Tomasz Bura - piano
Ritual
SJ 013
By Adam Baruch
This is the debut album by young Polish (resident in London) Jazz pianist/composer Tomasz Bura. It was recorded "live in the studio" in a solo piano format and presents eight compositions, six of which are by Bura, one is a standard and one is by Piotr Schmidt (Bura plays keyboards in Schmidt's ensembles).
The music is mostly lyrical and
introvert, quite in contrast to what Bura played earlier on Schmidt's albums,
which were Fusion oriented. Here Bura definitely exposes his Classical
influences as a performer and composer, with emphasis on romanticism and
European melancholy. Although based on solid melodic themes, the music floats
harmonically in different directions, often quite distantly from the initial ideas.
Certain passages seem to be improvised on the spot, even though obviously well
prepared in advance.
The entire approach seems to
draw the listener into a semi-meditative trance, taking him on a journey of
dreamy reflections. The more energetic improvisations serve as a wake up calls
between the music induced dreams. This kind of music really requires complete
attention and submission in order to be fully enjoyable.
Overall this is a surprising
and inspiring debut album, which manages to overcome the obvious complicatedness
of solo piano albums with flying colors. It certainly makes me curious to hear
Bura in a classic acoustic piano trio format, which would be the ultimate test
of his abilities. In the meantime let's enjoy this eloquent "ritual".
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