Polish Contemporary Jazz, Bop, Swing
Codec WMA Lossless

Mingus, McCoy, Woody Shaw, Don Cherry, Henderson – a whole galaxy of not only stars of jazz, but of Masters of composition as well. How it’s played! Youth (Janczarski and Jaros) and experience (Siddik and the extraordinary Jonkisz) give the effect of a double-bound synergy. Here we’ll find both unbridled freeform and solid mainstream. A superstar here is also the late Jim Pepper, a native American (descendent of the Kaw tribe through his father, and the Cherokee through his mother) who didn’t just renounce the culture of his birth, but tried to propagate it. His peyote-inspired piece Witchi Tai To is sung on this disc by his colleague from shared bands, Rasul Siddik. Incredible! (For-Tune)

To swoisty kult jazzowego rzemiosła podniesiony do najwyższej rangi i wymagający niemal ascetycznej pracy i uczciwości wobec sztuki. „Contemplation” idealnie wpisuje się w tę stylistykę. Muzyka, w której warto się zapomnieć...

Tracklist:
1. Contemplation  10:28
2. Sweet Love Of Mine  10:20
3. Self-Portrait in Three Colors  06:09
4. Witchi Tai To  05:14
5. Complete Communion  06:13
6. Dedication  11:12
7. Caribbean Fire Dance  08:04

Personnel:
Rasul Siddik - trumpet, flutes, vocal (04)
Borys Janczarski - tenor saxophone
Michał Jaros - double bass
Kazimierz Jonkisz - drums