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TOMASZ STANKO ~ TOO PEE NEW EDITION 87025 (Barcode: 614511738224) ~ POLAND ~ Jazz Recorded: 1993 Released: 2005 This is a reissue of the album originally released under the title "Suite TalkFind albums with this title" on the ITMFind albums on this label label, which captures the wonderful meeting between the Polish Jazz trumpet virtuoso / composer Tomasz StankoFind albums by this artist and two German Jazz players: reedman Michael RiesslerFind albums by this artist and bassist Manfred BründlFind albums by this artist. The trio performs a set of eight original compositions in a wonderful atmosphere of mutual respect, conversation and above all listening to each other. Stanko´s "sharp" trumpet and Riessler´s "soft" bass clarinet harmonize beautifully, with Bründl´s bass providing the pulsating rhythmic support. These players are all completely open to every musical possibility, that the music they make is a magnificent expression of freedom, without being chaotic or messy. After all this is Free Jazz and Improvised Music, but with an openness towards melody and self-imposed restriction toward form. Stanko is in top form, with renewed energies, which characterize his early 1990s output, revitalized and as always exceptionally creative. It´s excellent to have this superb album back in circulation and anybody who missed it the first time around should definitely avoid the same mistake again. Brilliant stuff!

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