Footprints #19 Masters Voice - Original Jazz Compositions

There were no plans on paper to get this particular mix done and I am as surprised as you are now. To be honest, I wasn’t looking forward to any new mixes and I was far from expecting that we’re about to provide yet another part just one month after vol.18 appeared. I wanted to postpone the publishing as it has become a sort of tradition for Footprints to pop up, more or less, every six months, if not more. When I played “Original Jazz Compositions” for the first time I completely forgot about the idea of postponing Marcin Lisowski’s (Master'sVoice) second Footprints mix. The selection seems to be highly influenced by the author’s new setting:

“I’ve just moved to Warsaw and I thought I need a soundtrack reflecting what surrounds me now. There are no boom-pow-experimental jazz tracks in this particular mix, it’s rather one of those you can listen to while exploring countless streets, nooks and crannies of a big city on an autumn evening, hence Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science on the cover created by Mr. Jayes.”

The mix lasts 27 minutes. The names enlisted below are probably well-known among the fans of the music encompassing brass instruments as you can see some real jazz legends in here, with the exception of Mattia Cigalini, a young and promising Italian saxophonist born in 1989. I’d say he’s worth keeping an eye on. Do not get misleaded by the list: the dates given are those of reeditions.

Footprints #19 Master’s Voice - Original Jazz Compositions (Download) (Cover)
(October 2011)


Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski - The Opener (Muza, 2011)
Soul 4 introducing Mattia Cigalini - Arriving Soon (DejaVu, 2009)
Kenny Dorham - Sunset (Blue Note, 2000)
Donald Byrd - The Loner (Blue Note, 2009)
Bill Evans Trio - Re: Person I Knew (Riverside, 2009)
Krzysztof Komeda - Po Katastrofie (PolJazz, 1989)
Novi - Trzeba Wracać (Muza, 2009)
Jazz Chorał & Tomasz Szukalski Quartet - Hymn Dla Słońca (Muza, 2011)

Master's Voice - Footprints #13

It’s been a while since the last Footprints mix (vol. #12) by Piękni Chłopcy appeared. The most recent mixtape being the twelfth in the series eventually became a separate project called “Foots Don’t Fail Me Now” and was mentioned here. Six months have passed and we bring you a brand-new one in the series. The author of volume #13, a turntablist straight out of Kielce being a Displace Image Crew member goes by the name of Master’s Voice and is the winner in "Freestyle" category in 2007 Skrecz.com Battle. Master’s Voice is also in charge of keeping up the Tablism.com project, the successor of a legendary Polish turntablism-oriented site, Skrecz.com. Mr. Jayes is the one responsible for the cover of the 13th Footprints episode. When it comes to the sound, despite the fact that Master’s Voice has compiled various pieces performed by an orchestra or bigger bands as well as by small jazz combos, the concept seems to oscillate around big band style, enclosing the past 30 years of jazz music into a merely 30-minute set.



Master's Voice - Footprints #13 (Click to download)
January 2010

1. Milt Jackson Orchestra – Namesake (Fontana, ?)
2. John Coltrane – Countdown (Atlantic, 1976)
3. Wes Montgomery – Scarborough Fair (Mfp, ?)
4. Young Holt Unlimited – How Insensitive (Kent, 1986)
5. George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers – Love For Sale (Fontana, ?)
6. Terry Gibbs Dream Band – Day In, Day Out (Contemporary Records, 1990)
7. Charlie Scott – The Lady is a Tramp (Avenue, 1971)
8. The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Georgia On My Mind (Fontana, 1959)
9. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington – Azalea (Allegro Records, 1966)
10. Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – Tickle Toe (Fontana, ?)
11. Bob Layzell Band – Basie’s Jump (Avenue, 1971)