Elonkorjuu was a Finnish hard-rock band behind the 1972 Parlophone album Harvest Time. They returned for the 1978 RCA Victor release Flyin’ High, Runnin’ Fast. Members: Jukka Syrenius (guitar), Veli-Pekka Pessi (bass, 1969-72, 1976-present), Timo Hannukainen (vocals, 1969), Rainer Koski (drums, 1969-70), Ilkka Poijärvi (guitar, organ, flute, 1972-79), Eero Rantasila (drums, 1970-72), Heikki Lajunen (vocals, […]
Cultural Noise was an Austrian electronic trio that released the 1980 CBS album Aphorisms Insane. Two-thirds of the band resumed as Bizarre Ko.Ko.Ko. Walter Heinisch appears on over 25 compilations on the Cosmos library label. Members: Gerhard Lisy, Karl Kronfeld, Walter Heinisch Inception Cultural Noise formed with synthesists Gerhard Lisy and Karl Kronfeld teamed with […]
Vita Nova was a Munich-based symphonic/psych trio comprised of German multi-instrumentalist Eddy Marron, Yugoslavian keyboardist Sylvester Levay, and Swiss drummer Christian von Hoffmann. They released a self-titled album in 1971 on the Austrian Life Records label. Members: Eddy Marron (lead vocals, bass, zaz, guitar), Sylvester Levay (keyboards, percussion, vocals), Christian von Hoffmann (drums, percussion, vocals) […]
Orange Power was an Austrian band from Wien, active from 1973 for two decades. They included singer/songwriter Gino Pertot on their 1977 Philips album. Across the 1980s, they made multiple instrumental library albums on their namesake Orange Power label. Members: Gino Pertot (acoustic guitar, vocals), Peter Janda (keyboards), Walter Kramer (guitar), Hans Schön (bass), Hardy […]
Kombinat M were an Austrian avant/space-rock quintet that was active for six years, starting in 1987. The band released its singular album, Hybrid Beat, in 1993 on Cuneiform and disbanded soon thereafter. Members: Andreas Heidu, Andreas Leikauf, Erwin Redl, Lukas Ligeti, Walter Hollinetz Discography: Hybrid Beat (1993)
Ginga Rale Band was an Austrian space-rock band that was active between 1979 and 1984. The band debuted with a 300-copy pressing of the album Wir bedauern… in 1980 on Reibo Records. Two singles and a second album, Information, appeared over the following three years on the self-run Rockdream and Rote Hosen labels. Members: Paul […]
Gino Pertot is an Austrian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who appeared on 1973 titles by Milestones and German singer Sandra Haas. His singular solo album, Jew Nails, appeared in 1976 as a self-press. The album features keyboard work by Peter Janda of Orange Power, which Pertot joined for their single “For Stefanie Marrian” and 1977 […]
Gipsy Love was an Austrian soul-rock band that was active for two years during the early 1970s. The band released back-to-back albums on the BASF and PAN labels in 1972. That same year, organist Peter Wolf and guitarist Charly Ratzer recorded the soul-psych soundtrack album Gorilla-Gorilla. Prior to the band, Wolf cut the post-bop/jazz-rock album […]
Charly Antolini is a Swiss drummer and bandleader who emerged with the Tremble Kids in the late 1950s and joined Erwin Lehn’s Südfunk-Tanzorchester. He accompanied pianist Eugen Cicero and accordionist Art Van Damme amid a solo career that yielded the 1966–72 SABA/MPS albums Drum Beat, Soul Beat, and In the Groove. Antolini joined the jazz-rock […]
Art Boys Collection were an Austrian psych-rock band from Andorf, Oberösterreich, that released a standalone single on Interpop in 1969, followed by three 1970/71 singles and the 1972 album Stoned Wall on Lesborne. Members: Walter Holz (organ), Hans Joachim Holz (vocals, drums, percussion, piano), Gerhard Bauer (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar), Johann Aigner (bass guitar), Gerhard […]
Tequila was a Danish jazz-pop spin-off of Dr. Dopo Jam that made the 1975/76 Metronome albums Out on the Highway and The New One. Members: Arne Degn Kristensen (bass), Søren “Nix” Nikolajsen (congas, percussion, harmonica), Claes Pauli Jacobsen (drums, percussion), Kristian Pommer (keyboards, percussion), Konrad “Farmer” Jahn (lead guitar, vocals), Dennis Hastings (lead vocals, guitar, […]
Rainbow Band were a Danish art-rock/psych band that released a self-titled album on Sonet in 1970. The band evolved into Midnight Sun for three further albums on the label over the next four years, including a rerecording of Rainbow Band. Members: Bent Hesselmann (saxophone, flute), Peer Frost (guitar), Carsten Smedegaard (drums), Niels Brønsted (piano), Bo […]
Masala Dosa were a Danish jazz-rock band that issued the album 77 on Kong Pære in 1979. Members: John Teglgaard (guitar, sitar, vocals), Thor Mathiesen (bass), Vagn Carlsen (guitar, 1975-78), Ole Slick (drums, 1975-77), Joe Rains (drums, 1975-77), Marian Lichtman (drums, 1977-78), Claus Bøhling (guitar, 1978-83), Bo Thrige Andersen (drums, 1978-83), Jeff King (drums, 1983) […]
Mads Vinding Group were a Danish jazz-rock combo that issued the album Danish Design on Sonet in 1974. Members: Mads Vinding (acoustic guitar, bass), Kjell Öhman (keyboards), Ola Brunkert (drums) Discography: Danish Design (1974)
Gangway was a Danish sophisti-pop band that debuted with the 1984 Irmgardz album The Twist, followed with the 1986–88 titles Sitting in the Park and My Girl and Me (EP) and four further discs through 1996 on Elektra and Genlyd. Members: Henrik Balling (guitar, keyboards), Allan Jensen (vocals), Torben Johansen (keyboards), Cai Bojsen-Mølle (drums, keyboards) […]
Feo was a blind Danish acid-folk combo behind the 1971 Spectator album Eg Meini Teð, followed by the 1974 Lucifer release Filtskolyd. Members: Flemming Nørgaard (bass), Rudi Albertsen (vocals), Sune Durhuus (guitar), Thorkild Blond Andersen (flute), Mikkel Bayer (violin) Background Feo formed in 1970 in Hellerup, Denmark, when vocalist Rudi Albertsen teamed with bassist Flemming […]
Far Out were a Danish hard-rock trio from Christiania, Copenhagen, formed in 1971. A decade into their existence, the band issued two albums during 1981 and 1982 on Spiren and Taleag. Members: Lars Larsen (guitar, vocals), Ole Knudsen (bass, vocals), Henning Hansen (drums) Discography: Far Out (1981) Warpigs (1982)
Fred Israel is an American composer who teamed with Danish jazz-rock musicians for the 1977 album Fashions of Moon, released on Hookfarm. Background Fred Israel was born on December 14, 1950, in New York City. He composed his first song at age six and made further recordings at thirteen. Israel studied composition at Oberlin College […]
Gollum were an Austrian jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Bellaphon in 1982. Members: Erich Bachträgl (drums, percussion), Uli Rennert (keyboards), Jeff Wohlgenannt (bass), Mike Gottwald (percussion) Discography: Gollum (1982)
Die Knödel were an Austrian chamber-rock/folk band from Tirol that released three discs on RecRec Music between 1993 and 1995, followed at decade’s end by a collaborative effort with American composer Amy Denio. Members: Christof Dienz (bassoon), Alexandra Dienz (bass), Julia Figl (violin, vocals), Margret Köll (harp), Cathi Aglibut (viola, vocals), Walter Seebacher (clarinet), Michael Öttl […]
Robert Calvert (1945–1988) was a poet, singer, and songwriter, best known for his stints in the English space-rock band Hawkwind. He first joined as their performance poet on the 1972/73 releases “Silver Machine,” Doremi Fasol Latido, and Space Ritual. As a solo artist, he issued the 1974/75 UA albums Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters and […]
Tyrone Davis (May 4, 1938 — Feb. 9, 2005) was an American soul singer whose career spanned more than three decades. His major albums include Can I Change My Mind, Turn Back the Hands of Time, and Turning Point, while signature singles include the title tracks from those albums plus “Give It Up (Turn It […]
Vesta Williams (Dec. 1, 1957 — Sept. 22, 2011) was an American soul singer who debuted in 1986 and recorded seven albums, scoring R&B hits with “Once Bitten Twice Shy,” “Don’t Blow a Good Thing,” “Sweet, Sweet Love,” “4 U,” “Congratulations,” “Special,” and the 1990 Najee collaboration “I’ll Be Good to You.” Background She was […]
Walter Jackson (March 19, 1938 — June 20, 1983) was an American soul singer who recorded for Okeh, Cotillion, Brunswick, and Chi-Sound. His R&B hits included “Suddenly I’m All Alone,” “Welcome Home,” “It’s an Uphill Climb to the Bottom,” and “Speak Her Name.” Jackson returned to the R&B top ten in 1976 with his version […]
Wanda Robinson is an American poet from Baltimore who released the 1971–73 jazz-poetry albums Black Ivory and Me and a Friend. Background Wanda Robinson was born on November 18, 1949, in Baltimore, Md., and raised by her grandmother. Robinson wrote poetry from age thirteen. Amid the Vietnam draft, she charged neighborhood girls 25 cents to […]
Whitney Houston (Aug. 9, 1963 — Feb. 11, 2012) was an American soul-pop singer and actress. She released seven studio albums between 1985 and 2009 and placed 11 singles at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, including a record seven consecutive chart-toppers. Her major hits include “Saving All My Love for You,” “How Will […]
William Bell (born July 16, 1939) is an American soul singer and songwriter who released sixteen studio albums between 1967 and 2023, including the popular 1977 Mercury release Coming Back for More and the 2016 Stax Grammy winner This Is Where I Live. Bell landed 1968 R&B hits with “A Tribute to a King,” “I Forgot […]
William Stuckey is an American soul singer and keyboardist who released the 1979 album Love of Mine on Symplex Records. Background William Earl Stuckey was born April 11, 1948, in Kiblah, Arkansas, to Clara Barnes. Blind from birth, he was raised by grandparents Champion and Mildred Stuckey and attended the Arkansas School for the Blind […]
Metro Farce was a Japanese new wave band that released two 1982 extended plays and the 1983 album Barizanbeaux on Kitchen Records, followed by the 1984/85 Egg-Man titles Pipi Zazou and Touzoku Domo No Yakaifuku. After four discs through 1988 on Captain Records, they issued nine discs through 2002 on Polydor, Kitty, and Metrofarce Records. […]
Halmens was a Japanese new wave band that released two albums in 1980/81 on Flying Dog. Members: 佐伯健三 [サエキけんぞう [Kenzo Saeki]] (vocals), 比賀江隆男 [Takao Higae] (guitar, synthesizer), 石原智広 [Tomohiro Ishihara] (bass), 上野耕路 [Koji Ueno] (keyboards, violin, composer), 泉水敏郎 [Toshiro Sensui] (drums) Background Halmens formed in 1979 in Chiba when singer Kenzo Saeki, guitarist Takao Higae, […]
Happy End (はっぴいえんど) was a Japanese folk-psych band from Chiyoda, Tokyo, that released two albums in 1970/71 on URC, followed by a 1973 third a Bellwood live disc. Members: 細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono] (bass, vocals), 大瀧詠一 [Eiichi Ohtaki] (vocals), 松本隆 [Takashi Matsumoto] (drums), 鈴木茂 [Shigeru Suzuki] (guitar, vocals) Background Happy End took shape in Tokyo in […]
Flied Egg was a Japanese hard-rock/psych band that released the 1972 Vertigo albums Dr. Siegel’s Fried Egg Shooting Machine and Good Bye. Members: Hiro Tsunoda (vocals, drums), Shinki Chen (vocals, bass), Shigeru Narumo (guitar, keyboards), 高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] (bass), George Yanagi Background Flied Egg formed in September 1971 when guitarist-keyboardist Shigeru Narumo and drummer-singer Hiro […]
Pizzicato Five was a Japanese pop group active from 1984 to 2001, centered on songwriter-producer Yasuharu Konishi and singer Maki Nomiya. The group combined orchestral pop, electronic dance music, jazz-derived arrangements, soul, lounge music, and sample-based production across thirteen studio albums, including Bellissima!, This Year’s Girl, Bossa Nova 2001, and Happy End of the World. […]
Films were a Japanese new wave band that released the 1980 album Misprint on Columbia/Denon. Members: Nobuo Nakahara (bass), Saeko Suzuki, Takumi (keyboards), Yoshio Kuge (drums), Chuji Akagi (guitar, percussion, vocals), Yoko Kojima (vocals), Nobuo Goto (keyboards), Tadao Hashimoto (guitar) Background Films formed in 1979 when singer-songwriter Chuji Akagi moved from the circle around his […]
Far Out was a Japanese psych-rock band behind the 1973 Denon album Nihonjin. Mastermind Fumio Miyashita next headed the Far East Family Band. Members: 宮下富実夫 [Fumio Miyashita] (Moog, acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals), Eiichi Sayu (guitar, organ), Kei Ishikawa (bass, sitar, vocals), Manami Arai (drums) Background Far Out formed in 1971 when singer-guitarist Fumio Miyashita assembled […]
Kamæleon was a Danish jazz-rock band behind the 1978–80 Amar albums Kamiæleon and Svajende Siv. Members: Fini Høstrup (keyboards), Jens Jefsen (bass), Steen Råhauge (percussion), Uffe Steen (guitar), Poul Poulsen (drums) Background Kamæleon formed in Aarhus in 1975 when keyboardist Fini Høstrup, bassist Jens Jefsen, and guitarist Uffe Steen Jensen teamed with drummer Poul Fin […]
Lazarus were an Austrian hard-rock/psych band from Neunkirchen that released a self-titled album on Rex Record in 1973. Members: Peter Glatzl (guitar,vocals), Peter Fischer (bass), Alvin Waldner ( guitar), Walter Spacil (drums), Helmut Sacher (lead vocals) Discography: Lazarus (1973)
Atlas were an Austrian soul-funk band that released a self-titled album on Bacillus/Bellaphon in 1977. Members: Rainhard Ploil (vocals), Thomas Böröz (drums, congas, string ensemble, piano), Reinhard Kühne (guitar), Hannes Seidl (piano, clavinet), Helmut Pichler (bass), Helmut Plattner (trumpet), Franz Berka (saxophone), Gereon Wolter (trombone) Formed in 1975, Atlas was active for three years on […]
U8 was an Austrian hard-rock/metal band behind the 1982 album Pegasus 1001 on Powerplay Music, followed by the 1984 EMI release The Shaber. Members: Günter “Schwammerl” Maier (guitar, vocals), Erich “Lemmy” Enzinger (vocals, 1982-88), Andreas Rescheneder (bass, 1987-88), Helmar Hill (keyboards, 1987-88), Manfred Krenn (drums, 1987-88) Background U8 formed in 1980 in Salzburg when guitarist […]
Freak Out were an Austrian brass-rock band from Knittelfeld, Steiermark, that released the album Life with a standalone b-side on Cosmos in 1971. Members: Robert Musenbichler (guitar), Peter Musenbichler (guitar, vocals), Max Weißenbäck (saxophone), Charly Dienes (drums), Mike Gärtner (bass), Ivan Miholic (percussion) Discography: Life (1971) “Jaming Brother” / “Crazy Colours of Life” (1971)
Desert Harvest were an Austrian art-rock band from Linz that released the album Schwarz oder Rosa on self-press Ixthuluh Records in 1981. That same year, they issued a single under the truncated name De Ha. A further shortplayer followed on OK Musica in 1982. Members: Franz Weger (Bass, Vocals), Arno Hemala (Drums, Percussion), Johann Kühnl […]
Der Eiserne Vorhang were an Austrian New Wave band from Niederösterreich that issued a single apiece on Panza-Platte and Philips in 1981, followed by the album Ohne Ausweg on Ariola in 1982. Members: Fred Cornet (trumpet), Ronald Fleischmann (vocals), Michael Jürs (drums), Thomas Rabitsch (keyboard) Discography: Ohne Ausweg (1982)
Bill Nelson is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, producer, and photographer who rose to prominence as the guitarist–singer of Be-Bop Deluxe, which released five albums between 1974 and 1978 on EMI. He then formed the new wave band Red Noise for the 1979 album Sound-on-Sound. Since 1980, he’s issued vocal and instrumental titles on various […]
Young Power were a Polish jazz-rock ensemble that released three albums on Power Bros and Polskie Nagrania Muza between 1986 and 1989. Members: Krzysztof Popek (flute), Krzysztof Zawadzki (percussion), Piotr Wojtasik (trumpet), Antoni Gralak (trumpet), Robert Jakubiec (trumpet), Robert Majewski (trumpet), Grzegorz Nagórski (trombone), Bronisław Duży (trombone), Aleksander Korecki (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone), Kinior (tenor […]
Zbigniew Namysłowski (born Sept. 9 1939) is a Polish saxophonist and composer who first recorded with The Jazz Rockers during the early 1960s. Numerous solo and collaborative recordings appeared over the next half-century, most notably a run of jazz-rock albums on Polskie Nagrania Muza between 1973 and 1977. Background Zbigniew Namysłowski was born Sept. 9, 1939, […]
Voo Voo are a Polish jazz-rock/folk band from Warsaw that emerged with a 1986 self-titled Pronit release, followed since by more than 35 studio albums, live discs, and soundtracks. Members: Wojciech Waglewski (guitar, vocals), Jan Pospieszalski (guitar, bass, 1986-98), Mateusz Pospieszalski (saxophone, vocals), Milo Kurtis (drums, 1986), Marek Czapelski (drums, 1986), Andrzej Nowicki (bass guitar, […]
Wlodek Gulgowski (February 13, 1944) is a Polish keyboardist and composer who first recorded with Dixieland band Warszawscy Stompersi during the mid-1960s. After relocating to Sweden, he collaborated with vocalist Maritza Horn on a 1972 Columbia (EMI) release and joined jazz-rock supergroup Pop Workshop, which issued two albums on Grammofonverket during 1973 and 1974. He […]
Marek Biliński (born May 17, 1953) is a Polish electronic musician/composer who released four albums on Wifon and Polton between 1983 and 1987. Discography: Ogród króla świtu (1983) E≠mc² (1984) Wolne Loty (1986) Ucieczka do tropiku (1987)
Tadeusz Woźniak (born March 6, 1947) is a Polish singer/songwriter who released a pair of EPs on Polskie Nagrania Muza circa 1969/70, followed by two albums on the label between 1972 and 1974. Discography: Tadeusz Woźniak (EP, 1969) Tadeusz Woźniak (EP, 1970) Tadeusz Woźniak (1972) Tadeusz Woźniak [Odcień Ciszy] (1974)
String Connection were a Polish jazz ensemble that released six albums on Poljazz and Polton between 1982 and 1986. Members: Krzesimir Dębski (violin), Krzysztof Przybyłowicz (drums), Zbigniew Wrombel (bass guitar), Zbigniew Lewandowski (drums), Andrzej Olejniczak (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone), Krzysztof Ścierański (bass guitar), Andrzej Jagodziński (piano) Discography: Workoholic (1982) New Romantic Expectation (1983) Jazz (1984) […]
Spisek Sześciu were a Polish jazz-rock sextet that issued the album Complot of Six on Polskie Nagrania Muza in 1975. Members: Adam Bielawski (drums), Andrzej Pluszcz (guitar), Bogusław Razik (piano), Włodzimierz Wiński (saxophone), Leszek Paszko (trombone), Zbigniew Czwojda (trumpet) Discography: Complot of Six (1975)
Siekiera was a Polish post-punk/coldwave band from Puławy, formed in 1983 and active for five years. In 1986, they released a standalone single and the album Nowa Aleksandria on Tonpress. Their 1984 demos and live tracks appear on archival discs courtesy of W Moich Oczach. Members: Tomasz Adamski (guitar, vocals), Tomasz Budzyński (vocals, 1983-84), Jerzy […]
Skaldowie are a Polish rock band, active since 1965 in numerous iterations. Between 1967 and 1989, the band released fourteen studio albums, mostly on Pronit and Polskie Nagrania Muza. Members: Jacek Zieliński (vocals, trumpet, violin), Andrzej Zieliński (vocals, keyboards, 1965-81, 1993-present), Feliks Naglicki (bass, guitar, 1965-67), Jerzy Fasiński (drums, 1965-67), Janusz Kaczmarski (guitar, 1965-67), Zygmunt […]
Republika was a Polish post-punk/coldwave band that released two albums and three singles between 1983 and 1986 on Pronit/Tonpress. Members: Grzegorz Ciechowski (vocals, keyboards, flute), Sławomir Ciesielski (drums, vocals), Zbigniew Krzywański (guitar, vocals), Paweł Kuczyński (bass, 1980-90) Background Republika formed in 1981 in Toruń when singer-keyboardist Grzegorz Ciechowski, drummer Sławomir Ciesielski, bassist Paweł Kuczyński, and […]
Porter Band were a Polish New Wave/blues-rock combo that was initially active between 1979 and 1982, releasing the album Helicopters on Pronit and a live recording on Wifon. Members: John Porter (guitar, vocals), Aleksander Mrożek (guitar, 1979-82), Kazimierz Cwynar (bass, 1979-82), Leszek Chalimoniuk [aka Les Chalimon] (drums, 1979), Wojciech Morawski (drums, 1980-82) Discography: “Freeze Everybody” […]
Orkiestra Ósmego Dnia was a Polish classical/folk project headed by flutist Jan A. P. Kaczmarek. The project yielded three albums on Savitor between 1982 and 1985. Members: Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (leader, strings, flute), Grzegorz Banaszak (guitar), Maciej Talaga (guitar, 1984-89), Ewa Iżykowska, Agnieszka Dondajewska, Robert Nakoneczny, Olga Szwajger, Krzesimir Dębski, Krzysztof Ścierański (bass guitar) […]
Perfect are a Polish hard-rock band that debuted with a 1981 EP on Tonpress, followed by a pair of 1982 albums on that label and Polskie Nagrania Muza. A 1983 live album on Savitor preceded a 10-year gap in recording. Subsequent decades witnessed more prolific live and studio output from the band. Members: Wojciech Morawski […]
Obywatel G.C. (Aug. 29, 1957 — Dec. 22, 2001) was the performing alias of Polish coldwave musician Grzegorz Ciechowski, who emerged as the frontman of Republika. He made his solo debut in 1986 on Tonpress, followed by the 1988 album Tak! Tak! Background Grzegorz Ciechowski was born on August 29, 1957, in Tczew, Poland. He […]
Urszula Kasprzak (born Feb. 7, 1960) is a Polish pop/rock singer who first emerged as a backing vocalist for Budka Suflera, serving in the band from 1979 to 1982. She released two solo albums in the New Wave/synthpop vein circa 1983/84 on Savitor and Polton, followed by two late-’80s titles on Arston and Polskie Nagrania […]
Klaus Mitffoch were a Polish New Wave/art-punk band that released three singles and a self-titled album on Tonpress between 1983 and 1985. Under the modified nameplate Klaus mit Foch, the band issued the sophomoric Mordoplan on Polskie Nagrania Muza in 1988. Members: Kazimierz Sycz (drums, 1979-81), Lech Janerka (bass, vocals, 1979-84), Krzysztof Pociecha (guitar, 1979-84), […]
Maanam was a Polish rock band from Warszawa, formed in 1975 as a folk duo. As a reconfigured new wave quintet, Maanam released a 1980 album on Wifon, followed by twelve further albums on Pronit, Polton, and other labels over the next quarter-century. Members: Marek Jackowski (guitar), Milo Kurtis (guitar, 1975-77), Kora [Olga Jackowska] (vocals, […]
Anawa was a Polish folk/pop/jazz band, active across four decades. They backed lyricist-composer Marek Grechuta on two albums and made a 1973 self-titled album on Polskie Nagrania Muza. Members: Marek Grechuta (vocals, 1966-72, 1976-1989, 1994-2003), Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz (piano, 1966-73, 1976-80), Tadeusz Dziedzic (guitar, 1967-?), Zbigniew Wodecki (trumpet, cello, 1967-72), Anna Wójtowicz (cello, 1967-73), Zbigniew […]
Laboratorium was a Polish jazz-rock band behind six studio albums and three live discs through 1986 on assorted labels, including the acclaimed 1976–79 albums Modern Pentathlon and Quasimodo. Members: Janusz Grzywacz (piano), Marek Stryszowski (vocals, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet), Paweł Ścierański (guitar, acoustic guitar), Maciej Górski (bass guitar), Mieczysław Górka (drums), Wacław Łoziński […]
Krzysztof Sadowski (born Dec. 15, 1936) is a Polish keyboardist, composer, and bandleader who emerged in the early 1960s as a big-band/post-bop ensemble player. During the 1970s, he headlined five albums in solo and combo configurations on Pronit, Poljazz, and Polskie Nagrania Muza, some featuring his flutist/vocalist wife Liliana Urbańska. Discography: Krzysztof Sadowski and his […]
Krzak were a Polish blues-rock band from Katowice, formed in 1972. The band released three shortplayers between 1979 and 1981 on Tonpress, followed by a debut live album on Pronit. Two studio albums and a second live release, also issued by the two labels, appeared during 1982 and 1983. Members: Jan Błędowski (violin, 1972-81, 2001-present), […]
Krystyna Prońko is a Polish jazz-pop/soul singer who released seven albums between 1975 and 1989 on Pronit and Wifon. Background Krystyna Prońko was born January 14, 1947, in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. Her father encouraged her to play piano at home with her brothers, saxophonist Piotr and bassist Wojciech. She completed a first-level music school and […]
Kombi are a Polish pop/rock band from Gdańsk that has been active through numerous iterations since 1969. Between 1980 and 1985, a New Wave/synthpop configuration of the band released four albums on Pronit, Wifon, and Polskie Nagrania Muza. Members: Sławomir Łosowski (keyboards, programming, vocals, 1969-94, 2004-present), Andrzej Kyś (percussion, 1969-71), Lech Badełek (guitar, 1969-70), Jacek […]
Janusz Muniak (Jan. 3 1941 — Jan. 31, 2016) was a Polish saxophonist, composer, and arranger who was active on the European jazz scene for half a century, first recording with the Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet in 1965. In 1978, he debuted as a bandleader with the Polskie Nagrania Muza release Question Mark, recorded with his […]
Jan “Ptaszyn” Wróblewski (born March 27, 1936) is a Polish saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader from Kalisz, active since the late 1950s. Between 1972 and 1984, he headlined eight albums in solo and combo configurations, peaking in popularity with the 1976 Anex release Skleroptak. Background Jan “Ptaszyn” Wróblewski was born March 27, 1936, in Kalisz, […]
Heavy Metal Sextet were a Polish post-bop/jazz-rock ensemble that released two albums in 1984 on Poljazz. Members: Waldemar Szymański (trumpet, violin), Tadeusz Jakubowski (alto saxophone), Janusz Kowalski (tenor saxophone), Jarosław Małys (piano), Mariusz Bogdanowicz (double bass), Henryk Stanoszek (drums, 1982), Jacek Sobek (drums, 1982), Mirosław Sitkowski (drums, 1983-present) Discography: Heavy Metal Sextet – HMS (1984) […]
Extra Ball was a Polish jazz-rock band that released five studio albums and a live disc between 1976 and 1982 on Polskie Nagrania Muza and Poljazz. Members: Jarosław Śmietana (guitar), Piotr Prońko (baritone saxophone, 1974-75), Władysław Sendecki (electric piano, 1974-77), Jan Cichy (bass, 1974-77), Benedykt Radecki (drums, 1974-76), Andrzej Olejniczak (saxophone, 1976-77), Marek Stach (drums, […]
Halina Frąckowiak is a Polish jazz-rock/folk singer who released five albums between 1974 and 1987 on Polskie Nagrania Muza and Wifon. She teamed with space-rockers SBB for her 1977 second album, Geira. Background Halina Frąckowiak was born on April 10, 1947, in Poznań, Poland. Her parents sang at family gatherings while she sang at school […]
Exodus was a Polish symphonic/art-rock band that released six singles and the 1980–82 albums The Most Beautiful Day and Supernova. Members: Andrzej Puczyński (guitar), Wojciech Puczyński (bass), Władysław Komendarek (keyboards), Paweł Birula (vocals, guitar), Zbigniew Fyk (drums), Marek Wójcicki (guitar), Kazimierz Barlasz (vocals), Jacek Olejnik (keyboards), Bogdan Łoś (guitar), Joanna Rosińska (vocals) Background Exodus formed […]
Dżamble was a Polish jazz-rock/psych band, active for fifteen years through multiple lineups. They released the 1971 album Wołanie o słońce nad światem on Polskie Nagrania Muza and three 1978/79 singles on Tonpress. Members: Wiesław Wilczkiewicz (guitar, 1966-72), Tadeusz Gogosz (bass, 1966-67), Jan Budziaszek (percussion, 1966-67), Edward Anioł (saxophone, 1966-67), Czesław Styczeń (trombone, 1966-67), Jan […]
Niemen Aerolit (N.Æ.) was a Polish jazz-rock/electronic project headed by Czesław Niemen. The project yielded two albums circa 1974/75 on Polskie Nagrania Muza, followed by a double-LP-plus-EP for the label in 1978. Members: Czesław Niemen (vocals, alto saxophone, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron), Jacek Gazda (bass), Jan Błędowski (violin), Maciej Radziejewski (guitar), Sławomir Piwowar (guitar), Andrzej Nowak […]
Bemibem were a Polish soul-pop band that released the album Bemowe Frazy in 1974 on Polskie Nagrania Muza. Members: Ewa Bem (vocals), Paweł Dąbrowski (bass), Mariusz Mroczkowski (piano), Aleksander Bem (drums, vocals), Tomasz Jaśkiewicz (guitar, 1973-75), Wojciech Waglewski (guitar, 1975-76) Discography: Bemowe Frazy (1974)
Budka Suflera was a Polish symphonic/hard-rock band that made eight albums between 1975 and 1987 on Polton, Pronit, and Polskie Nagrania Muza. Members: Krzysztof Cugowski (vocals, 1969-78, 1984-2014), Romuald Lipko (guitar, bass, keyboards, 1970-2014), Andrzej Ziółkowski (guitar, bass, 1969-82), Zbigniew Zieliński (drums, 1969-74), Tomasz Zeliszewski (drums, 1974-2014), Jan Borysewicz (guitar, 1976-82), Romuald Czystaw (vocals, 1976-82), […]
Aya RL was a Polish coldwave band that behind the 1984 Tonpress single “Oczy, Które…,” followed by a 1985 self-titled album and a 1989 second homonymous LP. Members: Igor Czerniawski (keyboards, drums, vocals), Paweł Kukiz (vocals, 1983-90), Jarek Lach (guitar, 1983-86, 1990-98), Robert Milewski (keyboards, 1983), Adam Romanowski (guitar, 1989-90) Background Aya RL formed in […]
Arp-Life were a Polish jazz-funk studio ensemble that released the album Jumbo Life in 1976 on Polskie Nagrania Muza, followed by the cassette-only Z Bezpieczną Szybkością in 1978 on Wifon. Members: Ryszard Szumlicz (drums), Mateusz Święcicki (keyboards, synthesizer, conductor), Maciej Śniegocki, Jan Jarczyk (keyboards, synthesizer), Sławomir Kulpowicz (keyboards, synthesizer), Paweł Perliński (keyboards, synthesizer), Janusz Pliwko […]
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain was an American soul-funk band from NYC that released a 1974 self-titled album on Roulette Records. Members: Barbara Roy (vocals), Ronnie Foster (keyboards), Jimmy Clark (guitar), Althea Smith (drums), Carl Jordan (percussion), Joseph Williams Jr. (bass), Billy Gardner (organ), Alan Tizer (percussion) Background Ecstasy, Passion & Pain formed in New York […]
Edna Wright (born 1944) is an American soul singer from Los Angeles who released the 1977 album Oops! Here I Go Again on RCA Victor. She recorded three mid-Sixties singles under the name Sandy Wynns. As one-third of Honey Cone, she had a 1971 No. 1 hit with “Want Ads.” Background Edna Wright was born […]
