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  | MARTA WAJDZIK ~ MY PLANET
NOT ON LABEL 001 (Barcode: 5907785040588) ~ POLAND ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion
Recorded: 2019 Released: 2020
This is the debut album by young (eighteen years old) Polish saxophonist / flautist / composer Marta WajdzikFind albums by this artist recorded in a quartet setting with veteran Jazz musicians: keyboardist Pawel TomaszewskiFind albums by this artist, bassist Robert KubiszynFind albums by this artist and drummer Pawel DobrowolskiFind albums by this artist. Zuzanna WajdzikFind albums by this artist (Marta´s sister) adds vocalese on a couple of tracks. The album presents seven original compositions, all by Wajdzik.
The music is all melody based mainstream Jazz, bordering on Fusion due to electric keyboards and bass ambience and dynamic drumming. Some ethnic influences are also present in the music, which offers a nice variety. The compositions are solid and coherent, serving as ideal basis for the extended improvisations and the up-tempo rhythmic character of most of the tunes makes the music flow briskly from one tune to another, offering a pleasant listening experience.
Most of the solo work on the album is performed by the myriad of keyboard instruments, and Tomaszewski´s limitless imagination finds plenty of opportunities to skyrocket. Wajdzik solos sparingly, which is understandable considering her limited experience and technical skills, and she mostly states the melodic themes, leaving the expressive improvisations in the hands of Tomaszewski. The rhythm section is superb all the way, playing respectively in the background with an occasional bass solo, but offering interesting bottom harmony and rhythmic intensity.
One might wonder if the album was not recorded a bit too early as far as Wajdzik is concerned. With all due respect to wunderkinds, their stories usually end in a rather grim manner in the long range. Hopefully this is not the case here and I am anxiously awaiting her real debut sometime in the future.
Overall this is an impressive debut, but not entirely earned by Wajdzik herself and with another team of players might have sounded quite different. Good luck and may the Force be with you young Lady!
| | Updated: 08/08/2020Posted: 08/08/2020 | CD 1 Digipak Recommend To A Friend |
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