Theo Jörgensmann, Marcin Oleś, Bartłomiej Brat Oleś - Live in Poznań 2006 (2007)

Fenommedia: FM 07-006
http://www.fenommedia.pl/records/fenommedia___Live_in_Poznan_2006.html



* Theo Jörgensmann: bassett clarinet
* Marcin Oleś: double bass
* Bartłomiej Brat Oleś: drums

http://www.theojoergensmann.kulturserver.de/
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/marcin-oles-mn0000576994
http://www.bartlomiejoles.com/

Recorded live at Made in Jazz Festival, Scena na Piętrze,
Estrada Poznańska on March 19, 2006 by Eryk Kozłowski.
http://www.estrada.poznan.pl/


Review

By Stef
http://www.freejazzblog.org/2008/04/jrgensmannolesoles-alchemia-and-poznan.html

Theo Jörgensmann, Marcin Oles, Bartlomiej Oles - Alchemia (Hatology, 2007) ****
Theo Jörgensmann, Marcin Oles, Bartlomiej Oles - Live In Poznan (Fenommedia, 2008) ****½

German clarinetist Theo Jörgensmann issued two CDs before with the Polish Oles
brothers, "Minitatures" and "Direction", both of which are excellent. To up the
ante, the trio now released two live CDs, with some of the material coming from
these studio recordings, and they are as good, no less could be expected from
them. On both CDs Jörgensmann plays the basset clarinet, which allows for the
playing of additional notes in the lower range. One CD was recorded at the now
becoming famous Alchemia club in Krakow, Poland, in May 2006, and the other one
in Poznan, Poland in March 2006. One might question the value of two live CDs
with the same band, recorded in such a short time frame and with overlapping
material : "Perrata", "Giuffree", "Menace", pieces accounting for half the
length of both records, but since the 12 CD release of the Vandermark 5 at
Alchemia, this kind of questions has become irrelevant, because the performance
is what counts, on an equal level with the material, and believe me, both CDs
are really worth listening to. And there are differences : "Menace" clocks in
at 19 minutes on the Alchemia performance, while only at nine minutes in
Poznan, just to demonstrate that the trio plays as the moment tells them
to. Jörgensmann's playing is abstract but fluid, melodic and soulful, free and
anchored in the tradition. He can play deliriously long high speed phrases, but
also enjoy slow, bluesy and yearning moments as on "Giuffree", his hommage to
Jimmy Giuffre, one of the icons of the jazz clarinet. And the Oles brothers?
Well, what can I say more than what I wrote before? They are one of the best
rhythm sections around : sensitive, innovative, intrinsically musical and
free. One a treat for the ear, the other a pleasure to hear, and vice versa. If
I had to choose one of the two albums, I would go for the Fennomedia release,
because of the absolutely impeccable sound quality, giving the live performance
an even more direct feel, as if you are part of the audience.