Michal&urbaniak

Michal Urbaniak feat. Urszula Dudziak - Smiles Ahead (1977) Reissue 2012, Special Edition

Michal Urbaniak feat. Urszula Dudziak - Smiles Ahead (1977) Reissue 2012, Special Edition
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Genre: Jazz Fusion | Label: UBX Urbaniak Masters Series | # UBX 1018 | Time: 00:43:35

Polish violinist, saxophonist and composer Michal Urbaniak played a major role in the development of jazz fusion in the 1970s and 80s. While working in Scandinavia in the 1960’s he met his future wife, Polish singer Urszula Dudziak and formed the foundation of what would later become the group that would stamp its imprint on the jazz world, Michal Urbaniak’s Fusion. Urbaniak moved to New York in 1973. His popularity on the NY scene garnered him a contract with Columbia records and concerts at the Village Vanguard and Carnegie Hall. Blending music from his Polish and European roots with the funk and fusion of the Big Apple impelled American and international jazz musicians to experiment with mixing various ethnic musical forms with jazz.

Urbaniak - Urbaniak (1977) Reissue 2008  Music

Posted by Designol at June 18, 2022
Urbaniak - Urbaniak (1977) Reissue 2008

Urbaniak - Urbaniak (1977)
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Jazz Fusion | Label: Inner City Records | # IC 1036 | Time: 00:43:35

Polish violinist Michal Urbaniak was already well known in Europe, and somewhat famous in America, with five previous overtly commercial efforts for the Columbia and Arista labels. This album for Inner City Records showcases a much more substantive, energetic, and contemporary type of jazz music perfectly suited for the fusion-oriented '70s. With wife Urszula Dudziak singing and Zbigniew Namyslowski playing alto sax in a David Sanborn-type dialect, these three form a hummable, tuneful front line whose symmetry and sonic footprint are hard to resist. Aside from the lead performers, fans of Kenny Kirkland should take note of his presence on this album, one of his earliest works. Kirkland plays brilliantly here on Fender Rhodes electric piano, Polymoog, and miniMoog synthesizers, buoying and supporting the others in bright dimensions and shimmering tones. Though adept at the straight-ahead mainstream style, R&B-oriented jazz-rock fusion is at the equally delightful and danceable core of Urbaniak's music.

Michal Urbaniak - Michal Urbaniak (1981) {Headfirst}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 28, 2017
Michal Urbaniak - Michal Urbaniak (1981) {Headfirst}

Michal Urbaniak - Michal Urbaniak (1981) {Headfirst}
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Started his career in Poland and Scandinavia in the 1960's and formed the Michał Urbaniak Group in Poland in 1969. Emigrated to the USA in 1973, and formed Fusion in 1974. Has worked as a session musician with many jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and Miles Davis.

Michal Urbaniak - Manhattan Man (1992) {Milan America}  Music

Posted by tiburon at July 1, 2017
Michal Urbaniak - Manhattan Man (1992) {Milan America}

Michal Urbaniak - Manhattan Man (1992) {Milan America}
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Genre: Fusion

One never knows what to expect from violinist Michal Urbaniak, who has recorded bop, free jazz, funk and junk throughout his career with equal enthusiasm. Unfortunately, funk and junk are the main course on this CD, particularly during its first half. An odd collection, the set features plenty of electronic percussion and aimless grooves along with a few worthwhile moments. Urbaniak is overdubbed on strings, keyboards and saxophones but buries most of his guests under the mechanical percussion, including harmonica great Toots Thielemans on "Manhattan Man" and an otherwise acoustic trio featuring pianist Herbie Hancock on "Paris Groove."
Larry Coryell & Michal Urbaniak - A Quiet Day In Spring (1985) {SteepleChase}

Larry Coryell & Michal Urbaniak - A Quiet Day In Spring (1985) {SteepleChase}
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Genre: Fusion, Post-Bop

Although originally associated with fusion and then acoustic explorations, Larry Coryell has often shown that he can play practically any style. This little-known set finds him jamming with violinist Michal Urbaniak and bassist Jesper Lundgaard in a trio. Although the music is generally straight-ahead, all seven of the selections were composed by either Coryell or Urbaniak, and the music is never all that predictable.

Michal Urbaniak - Atma (2014)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at May 29, 2018
Michal Urbaniak - Atma (2014)

Michal Urbaniak - Atma (2014)
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Polish Jazz, Funk Jazz | Label: Agora S.A.

Legendarny, amerykański album Michała Urbaniaka "Atma" to nadzwyczajna fuzja nowoczesnego, elektronicznego jazzu, swingujących rytmów latynoskiej bossa novy oraz tradycyjnego polskiego folkloru, później samplowana przez takich gigantów hip-hopu, jak Beastie Boys, Common czy Madlib. Michał Urbaniak, wirtuoz skrzypiec i saksofonu, wraz z Urszulą Dudziak i znakomitym zespołem zdołał swoją muzyką przebić się na wyżyny europejskiej sceny jazzowej oraz zainteresować nią wytwórnie w USA.

Michal Urbaniak - Some Other Blues (1994) {SteppleChase}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Sept. 26, 2020
Michal Urbaniak - Some Other Blues (1994) {SteppleChase}

Michal Urbaniak - Some Other Blues (1994) {SteppleChase}
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Genre: Fusion, Post-Bop

Polish born jazz violinist Michal Urbaniak needs no introduction. Even before he moved to New York 20 years ago, he was already one of the hippest jazz stars performing with his own band at the major clubs and festivals in Europe. This is Michal’s 4th leader CD for SteepleChase. Here in the company of splendid rhythm section of Kikoski, Peter and Kenny Washington, Urbaniak’s violin swings freely.

Michal Urbaniak - Urbanator (1994) {Hip Bop Records}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Oct. 12, 2019
Michal Urbaniak - Urbanator (1994) {Hip Bop Records}

Michal Urbaniak - Urbanator (1994) {Hip Bop Records}
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Hip Hop

The international project of Michał Urbaniak, which was created in New York and published by the Hip Bop Records. Urbanator established his position on the American music stage.

Michal Urbaniak - Fusion (1974) {Columbia}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Oct. 12, 2019
Michal Urbaniak - Fusion (1974) {Columbia}

Michal Urbaniak - Fusion (1974) {Columbia}
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Genre: Fusion

Polish violinist Michal Urbaniak’s recording Fusion was aptly named. Riding a wave of jazz-rock music, Urbaniak produced this enigmatic recording at once lyrical and noisy. Fusion is made up of seven originals, six of Urbaniak’s and one of keyboard player Wojciech Karolak. This music is percussion intensive and keyboard heavy. All compositions are very Rock oriented. Urbaniak’s violin is played with a variety of electronic modifications including phase shift and wah-wah. Urbaniak’s compositions contain Eastern European influences. The effect of these Eastern European tonalities results in an influence similar to Katchaturian scales in John Coltrane’s “sheets of sound”. This disc would be of interest to the generation following Urbaniak’s, listeners who are listening backwards to see where today’s music originally came from.

Michal Urbaniak Group - Inactin' (1973)  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 2, 2021
Michal Urbaniak Group - Inactin' (1973)

Michal Urbaniak Group - Inactin' (1973)
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Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Vocal Jazz

This is a reissue of the second album recorded for the small German label Spiegelei by the ensemble headed by Polish Jazz saxophonist / violinist / composer Michal Urbaniak. The ensemble included also Urbaniak's wife at the time, vocalist Urszula Dudziak, keyboardist Adam Makowicz, bassist Roman Dylag, drummer Czeslaw Bartkowski and Yugoslav percussionist Branislav Kovacev. The album includes seven tracks, all composed by Urbaniak. This album has several similarities to the live album Urbaniak and his ensemble recorded in 1973 in Poland, released as part of the legendary Polish Jazz series (Vol. 36) and entitled "In Concert", which in retrospect was one of Polish Jazz most significant and pivotal recordings and a giant milestone towards the discovery of Jazz-Rock Fusion on the local scene.