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STANISLAW JANASZAK ~ DELUSIONS NOT ON LABEL ~ POLAND ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion Recorded: 2021 Released: 2021 This is the debut album by Polish guitarist / composer Stanislaw JanaszakFind albums by this artist recorded in a classic guitar trio setting with bassist Lukasz GronowskiFind albums by this artist and drummers Marek SkibickiFind albums by this artist or Jakub SzwarcFind albums by this artist. The trio is expanded into a quartet with saxophonist Kacper KrupaFind albums by this artist (on five tracks) or Jaroslaw WisniewskiFind albums by this artist (on one track). The album presents ten tracks, all composed by Janaszak (one inspired by a Classical piece). The music encompasses diverse stylistic references, from Classical, via Jazz, Blues and even Rock influences. Janaszak’s Classical schooling is evident and his guitar playing mannerisms are strongly influenced by his Classical background, which in fact is a whiff of fresh air as far as guitar albums are concerned. The compositions are somewhat hesitant and reflect a searching process, which is not surprising in debut albums. This results in the music shifting gear across genres, without committing to a coherent continuous expression, but again this is probably the effect of trying to find the path of a debut album. Overall, this is quite an unusual guitar album, which shows advanced guitar technique and unconventional compositional approach, with something for every listener to like, obviously especially interesting to guitar aficionados. Definitely worth checking out!

Updated: 26/11/2021Posted: 26/11/2021

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