Niemen vol. 1

by Czes艂aw Niemen

Niemen vol. 1 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Polskie Nagrania Muza
  • Country: Poland
  • Length: 1:10:20
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Abandoning conventional song structures, the Polish visionary collaborated with avant-garde double bassist Helmut Nadolski and members of SBB for this profoundly challenging double album. The deeply atmospheric recordings are dominated by haunting spoken-word poetry, extended free-jazz improvisations, and dissonant electronic noise. It represents the absolute pinnacle of his uncompromising experimental period.

Genres

Descriptors: dissonant, improvisation, instrumental, progressive, experimental, electronic, orchestral, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Requiem dla Van Gogha (17:39)
  2. Sariusz (3:12)
  3. Inicja艂y (12:56)
  4. Marionetki (4:09)
  5. Piosenka dla zmar艂ej (13:56)
  6. Z pierwszych wa偶niejszych odkry膰 (9:22)
  7. Ptaszek (1:13)
  8. Com uczyni艂 (7:50)

Credits

  • Cannonball Adderley - primary artist, alto saxophone
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Jimmy Cobb - drums
  • Junior Mance - piano, written-by [uncredited]
  • Nat Adderley - trumpet
  • Tadd Dameron - written-by
  • Bob Haggart - written-by
  • Johnny Burke - written-by

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