Attila Dóra - alto & tenor saxes, G clarinet Rafal Mazur - acoustic bass guitar Mieczyslaw Górka - drums
Recorded:
February 3, 2007 at Park West Studio, Brooklyn, New York
About:
Mieczyslaw Górka is one of the most famous polish drummer. He is co-founder of ensemble „Laboratorium” with which he played untill 1979. Among others he worked with Zbigniew Seifert and Czeslaw Niemen.
Attila Dóra comes from Budapest, Hungary. He had studied math and philosophy and graduated ’buddhist teologian’ in ’The Gate of Knowledge’ college in Budapest. Currently he plays on alto and tenor sax, prepared trumpet and build recycled sound installation with low-fi electronics. Since 2005 he is a guest teacher of Contemporary Dance Academy in Budapest.
Rafal Mazur plays acoustic bass guitars custom built to his own specifications by guitar maker Jerzy Wysocki. He is an organizer of series of presentation of spontaneous art in Kraków and “Meeting of Improvisers” Festival of Improvised Arts.
Reviews:
Ensemble 56 feature Attila Dora on alto & tenor sax & G-clarinet, Rafal Mazur on acoustic bass guitar and Mieczyslaw Gorka on drums & percussion. I can't say that I've heard of any of the members of this fine Polish/Hungarian trio before this disc, but I was quite pleased to hear this disc. Acoustic bass guitars are still pretty rare, but there are a few out there like Jerome Harris, who use those instruments just right. The first track features a finely balanced sax/bass/drums trio playing freely yet extremely focused. Attila squeals and squawks and even sounds like John Zorn when he reaches for the outer regions. Track 2 starts with just solo muted sax, perhaps played into his leg like Louie Belogenis likes to do. It sounds as if the saxist is playing outside with birds chirping away and subtle percussion added as a bit of spice. Much of this involves solo sections which are always fascinating and superbly recorded. The trio does a swell job and knowing when to come in and turn solos into duos or trios. There is a great section on track 3 where Attila plays cautious bass clarinet while Rafal buzzes underneath with some sublime bass drones and Gorka plays skeletal drums around them. All the pieces flow seamlessly into one another and the entire 50+ minute set is an intense joyride throughout. (BLG, Downtown Music Gallery)
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