). Great, sophisticated jazz in lyrical mood...

LABORATORIUM "Modern pentathlon"

Poland 1976 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 949
Total time: 38 mins / 5 tracks

One of the two great (besides Extra Ball) Polish jazzrock bands from 70. The leader creates on his keyboards just unusual sound, combinated jazz with rock, pure electronic music and sound experiments.

ADAM MAKOWICZ "Unit"

Poland 1973 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 935
Total time: 38 mins / 10 tracks

First solo album of the Polish piano fame, recorded on piano, Fender piano and Fender bass with the drummer Czeslaw Bartkowski.

JERZY MILIAN TRIO "Baazaar"

Poland 1969 / 2005
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1017
Total time: 33 mins / 8 tracks

First album of the legendary vibes wizard. Unusual jazz with ethno and classical influences. Recorded with the participation of Novi Singers' members.

JERZY MILIAN "Milianalia - Free conversation with myself"

Poland 2003 / 2006
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1088
Total time: 38 mins / 8 tracks

Last album of the famous vibes player, recorded solo in analogue Obuh Studio.

JANUSZ MUNIAK QUINTET "Question mark"

Poland 1978 / 2007
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1054
Total time: 40 mins / 4 tracks

First album firmed by this sax player after almost twenty years of activity in various configurations.

HELMUT NADOLSKI "Meditation"

1974
Veriton, SXV-786
Never released on CD

Completely improvisated and intuitial music, created by the avantgarde double-bass player (known from Niemen's album "Marionetki") with the participation of Czeslaw Niemen on Moog, Andrzej Nowak (ex Niemen) on church organ and Olgierd Lukaszewicz (recitation). Recorded live in St. George Church in Sopot. Unusual, mystical work of incredible force.

WLODZIMIERZ NAHORNY TRIO "Heart"

Poland 1967 / 2005
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1015
Total time: 41 mins / 8 tracks

W. Nahorny on alto sax and piano, with Jacek Ostaszewski (bass) and S. Perkowski (drums).

ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWSKI "Winobranie"

Poland 1973 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 933
Total time: 42 mins / 5 tracks

One of the few record from the most impressive period in the carreer of Namyslowski, one of the top Polish saxophonists. Jazz of incredible power and truely rocking drive.

ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWSKI QUINTET "Kujaviak goes funky"

Poland 1975

Total time: 41 mins / 4 tracks

Brillant jazz performed by the great alto sax player with the best Polish musicians. Nice tunes based on the Polish folk themes. Sometimes close to jazzrock due to Wojciech Karolak's electric piano.

ZBIGNIEW NAMYSLOWSKI "Follow Namyslowski"

Poland 1965 - 1980 / 2009
Poljazz, AN 300
Total time: 38 mins / 6 tracks

Nice compilation released for the 25th anniversary of activity - contains tracks recorded with various Polish jazz musicians.

OSSIAN

Poland 1975 / 2006
Milo Records, MR 111
Total time: 42 mins / 6 tracks

The group were founded by two members of Anawa band. Their intuitial, experimental music, strong influenced by folk tunes and far east meditation, played on various traditional and modern acoustic instruments, created really meditative and mystical atmosphere.

OSSIAN

Poland 1978 / 2005
Milo Records, MR 109
Total time: 38 mins / 3 tracks

Live album with the participation of the best Polish trumpet player and one of the best jazzmen ever - Tomasz Stanko. Great underground folk with some jazzy touch.

OSSIAN "Ksiega chmur"

Poland 1979 / 2005
Milo Records, MR 110
Total time: 40 mins / 5 tracks

The second regular album of the band. Not so mystical and more sophisticated than the first one, but also very interesting, with improvisating experimental folk.

OSJAN "Roots"

Poland 1982 / 2003
Milo Records, MR 101
Total time: 35 mins / 2 tracks

Later album, but still in the band's style. Underground folk with mystical atmosphere and this time subtle touch of more rockin` music.

PARADOX "Drifting feather"

Poland 1971 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 926
Total time: 43 mins / 7 tracks

Great acoustic jazz with the elements of rock, folk and flamenco music. The brilliant guitarist Slawomir Piwowar became in the late 70s the member of SBB group.

THE QUARTET

Poland 1978 / 2009
Poljazz, AN 302
Total time: 36 mins / 4 tracks

The only Polish album of this acoustic jazz group, lead by the legendary pianist Slawomir Kulpowicz. With Tomasz Szukalski on sax, Pawel Jarzebski on double bass and Janusz Stefanski - drums.

KRZYSZTOF SADOWSKI "...and His Hammond organ"

Poland 1970 / 2006
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1021
Total time: 36 mins / 8 tracks

First solo album of Polish Hammond wizard, Krzysztof Sadowski. First 4 tracks (side A) were played by Sadowski with the drummer Andrzej Dabrowski only, the rest (side B) were performed with the Jazz Studio Orchestra of the Polish Radio, lead by Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski.

GRUPA ORGANOWA KRZYSZTOFA SADOWSKIEGO "Na kosmodromie"

1971
Pronit, XL/SXL 0748
Never released on CD

Sadowski is without doubt the best Polish jazzy hammond virtuoso. The music on this album is also jazz and jazzrock with some progressive touch, based on the hammond organ sound; with the over 20 minutes long title suite including dreamy vocal and flute parts. On the B side are to hear few jazzy tunes with more free character.

KRZYSZTOF SADOWSKI "Swing and blues"

Poland 1970, 1977 / 2009
Poljazz, AN 304
Total time: 38 mins / 9 tracks

Mainstream jazz album by the best Polish Hammond jazz player. One side of this album were recorded together with another keyboard wizard Jozef Skrzek (SBB).

ZBIGNIEW SEIFERT "Kilimanjaro"

Poland 1978
Poljazz, AN 206 - 8
Total time: 80 mins / 6 tracks (two records)

Live album of the legendary Polish jazz violinist (ex Tomasz Stanko), recorded 1978 in Krakow with the members of the groups Extra Ball and Laboratorium. Great modern jazz and jazzrock. The album includes also the interview with the artist.

TOMASZ STANKO QUINTET "Music for K"

Poland 1970 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 922
Total time: 36 mins / 5 tracks

Sophisticated cool jazz, dedicated to the Krzysztof Komeda.

TOMASZ STANKO QUINTET "Purple sun"

Poland 1973 / 2007
Milo Records, MR 003
Total time: 38 mins / 4 tracks

The album recorded in West Germany, together with the legendary violin player Zbigniew Seifert. Comes with the different cover as the vinyl original.

TOMASZ STANKO "Twet"

Poland 1974 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 939
Total time: 40 mins / 5 tracks

The totally improvisated free jazz album, recorded with Tomasz Szukalski (sax), Peter Warren (bass) and Edvard Vesala (drums). Polish Jazz vol. 39.

TOMASZ STANKO "Music '81"

Poland 1982 / 2004
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 969
Total time: 40 mins / 5 tracks

On this album Stanko played with S. Kulpowicz (piano), Cz. Bartkowski (drums) and W. Szczurek (bass). Sophisticated acoustic jazz. Polish Jazz vol. 69.

TOMASZ STANKO "W Palacu Prymasowskim"

Poland 1982 / 2008
Poljazz - Anex, AN 219
Total time: 40 mins / 2 tracks

This live album contains only two long compositions. The first one is recorded by the five piece band, led by Stanko, with the great violinist Zbigniew Seifert. The second track is free solo performance of Stanko on trumpet.

STANKO - KURYLEWICZ "Korozje"

Poland / 2008
Poljazz, AN 218
Total time: 34 mins / 5 tracks

Avantgarde jazz performed by the duo: trumpet - piano.

SUN SHIP "Follow us"

Poland 1979

Total time: 40 mins / 5 tracks

Sun Ship is the quintet formed and lead by the pianist Wladyslaw Sendecki after His formerly group Extra Ball was disbanded. The first part of this album are nice, softly, swinging jazz tunes without the trip into the jazzrock area. Side B (on original vinyl) contains two longer, more powerful compositions.

TOMASZ SZUKALSKI "Tina Kamila"

Poland 1986 / 2005
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1083
Total time: 39 mins / 10 tracks

Well-known saxophonist with Grand Standard Orchestra lead by Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski. Swing standards and few band's members' compositions.

MICHAL URBANIAK "Live recording"

Poland 1971 / 2004
Muza, PNCD 924
Total time: 39 mins / 6 tracks

The exciting album of the best jazzrock band from early 70s, recorded live at Jazz Jamboree 1970. Interesting combination of free jazzy improvisations and true rock expression.

MICHAL URBANIAK CONSTELLATION "In concert"

Poland 1973 / 2005
Muza, PNCD 1036
Total time: 42 mins / 5 tracks

The live effort of this legendary band again. This time closer to free rock avantgarde, with some sound experiments and unbelievable voice of Urszula Dudziak.

JAN PTASZYN WRÓBLEWSKI "Sprzedawcy glonów"

Poland 1971 - 1973 / 2006
Polskie Nagrania, PNCD 1090
Total time: 43 mins / 6 tracks

The album recorded by legendary saxophonist and bandleader Jan "Ptaszyn" Wróblewski with Polish Radio Jazz Studio Orchestra. Five tunes recorded in 1973 and one in 1971, with the solos of leader and Michal Urbaniak, Tomasz Stanko, Tomasz Szukalski, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Adam Makowicz, Marek Blizinski, Wojciech Karolak, Wlodzimierz Nahorny, Zbigniew Seifert...

JAN PTASZYN WROBLEWSKI "Skleroptak"

Poland 1976 / 2009
Poljazz, AN 301
Total time: 34 mins / 4 tracks

Four Ptaszyn's compositions, recorded by Himself (tenor sax) in Belgium with BRT Jazz Orchestra.

JAN PTASZYN WROBLEWSKI QUARTET "Flyin' lady"

Poland 1978 / 2005
Polskie Radio, PRCD 534
Total time: 41 mins / 6 tracks

Mainstream jazz by well-known sax player backed with M. Blizinski (guitar), W. Szczurek (bass) and A. Dabrowski (drums).

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