Bartlomiej Brat Oles - Free Drum Suite

Bartlomiej Brat Oles
Free Drum Suite

Label: Not Two, 2004
Catalog No: MW 754-2
Format: CD

Tracks:

1. Space (dedicated to Neil A. Armstrong) [02:50]
2. Radius [02:34]
3. Brush [02:22]
4. Rytmique [03:56]
5. Flats (overdub) [00:47]
6. Drum Doctor [02:03]
7. 2cv [02:46]
8. King is in the Town (dedicated to great great Elvin Jones) [05:05]
9. Water Meditation (dedicated to the memories of Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday & Glenn Gould) [04:57]
10. Black Land I [03:58]
11. Black Land II [01:13]
12. Qosqo [04:03]
13. Blue Bird [08:30]
14. Rain [03:53]

All music by Bartlomiej Oleś

Recorded:

January 24-25, 2004 at HH Poland Studio, Gliwice by Michal Rosicki

Performed by:

Bartlomiej Brat Oleś - drum set, cymbals, tamburine, tenor gong, steel tray, bamboo sticks, spring drum, tingsha, kalimba, bells, birds, gungharoo, accent, jing, cowbells, pipes, flute, dopler orange sticks, and other objects

About the artist:

Bartlomiej Brat Oles (born 1973 in Sosnowiec, Poland) is a jazz and free improvisation drummer, composer and record producer. He is the twin brother of Marcin Oles and Art-director of the Polish independent Jazz Label Fenommedia.
Bartlomiej Brat Oles studied classic percussion at Music High School Łódź. From 1988 he play on drum set. In his career he played with, Kenny Werner, Theo Jorgensmann, David Murray, Erik Friedlander, Chris Speed, Christopher Dell, Herb Robertson, Ken Vandermark, Frank Gratkowski, Simon Nabatov, Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Emmanuelle Somer, Andrzej Przybielski, Mircea Tiberian, Rudi Mahall, Marcin Oles, Mark Taylor, Anthony Coleman, Adam Pieronczyk, Stanley Jordan. Since 2003 he has been a member of the Trio Oles Jörgensmann Oles. The Trio recorded four albums Miniatures, Directions this album was voted by the Polish Internet jazz magazine Diapazon as the "Best Recording of the Year 2005", live in Poznan 2006 and Alchemia. His album recorded like leader with great American pianist Kenny Werner was voted as the "Best Recording of the Year 2006" by Polish Radio. In 2007 he start with brother unique project OlesDUO double bass & drums. He also compose music for theatre and movie.

Reviews:

With an eerie lead in, Oles goes off, sometimes so quiet you forgot he was there. Shortly after you turn the volume up, Oles is blasting through your speakers. He shows a great sense of timing here; not just playing in a certain tempo, but timing when he is going to beat his drums or when he is going to softly lay out a rhythm. You’re bound to be entranced by his songs as they go from mild to wild and explore a full palette of bells, bamboo sticks and even birds. This record puts out a great vibe, like your stereo has got a mind of its own and painted a surreal soundscape. (Michael Puccio, AllAboutJazz)