Myrczek & Schmidt Quintet - Młynarski. Bynajmniej.

A new extraordinary musical project by Wojciech Myrczek and Piotr Schmidt setting some of the best-loved songs by the late Polish bard Wojciech Młynarski in fresh jazz arrangements, featuring Krzysztof Herdzin on the piano and the Aukso string orchestra.

Wojciech Myrczek - vocals

Piotr Schmidt - trumpet

Krzysztof Herdzin - piano

Mino Cinelu - percussion instruments

Andrzej Święs - double bass

Sebastian Frankiewicz - drums

AUKSO Chamber Orchestra of the City of Tychy’. conductor Marek Moś.

Krzysztof Herdzin - arrangements except:

Lubię Wrony, Taka Piosenka Taka Ballada, Podstaje mnie Wolne Numery - Sabina Meck

Mino Cinelu performs in the songs: Bynajmniej, Księżyc nad Kościeliskiem, Lubię Wrony, Jeżeli przyznać się odważysz, Moje Ulubione Drzewo.

Fresh arrangements and masters of sound and mood in the line-up, paired with Wojciech Młynarski’s lyrics, promise poetic pleasure and sublime stimulation, guaranteed to stay with you for a long time!

Heartfelt thanks to Michał Kalita for his involvement in creating this project, great musical ideas, an open mind and positive energy! We also thank you for the financial support! Michał was the creative spark behind this album and without him this music would not have existed.

Produced by Piotr Schmidt, Michał Kalita

Musical Production: Michał Kalita, Piotr Schmidt, Wojciech Myrczek, Krzysztof Herdzin, Sabina Meck, Maciej Stach

Recorded in July & September 2024 at Maq Records Studio & Radio Katowice

Mixed & Mastered by Maciej Stach

Sound Engineer: Maciej Stach

Cover design / painting: Tomasz Olszewski

REVIEWS:

Wojtek Myczek's wonderful interpretations, also in terms of acting. Relaxation and a large dose of humor (verbal, stage and musical). Fireworks in solos. (...) Standing ovation and an additional encore. The concert sold out a month earlier, special guests in the hall, including the sponsor, the originator of the album Michał Kalita, and also Andrzej Seweryn, who was delighted. We were all delighted. Not at all, very much so.

- Paweł Brodowki, Editor-in-Chief of Jazz Forum (quote from his post on FB).

Andrzej Seweryn did not hide his delight at the interpretations of Wojtek Młynarski's songs, especially at what Wojtek Myrczek showed, musically and in terms of acting, because it is close to him. Gesture, facial expressions, diction, articulation. This is a rarity in the world of jazz. Młynarski's texts are a treasure trove of Polish culture and a historical testimony of that era. "If it weren't for the texts of Młynarski and Osiecka, we would only know about the 1960s, a little earlier and later, from PRL accounts."

- Paweł Brodowki, also quoting Andrzej Seweryn (quote from a post on FB, after the premiere concert at the Jassmine club on 4.12.2024).

Bravo, bravo, bravo. For the idea and for the execution. Very good in every aspect.
- Krzysztof Komorek, Cultural Report

full review:
https://polskaplyta-polskamuzyka.pl/2024/12/05/myrczek-schmidt-quintet-m...

Myrczek & Schmidt Quintet masterfully interpret Młynarski's classics, giving them a new quality without losing the timeless value characteristic of these songs. The album can be treated as a tribute to the master of words and melody, who still inspires, and the jazz language of this interpretation reopens the door to his musical legacy.

- Łukasz Dębkowski, portal: polskaplyta-polskamuzyka.pl

full review:

https://polskaplyta-polskamuzyka.pl/2024/12/05/myrczek-schmidt-quintet-m...

Wojciech Myrczek – the Polish Frank Sinatra, is an artist considered by many the best contemporary Polish jazz vocalist, having come first in the Jazz Top polls in the Vocalist of the Year category for the last 8 years. Winner of, among others, 1st place and the audience award at the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in Switzerland (2013) or the Grand Prix in the international Jazz Voices 2011 competition in Lithuania. He has three solo albums to his credit and has collaborated with many outstanding musicians, presenting his skills at international jazz festivals. His vocal style combines swing tradition with modern elements, and in singing he uses both lyrics and scat.

Piotr Schmidt – a leading Polish jazz trumpeter, band leader and music producer. Winner of many awards, Doctor of Musical Arts, academic lecturer, recognized as the Best Trumpeter of 2023 according to Jazz Top magazine Jazz Forum. In addition, Schmidt has released 17 original albums and collaborated with such giants as: Leszek Możdżer, Mino Cinelu, Aaron Parks, Walter Smith III, Harish Raghavan, Matthew Stevens, Alex Hutchings, Jonathan Barber, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski, Zbigniew Namysłowski and Włodzimierz Nahorny. He is also the artistic director of the SJRecords record label (www.sjrecords.eu).

Krzysztof Herdzin - Professor of Musical Arts, pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, record producer, author of the orchestration of Jan A.P. Kaczmarek's Academy Award-winning music for the film Finding Neverland in 2005. He has conducted over 40 orchestras and collaborated with almost all the biggest Polish stars of song and jazz. Among his accolades are the 2012 Fryderyk in the jazz composer / arranger of the year category; the 2014 Polish Radio Three’s Mateusz Award in the lifetime achievement category; and the 2015 Silver Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.

Mino Cinelu - French drummer who gained world fame performing with Miles Davis. He collaborated with many renowned artists, such as Weather Report, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock or Wayne Shorter, in Poland with Anna Maria Jopek or Marek Napiórkowski. An innovator with an extraordinary personality on stage. His playing hypnotizes, enriches and enchants.

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