Peter Gall's 'Love Avatar' (see review HERE) to randomly pick on two out of our current top ten, you'll be wondering wanting to here lots more of this.

We love spiritual jazz at YATM and this new LP by the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet that's led by the Polish bassist is a true celebration of 'Beautiful People'.

About 10 years ago, I was very keen to get my hands on Lion Vibrations & Friends album (one of the Friends being Mr. Mazolewski on bass) as a cover version project in a jazz-reggae stylee (principally for the version of 'Killer Joe') which I'm afraid escaped me.

Ever since  Wojtek Mazolewski has been a name to look out for [especially the quintet's 'When Angel's Fall' album] and in 2024 we find him with a quintet that's promoting the release of 'Beautiful People' with a Polish and International tour (check out those tour dates as you don't want to miss this).

All tracks are great.  Grounded is this deep double bass growl that almost makes the spiritual jazz of it all sing and dance; in fact, the horn section at time (in solo and together) kind of ballet their way along.

Mazolewski says, “This album is an expression of gratitude that we can be with you and share our music.”  Well, I think we can safely say it's the other way around in that the listeners are expressing thier gratitude.

Fans of Gilles Peterson's jazz vibrazone sessions of old will love this along with any We Jazz 'explorers'.  And new if you're catching the jazz nu-wave of Ezra Collective or other recent releases like Mieke Miami's 'Birdland' (see review HERE) or 

Peter Gall's 'Love Avatar' (see review HERE) to randomly pick on two out of our current top ten, you'll be wondering wanting to here lots more of this.

Artist: Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet 
Title:  Beeautiful People
Release date: 11th October, 2024
Label : WMQ Records / !K7
Catalog Number : -
Format:  Digital / Bandcamp