Nurt - 1973 (full album)

This legendary Polish band emerged in 1971 as a continuation of another legendary ensemble, Romuald i Roman. Their first lineup consisted of Roman Runowicz - g, voc, Ryszard Sroka - dr, Aleksander Mrożek - g, voc, Kazimierz Cwynar - bg, voc, with the so-called artistic director Andrzej Kuryło who was the author of all lyrics.

The band's music was said to be inspired by Colosseum, Jimi Hendrix and John Mayall. It existed on and off till 1977 with some lineup changes. Other musicians who appeared in the lineup were Jan Jacek Baron (ex-Romuald i Roman), Piotr Iskrowicz (later in Bank), Mieczysław Jurecki (later in Budka Suflera). The band collaborated also with some jazz musicians such as Włodzimierz Plaskota, Tomasz Stańko, Julian Kurzawa.

The band made its debut in January 1972 at The II Modern Youth Music Festival in Kalisz. 1972 also saw the release of their only LP. In spite of public acclaim, the band proved short-lived and faded soon after. Cwynar and Mrozek moved on to Test, then became a nucleus of Porter Band's classic line-up from 1979-80.

NURT left only one, self-titled album, and also some radio recordings. In 1994 a new version of the album was released, advertised as a reissue with bonus tracks. However, it consisted of tracks with the same titles as on the LP but in completely different versions. The actual reissue came out in 2004.

At the beginning of the 90s the band reactivated (lineup: Sylwia Damasiewicz - voc, Kazimierz Marut - dr, Aleksander Mrożek - acg, g, k, psg, Bogdan Tymoszuk - bg), and released an album called "Motyle i kloszardzi". but it contained a completely different music, closer to classic rock. The next reunion took place in the new century. The band members meet with each other and play some concerts from time to time.

Personnel:
– Aleksander Mrożek – guitar, sitar, vocals
– Roman Runowicz – guitar, vocals
– Kazimierz Cwynar – bass, vocals
– Ryszard Sroka – drums, percussion
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– Tomasz Stańko – trumpet, flute (9)
– Jan Jacek Baran – percussion (12)
– Ryszard Gwalber Misiek – tenor saxophone (12)

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