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RockalternoThe series was launched in 1964 by the only record company active in Poland at the time, the State-owned Polskie Nagrania (Polish Recordings) and released under the company’s main label “Muza”. Its instigators were Ryszard Sielicki (label’s artistic director) and Andrzej Karpinski (label’s executive producer). The great Polish photographer / graphic designer Marek Karewicz was responsible for most of the photographs appearing on the covers and the design of the cover art itself of the individual albums in the series. Albums continued to be released as a part of the series until the end of 1989, and during the 26 years of its existence, the series amounted to 76 releases, a staggering amount of music by any standard.
Die Reihe stellte die wichtigsten polnischen Jazzmusiker vor – und umfasste einige der schönsten Jazzalben Europas, ganz besonders in den Sechziger Jahren. Bei Muza erschienen auch anderen Jazz-Alben, die nicht in der Numerierung erwähnt werden, aber an sich auch mit dazugehören – über die habe ich nun aber nicht den Überblick. Auf Discogs findet man z.B. rasch Alben von den Novi Singers (die mich nicht interessieren), mir selbst sind ein paar von Jerzy Milian, dem Vibraphonisten (Vol. 17) bekannt.
Auf CD sind einige Alben bei Power Bros. (mit hässlichen neuen Covern) und ein paar andere bei Anex, jeweils in Zusammenarbeit mit Muza/Polskie Nagrania, erschienen – auch da habe ich nicht wirklich einen Überblick, das meiste, was ich kenne, verdanke ich einem holländischen Freund, der an der Nordsee lebt und der einige Zeit lang bei einem Plattenhändler immer wieder mit „Stoff“ aus Polen, der DDR, der Tschechoslowakei versorgt wurde (über ihn lernte ich auch den grossartigen Ianci Körössy kennen, den Mann mit den vielen Namen), und er hat sich auch all die Anex-CDs geholt, als man das noch konnte (selbst habe ich das völlig verpennt und heute gibt’s auch die CDs meist nur noch für Mondpreise, wenigstens die aus der hübschen Anex-Serie).
Es gibt natürlich bei einem Staats-Monopol (das wohl nicht selten über Existenzen entschied, auch wenn der Jazz es in Polen vergleichsweise besser hatte, soweit ich das weiss) immer auch negative Aspekte:
RockalternoOf course the fact that Polskie Nagrania were a State-owned monopoly had its implications; some of Poland’s great musicians, especially those who were associated with anti-government political affiliations, were never included as part of the series. Others, especially those more avant-garde inclined, with less social skills and “elbows” were also ignored. Obviously ego trips, personal preferences and other typical human relationships feuds also played part in the overall decision making, as to who’s going to be recorded and included in the series, which resulted in somewhat uneven artistic level / aesthetic quality of the music. Some of the wrongs that were made at the time were later vindicated, others remind unrepaired. In retrospect one must admit that the series managed to achieve infinitely more positive things for Polish Jazz than the collateral damage it caused.
Andrzej Kurylewicz Quintet – Go Right – Polish Jazz [Vol. 0] (1963)
Warsaw Stompers – New Orleans Stompers – Polish Jazz Vol. 1 (1965)
Andrzej Kurylewicz – Polish Radio Big Band – Polish Jazz Vol. 2 (1965)
[Jan „Ptaszyn“ Wroblewski -] Polish Jazz Quartet – Polish Jazz Vol. 3 (1965)
The Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet – Polish Jazz Vol. 4 (1965)
Komeda Quintet – Astigmatic – Polish Jazz Vol. 5 (1966)
Zbigniew Namysłowski Quartet – Polish Jazz Vol. 6 (1966)
The Ragtime Jazz Band – Polish Jazz Vol. 7 (1966)
Jazz Band Ball Orchestra – Polish Jazz Vol. 8 (1966)
Janusz Zabiegliński and His Swingtet – Polish Jazz Vol. 9 (1967)
Laureaci Festiwalu Jazz Nad Odrą – Polish Jazz Vol. 10 (1967)
The Andrzej Trzaskowski Sextet – Seant – Polish Jazz Vol. 11 (1967)
Hagaw – Do You Love Hagaw? – Polish Jazz Vol. 12 (1967)
NOVI – Bossa Nova – Polish Jazz Vol. 13 (1967)
Andrzej Kurylewicz Quintet – Ten + Eight / 10+8 – Polish Jazz Vol. 14 (1967)
The Włodzimierz Nahorny Trio – Heart – Polish Jazz Vol. 15 (1968)
Old Timers with Sandy Brown – Polish Jazz Vol. 16 (1969)
Jerzy Milian Trio – Baazaar – Polish Jazz Vol. 17 (1969)
High Society – High Society – Polish Jazz Vol. 18 (1969)
Jazz Studio Orchestra of the Polish Radio – Polish Jazz Vol. 19 (1969)
JJ 69 – New Faces in Polish Jazz – Polish Jazz Vol. 20 (c. 1970)
Krzysztof Sadowski – Krzysztof Sadowski and His Hammond Organ – Polish Jazz Vol. 21 (1970)
Tomasz Stanko Quintet – Music for K – Polish Jazz Vol. 22 (1970)
Old Metropolitan Band – Time Machine – Polish Jazz Vol. 23 (1971)
Michal Urbaniak’s Group – Live Recording – Polish Jazz Vol. 24 (1971)
Mieczysław Kosz – Reminiscence – Polish Jazz Vol. 25 (1971)
Paradox – Drifting Feather – Polish Jazz Vol. 26 (1971)
Mieczysław Mazur – Rag Swing Time – Polish Jazz Vol. 27 (1971)
Stodoła Big-Band – Let’s Swing Again – Polish Jazz Vol. 28 (1971)
Old Timers, Sami Swoi, Old Metropolitan Band, High Society – Tribute to Armstrong – Polish Jazz Vol. 29 (1972)
Old Timers – Hold the Line – Polish Jazz Vol. 30 (1972)
Marianna Wróblewska – Sound of Marianna Wróblewska - Polish Jazz Vol. 31 (1972)
Sami Swoi – Circus – Polish Jazz Vol. 32 (1972)
Zbigniew Namyslowski – Winobranie – Polish Jazz Vol. 33 (1973)
Jazz Carriers – Carry On! – Polish Jazz Vol. 34 (1973)
Adam Makowicz – Unit – Polish Jazz Vol. 35 (1973)
Michał Urbaniak Constellation – In Concert – Polish Jazz Vol. 36 (1973)
All Stars After Hours – Night Jam Session in Warsaw 1973 – Polish Jazz Vol. 37 (1973)
Jazz Band Ball Orchestra – Home – Polish Jazz Vol. 38 (1974)
Tomasz Stanko – Twet – Polish Jazz Vol. 39 (1974)
Jan „Ptaszyn“ Wróblewski, Wojciech Karolak – Mainstream – Polish Jazz Vol. 40 (1973)
old Washboard – Live at the Stodoła Club – Polish Jazz Vol. 41 (1974)
Czesław Gładkowski & Krzysztof Zgraja – Alter Ego – Polish Jazz Vol. 42 (1974)
Adam Makowicz – Live Embers – Polish Jazz Vol. 43 (1975)
Old Timers / Marianna Wróblewska – Meeting – Polish Jazz Vol. 44 (1975)
Spisek Sześciu – Complot of Six – Polish Jazz Vol. 45 (1975)
Zbigniew Namysłowski Quintet – Kujaviak Goes Funky – Polish Jazz Vol. 46 (1975)
Krzysztof Sadowski and His Group – Three Thousands Points – Polish Jazz Vol. 47 (1975)
Extra Ball – Birthday – Polish Jazz Vol. 48 (1976)
Laboratorium – Modern Pentathlon – Polish Jazz Vol. 49 (1976)
Czesław Bartkowski – Drums Dream – Polish Jazz Vol. 50 (1976)
Vistula River Brass Band – Entertainer – Polish Jazz Vol. 51 (1977)
Big Band Katowice – Music for My Friends – Polish Jazz Vol. 52 (1978)
Marianna Wróblewska – Feelings – Polish Jazz Vol. 53 (1978)
Janusz Muniak Quintet – Question Mark – Polish Jazz Vol. 54 (1978)
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski Quartet – Flyin‘ Lady – Polish Jazz Vol. 55 (1978)
Swing Session – Polish Jazz Vol. 56 (1978)
Old Timers with Wild Bill Davison – Polish Jazz Vol. 57 (1979)
Laboratorium – Quasimodo – Polish Jazz Vol. 58 (1979)
Extra Ball – Go Ahead – Polish Jazz Vol. 59 (1979)
Jazz Band Ball Orchestra – Tribute To Duke Ellington – Polish Jazz Vol. 60 (1979)
Sun Ship – Follow Us Polish Jazz Vol. 61 (1980)
Kazimierz Jonkisz Quintet – Tiritaka – Polish Jazz Vol. 62 (1981)
Stanisław Sojka – Blublula – Polish Jazz Vol. 63 (1981)
Krzysztof Zgraja – Laokoon – Polish Jazz Vol. 64 (1984 [?])
Ewa Bem with Swing Session – Be A Man – Polish Jazz Vol. 65 (1981)
Wojciech Kamiński – Open Piano – Polish Jazz Vol. 66 (1982)
Sami Swoi – The Locust – Polish Jazz Vol. 67 (1980)
Vistula River Brass Band – Old Jazz Road – Polish Jazz Vol. 68 (1982)
Tomasz Stanko – Music 81 – Polish Jazz Vol. 69 (1982)
Henryk Robert Majewski Sextet – Continuation – Polish Jazz Vol. 70 (1987)
Kazimierz Jonkisz Top Six – Outsider - Polish Jazz Vol. 71 (1987)
Young Power – Polish Jazz Vol. 72 (1987)
Jarosław Śmietana – Sounds & Colours – Polish Jazz Vol. 73 (1987)
Zbigniew Namysłowski The Q – Open – Polish Jazz Vol. 74 (1987)
Prowizorka Jazz Band – Vital – Polish Jazz Vol. 75 (1989)
Lora Szafran – Lonesome Dancer – Polish Jazz Vol. 76 (1989)
Polish Jazz 1946-1956: Post-War Dance Bands – Polish Jazz Archive Series Vol. 1 (1975)
Polish Jazz 1946-1956: Golden Era of the „Melomani“ Group – Polish Jazz Archive Series Vol. 2 (1975)
Polish Jazz 1946-1956: From „Improvising Jazz“ Series – Polish Jazz Archive Series Vol. 3 (1976)
Polish Jazz 1946-1956: Early Polish Jazz Piano Players – Polish Jazz Archive Series Vol. 4 (1976)
:: Links ::
http://www.discogs.com/label/Polish+Jazz
http://www.discogs.com/label/Polish+Jazz+Archive+Series
http://rockalterno70.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/polish-jazz-series-a-historic-perspective/
http://www.cosmicsounds-london.com/shop/RARE/pl/MUZA.html
http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/poland.htm
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