Urszula Dudziak - Magic Lady (1989)

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Urszula Dudziak - Magic Lady (1989) [included Papaya]
Recorded live at the Riviera-Remont Club, Warsaw, April 25, 1989
EAC-Separated FLAC/CUE/LOG | 257 MB
Genre: Jazz, Styles Fusion, Post-Bop, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Urszula Dudziak is a leading Polish jazz vocalist. She has worked with such artists as Krzysztof Komeda, Micha? Urbaniak (her ex-husband), Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, and Lester Bowie. Her 1970s song “Papaya” gained widespread popularity in Asia and Latin America in 2007.

Dudziak was born in the Straconka neighborhood of Bielsko-Bia?a, Poland. She studied piano, but began to sing in the late 50s after hearing records by Ella Fitzgerald. Within a few years she was one of the most popular jazz artists in her native country. She met and later married Michal Urbaniak, In the late 60s they began to tour overseas and in the 70s settled in New York.

Dudziak has few language problems, as she customarily eschews words in favour of wordless vocalizing that is far more adventurous than scat. Already gifted with a remarkable five-octave vocal range, Dudziak employs electronic devices to extend still further the possibilities of her voice. She has frequently worked with leading contemporary musicians, including Archie Shepp and Lester Bowie, and was a member of the Vocal Summit group, with Jay Clayton, Jeanne Lee, Bobby McFerrin, Norma Winstone, Sting, Michelle Hendricks, and Lauren Newton.

In 2007, Dudziak’s classic 1970s song “Papaya” saw a resurgence in popularity in the Philippines where it was regularly featured in a local noontime TV game show entitled Pilipinas, Game KNB?. A favorite track for Filipino drag queens as lip-synch material in the ’70s gay disco/bar scene, the song refreshed the era in the hearts of those who delighted in the song’s upbeat jazz-funk rhythm and uber-campy appeal when it originally came out 30 years ago. A cheerful dance was added, helping to spread the popularity of the song to Latin America and the US. The dancing in the game show resulted from the constant bullying of the host as “old and having weak knees;” thus, he showed that he’s still got the spunk by grooving in tune to some of his favorite songs from his era.

In October 2007, the ABS-CBN morning show, Umagang Kay Ganda featured US Ambassador Kristie Kenney dancing to the tune along with Edu Manzano, the Pilipinas, Game KNB? host who started the dance craze.

The Papaya Dance has then been featured in several news programs, including MSNBC, and Reuters. On March 21, 2008, the dance was featured on ABC’s Good Morning America, where the hosts also danced to the song.

Musicians:
Urszula Dudziak: Vocals
Walk Away;
Krzysztof Zawadzki: Drums, Band Leader
Pawel Maciwoda-Jastrzebski: Bass
Adam Wendt: Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Bernard Maseli: Vibes
Zbigniew Jakubek: Keyboards

Produced by Wieslaw Dabrowski
Recording and mixing by Andrzej Puczynski

Tracks:
1. Samba Ula [Michal Urbaniak]
2. Po Tamtej Stronie Gory [Urszula Dudziak]
3. She Wants To Be Free [Urszula Dudziak, M.Kott]]
4. Wake Up Call [Urszula Dudziak]
5. Papaya [Urszula Dudziak, Michal Urbaniak]
6. Theme from the Motion Picture “Rosemary’s Baby” [K.Komeda]
7. Sorrow Is Not Forever [Michal Urbaniak]
8. Nothing Else, Thank You [J.Zawadzki]
9. Tico-Tico [M.Kats, A.Abru]

http://rapidshare.com/files/105987718/UD_ML.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105994815/UD_ML.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106001409/UD_ML.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106007529/UD_ML.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106012776/UD_ML.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106013491/UD_ML.part6.rar