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

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- Born
- 1939 · Warsaw.
- Died
- 2022
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- saxophonist · pianist · musician · composer · music arranger
- Fields
- music · jazz · saxophone performance
- Known for
- Astigmatic
- Honours
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture · Medal for Merit to Culture · Mateusz
- Languages
- Polish
In this article
Life and career
The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is music, jazz and saxophone performance. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz. Works named in the authority record are Astigmatic. Distinctions recorded are Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Medal for Merit to Culture and Mateusz.
Namysłowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 9 September 1939. He performed on the Krzysztof Komeda album Astigmatic recorded in 1965. 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.
As Leader
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
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)
Dated record
Life and career
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2022
Zbigniew Namysłowski died.
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- 1.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. 1791/2. 1992. 0-85112-939-0.
- 2.Zbigniew Namysłowski Płyty muzyka w Archiwum Polskiego Rocka 1961 - 2019.
- 3.Zbigniew Namysłowski nie żyje. Legendarny jazzman miał 82 lata. "Planował koncerty w najbliższych tygodniach".
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