Janusz Zdunek 4 Syfon - Baterie

Janusz Zdunek 4 Syfon
Baterie

Label: NotTwo, 2002
Catalogue No: MW 730-2
Format: CD

Tracks:

1. I Love You (Janusz Zdunek) [06:24]
2. Block (Jacek Buhl) [04:19]
3. New Batteries (Krzysztof Gruse) [00:35]
4. Coda Be be (Janusz Zdunek) [03:24]
5. Smell Of A Rabbit (Janusz Zdunek) [03:40]
6. Boards & Cardboard (Jacek Buhl) [03:52]
7. Kattorna (Krzysztof Komeda) [06:18]
8. Uno (Janusz Zdunek) [03:53]
9. New Batteries (Krzysztof Gruse) [01:02]
10. A Melody (trad.) [04:36]
11. It Is My Life (Janusz Zdunek) [07:33]
12. Boards Cardboard & Ice (Jacek Buhl) [02:58]
13. Be Be Cia Cia (Janusz Zdunek) [08:20]
14. New Batteries (Krzysztof Gruse) [00:41]
15. What An Amount (Wladyslaw Refling) [05:05]

Line-up:

Performed by:
Janusz Zdunek - trumpet, boice, cock from a fair
Tomasz Glazik - tenor saxophone
Wladyslaw Refling - bass guitar, voice
Jacek Buhl - drums, percussion
Krzysztof Gruse - voice
Joanna Zadora - voice
Grzegorz Kazmierczak - voice
Damian Daniewski - accordion, voice

Recorded:

12.05. and 16.05.2001, Bydgoszcz, Sanatorium Studio

About:

Janusz Zdunek - the trumpeter and composer graduated Music Academy in Bydgoszcz. Since 1992 closely tied with club Trytony in Bydgoszcz, since 1994 with Mózg (the Brain), important place of jazz map in Poland. Member of one of the most innovative Polish bands of 1990s - Mazzoll & Arhythmic Perfection band (Mazzoll, JZ, Slawomir Janicki, Tomasz Gwincinski, Jacek Majewski), with whom he extensively toured and recorded albums: A, Out Out To Lunch, Rozmowy s catem, One, Single 3.

In 1996 Janusz creates an experimental Trio Syfon (JZ, Wladyslaw Refling, Jacek Buhl), which one year later becomes a quartet 4 Syfon (+ Tomasz Glazik), and in 2003 a quintet 5 Syfon (+ dj SynKopa). Syfon have toured Poland, Germany, Austria and France, and released albums: Jestem w kinie, To Prawda, Baterie, New Tango.

In 2004 Janusz makes a project Marienburg (JZ, Irek Kaczmar, Rafal Baca), an electric trio trumpet-bass-drums going beyond the area of folk, free jazz and rock. Project Marienburg published albums: Pop Dom (2007) and Miasto Nic (2008).

Since 1997 Janusz has been cooperating with the moving force of Polish rock scene Kazik Staszewski with whom he recorded albums Melassa, Melodie Kurta Weilla, Piosenki Toma Waitsa, Czterdziesty pierwszy, Los sie musi odmienic. Janusz's cooperation with Kazik encompasses his participation in concerts and recordings of Kazik's cult band Kult (Kazik Staszewski, Janusz Grudzinski, Piotr Morawiec, Wojciech Jablonski, Ireneusz Werenski, Tomasz Goehs, JZ, Tomasz Glazik, Jaroslaw Wazny). Albums: Ostateczny krach systemu korporacji, Salon Recreativo, Poligono Industrial. In 2005 started project Buldog (Piotr Wieteska, Wojciech Jablonski, Syn Stanislawa, Adam Swedera, Kazik Staszewski, JZ, Tomasz Glazik), which released albums Singiel and Plyta.

Janusz Zdunek is also a composer of soundtracks to several movies, including Byc, Trebacz, Bellissima, Dwie stówy z montazem, Pokonać siebie, Flesh And The Devil, Autonaprawa. He cooperated with other composers and recorded music for: I co wy na to Galuszko, Rozdroze Cafe.