https://youtu.be/vXfF0vGBUoY?si=ns1xq6qfvCW078Sy
https://youtu.be/aQydbrxrYXk?si=DUcS8FPJXdzhuQme

laf Węgier - Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Percussion;
Jakub Kurek - Trumpet, Sequential Take 5;
Paweł “Wuja HZG” Stachowiak - Bass guitar;
Marcin Rak - Drums, Drum Machine;
Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr - Nord Stage 3, Moog Voyager, Upright Piano;

Executive production, A&R: Sebastian Jóźwiak
Recorded at Tomasz Stańko’s flat (05-06.04.2023)
Engineered by: Maciej Jakimiuk
Mixed by: Ignacy Gruszecki & EABS
Mastering: Ignacy Gruszecki
Graphic design: Animisiewasz

CD: 4 panel digipack, 12p. booklet, ltd to 1000 copies
LP: 180g black vinyl, 8p. booklet, 1500 copies

EABS back to the roots, reinventing
Tomasz Stańko’s Purple Sun


2023 was a breakthrough year for EABS in many ways. It was all thanks to the well received, fully self-produced album entitled In Search of a Better Tomorrow, recorded in collaboration with the Pakistani band Jaubi. The record provided the opportunity to tour in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and China. It was praised by media outlets such as Le Monde, L'Echo, Politis, Stern, Bandcamp and Gazeta Wyborcza, while The Guardian included the release in its 'The Best Global Albums of 2023'. EABS' forthcoming sixth album is a return to their roots – literally and figuratively. It is an in-depth study on rhythm, which materialised in the form of the album titled Reflections of Purple Sun.

The back to the roots part not only manifests itself in the lack of guest instrumentalists, but also in a renewed focus on the history of Polish jazz. The band's debut album Repetitions... was dedicated to Krzysztof Komeda. This time, the band picked up the entire Purple Sun album, which Tomasz Stańko recorded half a century ago. From the POV of Purple Sun fans, a hard-to-find and somewhat forgotten album, it may seem like a doomed undertaking. However, in order to pay tribute to one of the most iconic figures of Polish jazz, it was worth embarking on this mission and attempting to engage in a non-verbal conversation with the Slavic spirit that Master Tomasz Stańko undoubtedly was.

What was the essence of Purple Sun? Tomasz Stańko's record relied heavily on rhythm, one could even say that it was its central element. The EABS version is thus a study in rhythm. In other words, it is a reflection on rhythm. Therefore, the metaphor hidden in the word Reflections appears in the title, referring to the reflection of light – a reflex, representing a different energy enclosed in time and space, but half a century later.

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