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1. Narodziny (Birthday) (10:05)
2. Taniec Maryny (Maryna's Dance) (3:30)
3. Bez powrotu (No Return) (2:40)
4. Podr��80; w g��(A Journey to the Mountains) (3:50)
5. Si��ka (The Seven) (6:55)
6. Szczęśliwy nieszczęśliwiec (The Lucky Unlucky Man) (4:05)
7. Blues For Everybody (5:45)
8. Hengelo, Almelo, Deventer (3:20)

Personnel:

Jarosław Śmietana - guitar, leader
Andrzej Olejniczak - tenor and soprano saxophones
Władyslaw Sendecki - piano, el. piano, synthesizer
Jan Cichy - bass
Benedykt Radecki - drums

Recorded in April 1976 at Polskie Nagrania Studio, Warsaw, Poland.

Extraball a polish band plays a technically high level melodic Jazz rock. I like especially the second and fourth track where they use East-European Folk dance themes a la  Bartok with  tricky twisted rhythm work . Coming obviously from the main stream jazz field they switch sometimes from binary to ternary rhythms in the middle of a song. The leader and guitarist Jarosław Śmietana plays a  "un-fusion" like  fluid jazz guitar, often double lead with a synth or e-piano line. Excellent rhythm section. Blues for everybody is the only classic jazz track. Great record!

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Alucard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 10 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 3888	Topic: Extraball Posted: January 22 2008 at 11:02
	1. Narodziny (Birthday) (10:05) 2. Taniec Maryny (Maryna's Dance) (3:30) 3. Bez powrotu (No Return) (2:40) 4. Podr��80; w g��(A Journey to the Mountains) (3:50) 5. Si��ka (The Seven) (6:55) 6. Szczęśliwy nieszczęśliwiec (The Lucky Unlucky Man) (4:05) 7. Blues For Everybody (5:45) 8. Hengelo, Almelo, Deventer (3:20) Personnel: Jarosław Śmietana - guitar, leader Andrzej Olejniczak - tenor and soprano saxophones Władyslaw Sendecki - piano, el. piano, synthesizer Jan Cichy - bass Benedykt Radecki - drums Recorded in April 1976 at Polskie Nagrania Studio, Warsaw, Poland. Extraball a polish band plays a technically high level melodic Jazz rock. I like especially the second and fourth track where they use East-European Folk dance themes a la Bartok with tricky twisted rhythm work . Coming obviously from the main stream jazz field they switch sometimes from binary to ternary rhythms in the middle of a song. The leader and guitarist Jarosław Śmietana plays a "un-fusion" like fluid jazz guitar, often double lead with a synth or e-piano line. Excellent rhythm section. Blues for everybody is the only classic jazz track. Great record!
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