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BARTOSZ HADALA ~ THREE SHORT STORIES NOT ON LABEL ~ POLAND ~ Jazz Recorded: 2020 Released: 2020 This is an album by Polish (resident in Canada) Jazz pianist / composer Bartosz HadalaFind albums by this artist recorded with an international team of musicians, which includes saxophonists Luis DenizFind albums by this artist and Kelly JeffersonFind albums by this artist, guitarist Eric St-LaurentFind albums by this artist, bass guitarists Brad CheesemanFind albums by this artist and Michael ManringFind albums by this artist, accordionist Joao FradeFind albums by this artist and drummer Marito MarquesFind albums by this artist. The album presents twelve original compositions, all by the leader, all excellently recorded with a clear sound quality and separation, worthy of Hi-Fi enthusiasts. The music is mainstream modern Jazz with a twist, with clear melodic themes and often unusual rhythmic meters, which at times delicately flirts with Funk and Fusion, but is all well-constructed and perfectly coherent, despite offering quite unusual sound and ambience. The music is distinctly different from the American Jazz tradition, and sounds fresh and inviting. Hadala plays both acoustic piano and keyboards, with great skill and sensitivity. St-Laurent, is a veteran with superb skill and great diversity. The saxophonists add fine solos on selected tracks. Manring plays a wonderful solo bass guitar prologue track and Frade adds accordion on the epilogue track. The rhythm section sounds very contemporary and vigorous and supports the team without being overbearing, handling the difficult rhythmic challenges with elegance. Overall, this is a fine modern Jazz album, with excellent compositions and superb musicianship, which should make every Jazz enthusiast happy and offer an interesting listening experience, often quite surprising and unlike the worn out mainstream Jazz patterns. Definitely worth to be discovered.

Updated: 02/01/2022Posted: 02/01/2022

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