
Polish Jazz
Essential Polish Jazz Albums

Astigmatic
Komeda Quintet
1967
Post Bop

Live Recording
Michal Urbaniak's Group
1971
Contemporary Jazz

Music For K
Tomasz Stańko Quintet
1970
Free Jazz

Winobranie
Zbigniew Namysłowski
1973
Avant-garde Jazz

Twet
Tomasz Stańko, Tomasz Szukalski, Edward Vesala, Peter Warren
1974
Free Jazz

Music For My Friends
Big Band Katowice
1978
Jazz-Rock

Three Thousands Points
Krzysztof Sadowski And His Group
1975
Fusion

Modern Pentathlon
Laboratorium
1976
Fusion

Quasimodo
Laboratorium
1979
Contemporary Jazz

Polish Jazz Vol. 4
The Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet
1965
Modal
Best Polish Jazz Albums by Style
Contemporary Jazz

Quasimodo
Laboratorium
1979

Drums Dream
Czesław Bartkowski
1976

Unit
Adam Makowicz
1973

Laokoon
Krzysztof Zgraja
1981

Complot Of Six
Spisek Sześciu
1975
Fusion

Three Thousands Points
Krzysztof Sadowski And His Group
1975

Modern Pentathlon
Laboratorium
1976

Kujaviak Goes Funky
Zbigniew Namysłowski Quintet
1975

Birthday
Extra Ball
1976

Drifting Feather
The Paradoks
1971
Dixieland

New Orleans Stompers
Warsaw Stompers
1965

Jazz Band Ball Orchestra
Jazz Band Ball Orchestra
1966

Do You Love Hagaw?
Hagaw
1967

Circus
Sami Swoi
1972

Old Jazz Road
Vistula River Brass Band
1982
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Artists
| Musician | Instrument | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Henryk Majewski | Trumpet | 10 |
| Czesław Bartkowski | Drums | 9 |
| Tomasz Stańko | Trumpet | 7 |
| Tadeusz Federowski | Drums | 7 |
| Henryk Stefański | Guitar | 6 |
| Zbigniew Jaremko | Tenor Saxophone | 6 |
| Janusz Kozłowski | Bass | 6 |
| Henryk Miśkiewicz | Alto Saxophone | 6 |
| Zbigniew Namysłowski | Alto Saxophone | 6 |
| Mieczysław Mazur | Piano | 5 |
Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Marek A. Karewicz | Design [Sleeve] | 15 |
| Marek A. Karewicz | Design | 14 |
| Ludwik Wiewiórkowski | Liner Notes [Translated By] | 11 |
| Antoni Karużas | Recorded By [Reżyser Nagrania] | 10 |
| Józef Balcerak | Liner Notes | 9 |
| Krystyna Diakon | Engineer [Operator Dźwięku] | 8 |
| Marek A. Karewicz | Design [Proj. Graf.] | 7 |
| Ludwik Wiewiórkowski | Liner Notes [Transl.] | 5 |
| Wojciech Piętowski | Recorded By [Reżyser Nagrania] | 5 |
| Kazimierz Czyż | Liner Notes, Liner Notes [Translated By] | 5 |
Genres & Styles
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 90 | 98.9% |
| Blues | 2 | 2.2% |
| Latin | 1 | 1.1% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 1 | 1.1% |
| Rock | 1 | 1.1% |
| Reggae | 1 | 1.1% |
| Hip Hop | 1 | 1.1% |
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Jazz | 38 | 41.8% |
| Fusion | 11 | 12.1% |
| Dixieland | 10 | 11% |
| Swing | 8 | 8.8% |
| Ragtime | 6 | 6.6% |
| Post Bop | 6 | 6.6% |
| Modal | 5 | 5.5% |
| Hard Bop | 5 | 5.5% |
| Free Jazz | 5 | 5.5% |
| Big Band | 5 | 5.5% |
Releases Timeline
Polish Jazz Discography
Total: 90 releases
| Artist | Album | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Makowicz | Unit | Contemporary Jazz | 1973 |
| Adam Makowicz | Live Embers | Contemporary Jazz | 1975 |
| All Stars After Hours | Night Jam Session In Warsaw 1973 | Contemporary Jazz | 1973 |
| Andrzej Kurylewicz | Polish Radio Big Band | Big Band | 1965 |
| Andrzej Kurylewicz Quintet | Go Right | Hard Bop | 1963 |
| Andrzej Kurylewicz Quintet | 10+8 / Ten+Eight | Modal | 1968 |
| Big Band Katowice | Music For My Friends | Jazz-Rock | 1978 |
| Czesław Bartkowski | Drums Dream | Contemporary Jazz | 1976 |
| Czesław Gładkowski, Krzysztof Zgraja | Alter Ego | Experimental | 1974 |
| Ewa Bem, Swing Session | Be A Man | Swing | 1982 |
| Extra Ball | Birthday | Contemporary Jazz | 1976 |
| Extra Ball | Go Ahead | Contemporary Jazz | 1979 |
| Gold Washboard | Live At The Stodoła Club | 1974 | |
| Hagaw | Do You Love Hagaw? | Dixieland | 1967 |
| Henryk Robert Majewski Sextet | Continuation | Contemporary Jazz | 1987 |
| High Society | High Society | Ragtime | 1970 |
| Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski Quartet | Flyin' Lady | Bop | 1978 |
| Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski Sextet | Komeda. Moja Słodka Europejska Ojczyzna | Contemporary Jazz | 2018 |
| Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Wojciech Karolak | Mainstream | Hard Bop | 1974 |
| Janusz Muniak Quintet | Question Mark | Contemporary Jazz | 1978 |



