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GRAMINE ~ GRAMINE GAD 113 (Barcode: 5903068120565) ~ POLAND ~ Blues-Rock Recorded: 1971 - 1974 Released: 2020 This is a reissue of the only album recorded by the Polish ensemble GramineFind albums by this artist, a large conglomerate of musicians and guests that continued the path set by the previous incarnation of the group called Grupa Bluesowa StodolaFind albums by this artist, which also managed to record and release a single album "BluselkaFind albums with this title" a few years earlier. The renamed group featured no less that four female vocalist and a male vocalist, who also played saxophone. Vocalist Halina SzemplinskaFind albums by this artist was the driving force of the ensemble and composed many of the songs included here. The ensemble also included the Jazz drummer Kazimierz JonkiszFind albums by this artist. More Jazz musicians appeared as guests on selected tracks. All the music was original, composed by members of the ensemble, and the excellent lyrics were co-written by Tomasz BielskiFind albums by this artist and Boguslaw ChoinskiFind albums by this artist. This remastered and expanded reissue adds three bonus tracks recorded by Grupa Bluesowa Stodola three years earlier and were previously unreleased. Completely forgotten in the tides of time, the album offers a splendid amalgam of Blues / Rhythm And Blues and strong Jazzy undercurrent, all original and offering poetic texts, in short a one of a kind gem that deserves to be heard again, a wish fulfilled as usual by the splendid GADFind albums on this label Records label, which emerged as the greatest archeological team of Polish recorded music. It is hard to imagine how this kind of music was conceived and recorded behind the Iron Curtain, almost completely isolated from the exposure to this kind of music at the time. For researchers and lovers of Polish music scene this is a true revelation. Warmly recommended!

Updated: 08/05/2023Posted: 12/09/2020

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