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  | LUB JAZZTET ~ LAPACZ SNOW
BNB 012 (Barcode: 5903714963263) ~ POLAND ~ Jazz
Recorded: 2021 Released: 2022
This is the debut album by the Polish Lub JazztetFind albums by this artist quintet, which comprises of vocalist Berenika ZiaberFind albums by this artist, saxophonist Miroslaw SaneckiFind albums by this artist, pianist Konrad StankiewiczFind albums by this artist, bassist Bogdan FeliczakFind albums by this artist and drummer Jaroslaw RybkaFind albums by this artist. Trumpeter Patrycjusz GruszeckiFind albums by this artist guests on seven of the eleven tacks the album presents, which are mostly Jazz standards or well-known Polish songs with the exception of the title track, which is an original composition by Gruszecki and the quintet members. The album was recorded at the fabulous Monochrom Studio by Ignacy GruszeckiFind albums by this artist, and offers a wonderful (and very specific) sound (see below).
The music is completely within the mainstream Jazz limits, and sounds very retro, in fact listening to this album brings fond memories of my early childhood, when I heard Jazz (well, almost) for the first time, when my Mother used to take me out for tea and cake (well, coffee for her) at one the posh (for the post WWII Socialist Poland in the early 1950s) coffee houses in town, which remained as the last symbol of the pre-War splendor. This music would fit perfectly some of the old B/W movies made in Poland at the time, or perhaps a contemporary movie about the period?
Of course it would be completely unfair to review this album as a professional Jazz recording, since it is after all an amateurish affair, a work of love and dedication without claiming a professional status. Patrycjusz Gruszecki’s parts are fully professional, obviously, but that is beyond the point here.
Overall, this is lovely album, as long as it is kept in the right framework and state of mind, reflecting a different aspect of the Polish Jazz scene, which almost never gets recorded, but which proves that the love of Jazz is much wider that just the strict circle of musicians and dedicated (if not snobbish) fans. A voice from the past…
| | Updated: 14/08/2022Posted: 14/08/2022 | CD 1 Digipak Recommend To A Friend |
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