The Polish kickass rhythm section of bassist Marcin and drummer Bartlomiej Oles + multi-talented horn player Adam Pieronczyk = the best what happens in Polish Jazz.
Oles / Pieronczyk / Oles
Gray Days
Label: NotTwo, 2001
Catalogue No: MW 726
Format: CD
Tracks:
1. Efts [10:22]
2. Menace [03:13]
3. Brotherhood [13:06]
4. French Friend [07:13]
5. Fair Play [01:38]
6. Gray Days [07:57]
7. Drums Area [01:18]
8. Landscape [03:08]
9. Breathless [07:44]
10. Cold Rain [05:56]
Line-up:
Adam Pieronczyk - tenor and soprano sax
Marcin Oles - acoustic bass
Bartlomiej Brat Oles - drums
Recorded:
arch 1-2, 2001 at Studio Radio TAK, Kielce, Poland.
About the musicians:
Bartłomiej Brat Oleś and Marcin Oleś
Twin brothers Marcin and Bartlomiej Oles (Marcin - bass / Bartlomiej (Brat) -
drums) are some the most unique and creative contemporary European musicians
now. They are also an accomplished composers, producers and authors of
theatrical and film music. Their projects brake jazz stereotype of rhythmic
section and prove that double bass and the drums are sufficient to create music
so complete, full of energy and unusual sounds.
Oles brothers were born on the 4th of January 1973, In Sosnowiec (south of
Poland) in musical family (father was a conductor). Since their first recording
in 2000 they continuously compose, record and perform original music based on a
jazz tradition.
Initially fascinated by jazz-rock and electronic music, in early 1990s their
attention switched to acoustic jazz that resulted in creation of a formation
Custom Quartet with repertoire consisted of jazz standards. After a year the
band transformed into Custom Trio which played mainly music composed by
Barlomiej. Custom Trio, with a line-up Krzysztof Kapel – sax, Marcin – double
bass, Bartlomiej – drums, made its debut in 1999 with an album Mr. Nobody. One
year later the group teamed up with legendary polish trumpet player Andrzej
Przybielski and recorded their second album CT & Andrzej Przybielski Free Bop.
The cooperation was concluded by an album Back Point in 2002.
In 2002 they worked together with Dionizy Piatkowski's festival Era Jazzu, at
the international project, which expanded beyond jazz boundaries. The
Contemporary Quintet was based on work of polish contemporary composers Grazyna
Bacewicz, Witold Lutoslawki and Krzysztof Penderecki, played by German bass
clarinet player Rudi Mahall, Romanian pianist Mircea Tiberian and American
french horn player Mark Taylor.
Between 2001 and 2003 they cooperated with Mikolaj Trzaska, recording albums
Danzinger Strassenmusik (with live street performance), Mikro Music, la Sketch
up and Suite for trio + – with guest appearance French trumpet player Jean-Luc
Cappozzo.
Marcin's double bass solo album examining, interpreting and saluting the work of
Ornette Coleman (Ornette on bass) was released in 2003. Drum solo suite in 12
parts (FreeDrum Suite) by Bartlomiej followed in 2004.
In 2003 they established formation Oles | Jörgensmann | Oles with German
clarinet virtuoso Theo Jörgensmann. The trio extensively performs and recorded
number of albums for NotTwo, Fenomedia and Hat Hut labels.
In 2005 they invited Ken Vandermark into Michal Rosicki's Sonus Studio Lomianki,
and together recorded album of free improvisations titled Ideas.
Their own label - Fenommedia Records, was formed together with Graphic Design
Studio Fenommedia in 2005.
In 2007 a new project was created: Marcin & Bartlomiej Brat Oles Duo – one of
the most original and unique in their career to date. The first album by Duo was
published in 2008 and new one is planned for 2011.
The music of Oles brothers is a sensation not only on Polish but also on
international scale. Their limited to bare essential instrumentation keep their
music in the center what has always been essential for jazz - rhythm. On the
other hand, their music is composed to the much greater degree, and uses ideas
and techniques closer to contemporary chamber music then jazz. Their
improvisations are always engaging, their execution flawless. Their keep pushing
boundaries of free and improvised music.
Adam Pieronczyk
born January 24, 1970 Elblag / Poland) saxophones, zoucra. Leading Polish jazz
saxophone player and one of the most important and creative artists of today’s
jazz scene in Poland. As a leader and member of numerous groups and projects
Pieronczyk: - won the top position in the annual “Jazz Forum” magazine ranking
as The New Hope Of Polish Jazz (1997); - was nominated for the Polish music
award “Fryderyk” as The Best Jazz Artist Of The Year (1997,1998, 2009); – has
been given the prize of the Musician Union in Poland as The Best Artist Of The
Year (1999); - was voted in the main Polish daily newspaper “Gazeta Wyborcza”
one of the most influential jazz musicians in Poland for the XXI century” (
2000); - has been given the jazzfestival prize of Bielsko-Biala Angel Of Jazz
(2003); - won the top position in the annual Jazz Forum magazine ranking as The
Best Soprano Saxophonist Of The Year (from 2003 to 2008).
Adam Pieronczyk has cooperated with: Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Sam Rivers, Archie
Shepp, Bobby McFerrin, Tomasz Stanko, Ted Curson, Anthony Cox, Joey Calderazzo,
Ed Schuller and has performed all over Europe (Poland, Germany, France, Italy,
Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, England, Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia), Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Morocco,
Israel, Brazil and USA.
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