# CD review: Krzysztof Pacan – Story of 82 – 2020: Video, CD cover

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2020/10/22/cd-review-krzysztof-pacan-story-of-82-2020-video-cd-cover/
- Published: 2020-10-22T00:08:24+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**Krzysztof Pacan is a double bass player, bass guitarist, producer and composer–
a musician active on the stage for over twenty years. He collaborated with a number
of outstanding artists, just to mention Janusz Muniak, Zbigniew Namysłowski and 
Urszula Dudziak. He has played dozens of concerts in various line-ups around the
world. His debut album, Facing the Challenge, met with great reception and was nominated
for Fryderyk in the Jazz Debut of the Year category.**

Story of 82 is Krzysztof Pacan’s second fully original album. The title refers to
my birthday. The new album is in a sense my musical autobiography, a summary, but
also a definition of the direction in which I would like to go further – explains
the musician. Unlike the first album, Story of 82 was recorded entirely by the quartet.
I thought about the right line-up for a long time and was very happy when all the
musicians accepted my invitation. Each of them is a great individualist who, apart
from leading his own bands, is also able to co-create someone’s musical vision with
great commitment, explains the leader.

The music on Story of 82 sounds classic, but at the same time is characterized by
great panache and freshness. Krzysztof Pacan describes his approach to composition
in the following way: Due to the fact that I have been active on many musical levels
for years, it is natural that my work is permeated with many genres. I owe a large
part of my sound and thinking about music to outstanding artists with whom I had
the opportunity to meet both on stage and outside. I have to mention here my master
Gary Peacock, but also Tomasz Stańko and Adam Pierończyk.

So how do you define the style of Story of 82? Tradition is something worth starting
from, but can be skillfully eluded later on. I believe that the most valuable things
are born under the influence of previously established paths – I believe in a skillful
fusion of the old with the new, while music created in isolation from the knowledge
of basics and traditions often sounds caricatured. That is why I try to combine 
the influences of the masters from the 1960s with my original approach and original
melodies – concludes the artist.

01.Story of 82
 02.Ggantija Temples 03.Three Four Ballad 04.Space Impact 05.Serotonin
Inhibitors 06.Interlude I II III IV 07.A Little More to the Story

**Krzysztof Pacan – bass guitar**
 **Piotr Wyleżoł – piano** **Radek Nowicki – tenor
and soprano saxophone** **Krzysztof Dziedzic – drums** **Marta Zalewska – viola 
da gamba and renaissance fiddle**

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