Brad Terry - All About Spring (2003)

American clarinetist Brad Terry, born in 1937, is an established, even legendary artist, also admired for his unique ability to whistle Jazz. During his 30-year long career he scored many honors and successes, and so, universal admiration. He has played with scores of distinguished Jazzmen, notably Dizzy Gillespie, Lenny Breau, Roger Kellaway, Buck Clayton, Buddy Tate, Steve Swallow, and Red Mitchell. Brad is also an experienced, socially oriented Jazz educator, who has led workshops and clinics in many countries including Poland. Brad can also be heard with guitarist Lenny Breau on the two-CD set, "The Complete Living Room Tapes" Art of Life AL1004-2.
Joachim Mencel, born in 1966, a graduate of Katowice Academy of Music - Jazz Department, is one of the most subtle, rich sounding and creative young pianists on the Polish Jazz scene. The winner of International Competitions: Jazz Improvisation-Katowice '86, Jazz Pianists-Kalisz '91, he was also among the Thelonious Monk Competition finalists in Washington, D.C. '89 and participated in many important Jazz festivals. He performed as soloist at the famous clubs in England, Hungary, Germany and Denmark and has collaborated with such Jazzmen as Zbigniew Namyslowski, Janusz Muniak, Jarek Smietana, Dave Friedman, Charlie Mariano and Deborah Brown. On this CD, both partners, though separated by an age-gap, reach a deep, mutual understanding through their excellent skills and sensitivity, telling a story about Spring. In addition to several standards, there are also two compositions by Joachim.Andrzej Schmidt