A Journey (album)

Track listing

All compositions by Maciek Pysz except track 6, Innocente, which is by Ralph Towner and track 11 which is by Maciek Pysz and Gianluca Corona

1. Fresh Look 5:27
2. Water Streets 6:07
3. I Saw You Again 8:03
4. Story Of A Story 4:34
5. Paris 3:19
6. Innocente 4:38
7. Undeniable 8:25
8. Until New Time 4:26
9. Always On The Move 3:14
10. Peacefully Waiting 6:15
11. Desert 6:53
12. Coming Home 5:44

Personnel

Reception

A Journey received universally favourable reviews. The critic Stephen Graham proclaimed "With a pastoral sound Pysz plays mainly his own gently persuasive compositions plus a version of Ralph Towner song ‘Innocente’, and there’s a delicate humanity to the atmosphere throughout, sometimes touching on Pat Metheny territory by cleverly harnessing complex acoustic melodic lines underpinned by a very emotion-laden but uncloying sense of harmony." and "There is some beautiful stuff here – a must for jazz guitar fans." Ian Mann said "Pysz is a quiet virtuoso who has developed into one of the most distinctive guitarists around." In London Jazz News, Adrian Pallant wrote "the crisp balance of sound and space in this recording is flawless. Throughout, it's great to witness the development of Maciek Pysz's own musical personality." In an audio review of the album Radio Cardiff's Mike Sims said "This album is truly a great listen as it manages to effortlessly combine mesmerising compositions with the energy and drive of a group of great musicians." Adam Baruch wrote "There is no doubt that this is an amazing album, full of musical beauty, aesthetic pleasure and extraordinary musicianship, an album that has only a very few equals among the numerous other albums released on a world scale.”

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