Krzysztof Ścierański - Night Lakes (2014)

1 	Petite Fleur
2 	W Niebiesiech
3 	Night Lakes
4 	Summer 69
5 	Telecountry
6 	Coffee With Salt
7 	Dedykacja
8 	Obsession
9 	Menel Blues
10 	Blue Jam
11 	Evora
12 	Ołów

Bass Guitar – Krzysztof Ścierański
Drums – Przemysław Kuczyński, Michał Dąbrówka
Electric Guitar – Krzysztof Ścierański, Marek Napiórkowski
Keyboards – Michał Łyczek, Witold Janiak, Zbigniew Jakubek
Percussion – Thomas Celis Sanchez
Saxophone – Michał Kobojek
Vibraphone – Bernard Maseli
Vocals – Regi Wooten, Grażyna Łobaszewska

In the liner notes attached to this album Polish Jazz electric bass virtuoso Krzysztof Scieranski confesses that his initial dream was to become a guitarist and the fact that he became Poland´s bass guitar legend is, as often happens in life, a matter of circumstances and of course the fact that his brother already played guitar. One way or another, the audiences had the pleasure of enjoying his superb performances for four decades now. This album is primarily a realization of a dream where Scieranski could play guitar in addition to his already legendary bass routine. He is accompanied on this album by a core trio: saxophonist Michal Kobojek, keyboardist Michal Lyczek, drummer Przemyslaw Kuczynski and a few other musicians. Two tracks (the opening and closing ones) also include vocals. The album presents twelve original compositions, all by Scieranski.

The music is a mixture of relatively uncomplicated Smooth Jazz tunes, ranging between Jazz-Rock Fusion and almost Popish signatures, all very melodic and well structured harmonically. The tunes are definitely much more solid than most if not all the material found on Smooth Jazz recordings. There is something for everybody here and all of it is slick and pleasurable, so I wouldn´t be surprised if this album becomes very popular indeed among listeners of all ages and musical persuasions.

The performances are all excellent from start to finish. These are all highly skilled and professional musicians and one should expect nothing less than technical perfection. Absurdly, although Scieranski plays some great guitar licks, it is his bass playing that is the most impressive, especially when he uses the fretless bass. He actually plays guitar on only about half of the tracks.

To summarize this is an excellently executed Smooth Jazz album, which includes a collection of tunes that are much stronger that the usual stuff one finds on that type of releases. Scieranski is a virtuoso by any standard and this album is simply another proof of the fact that he is simply great in any environment. And yes, he can play the guitar as well, which nobody can deny!

Music for fast red cars, long haired blondes and sunny beaches… California here we come! ---Adam Baruch, adambaruch.com

Krzysztof Ścierański, wybitny polski basista, gra koncerty i nagrywa płyty z czołowymi muzykami improwizującymi naszego kraju. Znany jest także z fascynujących recitali, jakie od wielu lat wykonuje publicznie. Stanowi klasę samą dla siebie. Jest doskonały w każdym stylu nieklasycznym, ale na swoim autorskim krążku preferuje smooth jazz. Ten z najwyższej półki. Taki, który tworzył Jaco Pastorius, i taki, który proponują nadal m.in. The Yellowjackets, Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Tom Scott i Marcus Miller. Ten smooth jazz zawiera elementy jazzu (także rocka, latino i funky), a do tego wymaga jeszcze największych umiejętności wykonawczych. Prezentujące go utwory są zawsze doskonale skomponowane i po mistrzowsku zaaranżowane. I tylko pozornie są nieskomplikowane, bo słucha się ich z przyjemnością i inspirują nastroje optymistyczne.

Krzysztof Ścierański jest autorem wszystkich dwunastu kompozycji znajdujących się na „Night Lakes”. Stanowią one znaczące spektrum smoothjazzowych odwołań stylistycznych i wyrazowych. Ów kanon estetyczny wszyscy zaproszeni przez Ścierańskiego do współpracy wykonawcy tworzą w sposób doskonały. Oczywiście sam lider ma tu najwięcej do zaoferowania. Ale brawa należą się wszystkim. ---Piotr Kałużny, jazzforum.com.pl

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