I am indebted to guitarist Tomasz Kaczmarczyk for news of Polish contemporary jazz duo Slow. Formed in 2010 by Kaczmarczyk and pianist Krzysztof Werminski, Slow has recently released the album ‘Art Of Silence’ which, if this You Tube sampler is anything to go by, is a fine piece of work. Included on the recording is an excellent line-up of supporting musicians that includes percussionist Slawomir Berny, sax player Leszek Szczerba, bassist Robert Kubiszyn, drummers Michal Dabrowka and Kenny Martin plus Kasia Piasecka and Ania Szarmach on vocals.
Particularly pleasing is the easy grooving ‘First Impressions’, the sumptuous title cut and ‘Wczesna Sjesta’ which proves to be as cool as a cucumber. Check them out.