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Zbigniew Namysłowski

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Namysłowski in 2007

Zbigniew Jacek Namysłowski (9 September 1939 – 7 February 2022) was a Polish jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, cellist, trombonist, pianist and composer.

Life and career

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Namysłowski was born in Warsaw, Poland,[1] on 9 September 1939.[2] He performed on the Krzysztof Komeda album Astigmatic recorded in 1965.[1] He collaborated with such artists as Janusz Muniak, Leszek Możdżer, Vladislav Sendecki, Michał Urbaniak, and Andrzej Trzaskowski. Namysłowski died on 7 February 2022, at the age of 82.[3]

Selected discography

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As Leader

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  • 1964.01 – Lola – Decca (1964) (Zbigniew Namysłowski Modern Jazz Quartet)
  • 1965.10 – Live at Kosmos, Berlin 1965 – ITM Archives (2008) (Zbigniew Namysłowski Quartet)
  • 1966.02 – Zbigniew Namyslowski Quartet (Poland Vol. 6) – Polskie Nagrania Muza (1966) (Zbigniew Namysłowski Quartet)
  • 1973.02 – Winobranie – Polskie Nagrania Muza (1973) (2003 – Polskie Nagrania Muza)
  • 1975.03 – Kuyaviak Goes Funky – Polskie Nagrania Muza (1975) (2004 – Polskie Nagrania Muza) (Zbigniew Namysłowski Quartet)
  • 1977.01 – Zbigniew Namyslowski – Warner Bros. Records (1977)
  • 1978.03 – Jasmin Lady – Vinyl Records (1978)
  • 1979.08 – Future Talk – BVHaast Records (1979) (1980 – Polish Jazz)
  • 1980.08 – Air Condition – Inner City Records (1981) (Air Condition)
  • 1987.08 – Open – EastWind (1987)
  • 1991.03 – Without a Talk – PGP Records (1991)
  • 1992.04 – The Last Concert – Polonia Records (1992)
  • 1993.11 – Secretly & Confidentially – Koch Jazz (1993)
  • 1995.03 – Zbigniew Namysłowski & Zakopane Highlanders – Koch International (1995)
  • 1997.02 – Cy to blues cy nie blues – Polonia Records (1997)
  • 1997.04 – Dances – Polonia Records (1997)
  • 1998.02 – 3 Nights – Polonia Records (1998)
  • 1998.08 – Mozart Goes Jazz – Jazz Forum Records (1998)
  • 2000.05 – Jazz & Folk - Namyslowski Quartet & Górale – IPN (2000)
  • 2003.03 – Go! – Editio Musica (2003)
  • 2003.09 – Standards – Jazz Forum Records (2003)
  • 2006.01 – Assymetry – Polish Jazz (2006) (Zbigniew Namysłowski Quintet)
  • 2009.02 – Nice & Easy – JB Records (2009)

As Sideman

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  • 1965.12 Krzysztof Komeda, Astigmatic – Polskie Nagrania Muza (1966) (2016 – Warner Music Poland) (Krzysztof Komeda Quintet)
  • 1984.11 Laszlo Gardony, Reggae for Zbiggy – Krem (1984) (Laszlo Gardony Quartet)

References

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  1. 1 2 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1791/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ↑ "Zbigniew Namysłowski | Płyty muzyka w Archiwum Polskiego Rocka 1961 - 2019". Zbigniew Namysłowski | Płyty muzyka w Archiwum Polskiego Rocka 1961 - 2019 (in Polish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Zbigniew Namysłowski nie żyje. Legendarny jazzman miał 82 lata. "Planował koncerty w najbliższych tygodniach"". Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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