Maciej Strzelczyk / Jarek Malys / Piotr Rodowicz
Jazz Ballads for Trio

Label: NotTwo (2002)
Catalogue No: MW 742
Format: CD

Polish Jazz Trio performs swings classics.

Tracks:

1. Nature Boy [03:54]
2. I Can't Get Started [07:24]
3. Here's That Rainy Day [05:23]
4. But Not For Me [04:09]
5. Body And Soul [07:40]
6. Makin' Whoopie [04:16]
7. Alice In Wonderland [04:51]
8. In A Sentimental Mood [07:48]
9. How Insensitive [04:03]
10. These Foolish Things [03:47]
11. Laura [04:42]

Performed by:

Maciej Strzelczyk - violin
Jerzy Malys - piano
Piotr Rodowicz - bass

Recorded:

on March 24, 2002 at Radio Lodz Studio, Poland

About the musicians:

Maciej Strzelczyk - violin 
Since many years he considered to be the best polish jazz violinist. He made a debut in 1983 winning the award at the Jazz Juniors Festival. In 1985 he won "The Golden Bow" at the - international Jazz Violinists Festival in Szczecin.  In the next year Maciej got the first prizes at the "Jazz On The Orda" and "Pomerania Autumn" festivals and also the second prizes with his quintet "Set Off" at the Hoeilaart Jazz Festival in Belgium. He works with the top Polish Jazz artists such as: Tomasz Stanko, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Wlodek Nahorny, Kazimierz Jonkisz and many others. Recently he toured several times in Poland with American musicians for example: Philipe Catherine, Robert Irwing III. He recorded many albums: as a leader "Music For M" and "Jobim" with Kazimierz Jonkisz "XYZ", "Outsider", with the saxophonist Namyslowski "The Last Concert", with the trumpeter Tomasz Stanko "A Farewell To Maria", with pianist Wlodek Nahorny - "The songs from Lvov", Szymanowski - "Myths".

Krzysztof Wolinski  -  guitar 
One of the most regarded jazz guitarist and composer in Poland. He made a debut in Guitar duo COMPLETORIUM in 1978 winning the main prize and the Wild Bill Davidson Award at the Gold Washboard Jazz Festival in Warsaw. He toured a lot in western Europe with various artists, beginning multi style musician. Krzysztof also wrote the music for the theatre company in Edinburgh, England. He recorded among the others with altoist Henryk Miskiewicz "Purple Bossa", with guitarist Janusz Strobel "Just Quartet", with pianist Wlodek Nahorny "Their Portrait", with Maciej Strzelczyk "Jobim", with singer Kasia Rodowicz "It's You It's Me", with pianist Janusz Stoklosa "Talk Show Boys" and many others.