1 - Cichy zapada zmrok (3:24)
2 - Przyplyw, odplyw, oddech czas (4:46)
3 - Tam, gdzie nie siega wzrok (3:48)
4 - Biel (3:20)
5 - Czarne slowa (5:09)
6 - Letter From Home (2:46)
7 - Are You Going With Me (8:35)
8 - Zupelnie inna ja (3:52)
9 - Mania Mienia (3:38)
10 - By on byl tu (6:53)
11 - Upojenie (4:43)
12 - Piosenka dla Stasia (3:46)
13 - Me jedyne Niebo (3:14)
14 - Polskie drogi (2:23)
15 - Droga na Poludnie [BONUS] (3:31)
16 – Na calej polaci snieg
17 – Szepty i lzy
18 – Lulajze Jezuniu

Personnel
    Anna Maria Jopek - vocals, electric piano
    Pat Metheny - guitars, guitar synthesizer, 42-string guitar, synthesizers 
    Leszek Możdżer - piano 
    Pawel Bzim Zarecki - synthesizers, organ, percussion 
    Mateusz Pospieszalski - synthesizer 
    Darek Oleszkiewicz - acoustic bass 
    Marcin Pospieszalski - electric bass 
    Cezary Konrad - drums 
    Mino Cinelu - percussion 
    Wojciech Kowalewski - percussion 
    Henryk Miśkiewicz - soprano saxophone 
    Piotr Nazaruk - flute, recorder, percussion, hammered dulcimer, banjo, vocals 
    Bernard Maseli - vibraphone 
    Marek Napiorkowski - guitar 
    Barney - alien voices 
    Orchestra conducted by Mateusz Pospieszalski 

Originally released in 2002 in Europe and Japan, Upojenie (Ecstasy) is a collaboration between Pat Metheny and superstar Polish vocalist Anna Maria Jopek. It came into being after Jopek approached the guitarist at a jazz festival in Warsaw in 2001. Her original idea was to perform some of her own work, some of Metheny's, and some Polish folk songs (exactly what happened). The collaboration was recorded over four months in Poland; it is something wholly other than the sum of its parts might suggest. Co-produced by composer Marcin Kydrynski (Jopek's husband) and Metheny, with Jopek and Pawel Bzim Zarecki, this set marries together the guitarist's signature meld of jazz, pop, and American forms with electronics, early folk melodies, classical melodies, and arrangements with exotic instrumentation and Jopek's otherworldly but gentle voice. For Metheny fans, this is a unique opportunity on two fronts: to hear new versions of his own tunes with different arrangements, titles, and lyrics, as well as the opportunity to be introduced to an immense talent. Now that the set has been released stateside, it becomes an opportunity for fans of contemporary jazz and sophisticated adult pop as well. The set commences with the duet "Cicy Zapada Zmrok" (Here Comes the Silent Dusk), a traditional evening prayer sung by Jopek with Metheny on the 42-string Pikasso guitar. It's skeletal, ethereal, and haunting, yet in Metheny's hands, the melody transcends its origin and becomes a song that could have been sung on the North American plains as well as in Eastern Europe. Another duet, "Biel" (Whiteness), written by Kydrynski, features the singer buoyed by Metheny's classical and baritone guitars. It feels spacious enough to have been recorded in a church, but its roots are in samba.

These tracks are the anomalies on the album, however. More often Metheny and Jopek are accompanied by a full band mainly comprised of crack Polish session players, including the great pianist Leszek Mozdzer. Check the version of Metheny's "High Tide, Love Tide, the Breath of Time...," titled "Przyplyw, Odplyw, Oddech Czasu..." (Tell Her You Saw Me) here, with lyrics by Magda Czapinska. The nearly whispered, restrained multi-tracked vocals, a soprano guitar, and lithe basslines, acoustic piano, loops, timpani, and percussion create a web of gossamer and ether before the tempo changes and all sounds seem to bleed into one warm blanket of sound with the considerable emotions in this music all on display. "Are You Going with Me," the original single from this set, is an instrumental with wordless vocals that evolves from the arrangement found on Offramp into something far more folkish and mysterious. Jopek's own "Czarne Slowa" (Black Words) is a deeply sad, piano-driven love song, a ballad with somber overtones hinting at an intricate folk-jazz hymn. The nostalgic "By On Byl Tu" ("Let It Stay" from the Pat Metheny Group's Travels) becomes a hymn of longing and homecoming with the guitarist's classical guitar kissed by Mozdzer's piano, upright bass, and drums. But in Jopek's round, warm, seemingly ageless vocal, this song is almost a lullaby, with gorgeous interplay between the instruments. The domestic issue of this set contains two bonus cuts including a live number. Metheny fans who couldn't afford the import should jump on this, and those who have an interest in sophisticated pop singers from Stacey Kent to Inara George should consider this as well. Upojenie is international jazz as poetry in motion. ---Thom Jurek, Rovi

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01. Bukowina (9:26) Piano - Leszek Mozdzer
02. Nim Słonce Wstanie (3:42) Flugelhorn - Robert Majewski
03. Kolysanka Rosemary / Kiedy Bedziesz Duzy (6:47)
04. Teskno Mi Teskno (2:44) Flute - Jacek Urbaniak
05. Dwa Serduszka Cztery Oczy (3:46) Featuring - Tomasz Szukalski
06. Cyraneczka (4:37) Piano - Leszek Mozdzer
07. Kiedy Mnie Juz Nie Bedzie (5:39) Clarinet [Bass] - Henryk Miskiewicz
08. Z Powietrza (3:42) Guitar - Marek Napiorkowski
09. Bandoska (6:19) Trumpet - Tomasz Stanko
10. Barefoot (0:50)
11. Bosa (4:40) Piano, Accordion - Andrzej Jagodzinski
12. Mizerna Cicha (3:40) Trumpet - Tomasz Stanko
13. Nielojalnosc (3:58) Conductor - Krzesimir Debski
14. Szepty I Lzy (4:33) Trumpet - Tomasz Stanko
15. Kiedy Bedziesz Duzy (2:05) Featuring - Robert Amirian

Musicians:
Anna Maria Jopek - voc
Andrzej Jagodziński - acc / pno
Cezary Konrad - dr / perc
Sławomir Kurkiewicz – cb (3,5,9)
Robert Majewski - fhorn / tp
Henryk Miśkiewicz - bcl / cl
Michał Miśkiewicz – dr (3)
Leszek Możdżer	 - pno
Marek Napiórkowski - g
Dariusz Oleszkiewicz – cb (1,6-8)
Tomasz Stańko - tp
Marcin Wasilewski – pno (3)
Zbigniew Wegehaupt – cb (2,4)
Krzesimir Dębski - conductor

Music from the serene fields of Poland. But the same time wild and daring. Carefully arranged for ancient instruments or string orchestra, yet at the same time furiously improvised on prepared piano and a whole bunch of truly jazzy instruments. Possibly one of the most unique recordings you will ever have a chance to experience. With the passionate, Slavic touch of nostalgia. With the pure sound of acoustic instruments. With the cast of the best musicians ever chosen from Central Europe, including ECM recording artist Tomasz Stańko. Rarely before and probably unlikely in the future will you find the music so delicate and deeply touching. Never before have you heard a vocal record so unpredictable that keeps you alert and surprised the last bars. ---annamariajopek.pl

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Szeptem (1998)

01. Moja I Twoja Nadzieja (4:33)
02. Dwa Serduszka Cztery (4:36)
03. Czas Rozpalic Piec (3:42)
04. Cichy Zapada Mrok (1:19)
05. Bandoska (4:23)
06. Szeptem (4:26)
07. Bezsenna Noc (4:22)
08. Oddalasz Sie (3:33)
09. Samba Przed Rozstaniem (4:20)
10. Pocalunki (3:29)
11. Gram O Wszystko (2:43)
12. Jeszcze Poczekajmy (4:09)

Koncert (1998)

01. Do Widzenia, Teddy (4:11)
02. Panienka Z Temperamentem (5:38)
03. Dla Ciebie Jestem Soba (6:13)
04. W Polu Lipenka (3:22)
05. Czas Rozpalic Piec (5:31)
06. Jej Portret (3:45)
07. Ludzkie Gadanie (4:44)
08. Zielono Mi (4:21)
09. Kolysanka Rosemary (5:06)
10. Samba Przed Rozstaniem (5:15)
11. Ale Jestem (5:57)
12. Ach Spij, Kochanie (1:58)

Anna Maria Jopek: Born December 14, 1970, vocalist Anna Maria Jopek is a native of Poland, and grew up listening to her native folk music. She studied classical piano at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, and briefly participated in jazz studies at the Manhattan School of Music. She was a contestant in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, and is a recipient of the Michel Legrand Award. Her nearly dozen recordings have reached gold and platinum status in Europe. She prefers not to be pegged as strictly a jazz singer, though the influence of Keith Jarrett is quite prevalent in her music. Borrowing from pop music, Polish folk forms, and other ethnic sources, Jopek synthesizes a whirlwind of sound from various contemporary music sources, similar to her acclaimed Polish peer, Grazyna Auguscik. She played Carnegie Hall in January 2004. Collaborators over the years have included Tomasz Stanko, Pat Metheny, Richard Bona, Branford Marsalis, Christian McBride, Dhafer Youssef, Gordon Haskell, Mino Cinelu, and Manu Katche. ---Michael G. Nastos, Rovi

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01. Richard Bona - Bona Petit
02. Anna Maria Jopek - Bo Wcale Nie Trawa
03. Erykah Badu & Stephen Marley - In Love With You
04. Lee Ritenour & Michael McDonald - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
05. Abbey Lincoln & Pat Metheny - Avec Les Temps
06. Anna Maria Jopek - Nienasycenie
07. Dee Dee Bridgewater - Youkali
08. Marcio Faraco - Na Casa Do Seu Humberto
09. Shirley Horn - Estate (Summer)
10. Anna Maria Jopek & Marek Napiórkowski - Wigilijna Kolysanka

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1. Wszystkie cnoty
2. Szepty i łzy
3. Jeżeli chcesz
4. Bandoska
5. Nim słońce wstanie
6. Czarne słowa
7. Dłoń zanurzasz we śnie
8. Zanim zasnę       play
9. Nienasycenie
10. Confians
11. Upojenie
12. Leszek Intro
13. Cyraneczka
14. Możliwe          play
15. Ale jestem
16. Piosenka dla Stasia

Personel:
Anna Maria Jopek – vocal
Leszek Mozdzer – piano
Marek Napiorkowski – guitars
Pawel Bzim Zarecki – keyboards, programming
Henryk Miskiewicz – sax, bass clarinet
Robert Kubiszyn - double bass, fodera bass
Cezary Konrad – drums
Mino Cinelu – percussion, vocal
Dorota Miskiewicz – vocal
Piotr Nazaruk – flute, vocal

"Po pracy z Methenym musiałam kolejną płytą pójść w całkiem innym kierunku, wybrałam koncert. W przeciwnym wypadku nawet sama przed sobą nie uniknęłabym porównań z "Upojeniem". Poza tym - ostatnie półtora roku spędziliśmy z Marcinem w studiach nagraniowych I najbliższy rok wyglądać będzie podobnie. Chcieliśmy się więc trochę przewietrzyć..." Zamiast składanki w stylu "Best of..." Anna Maria Jopek przynosi nowe wersje swoich znanych tematów, które zyskują nerw, nadzwyczajne napięcie i nową jakość w spotkaniu z publicznością.

"Farat jest formą podziękowania dla wszystkich cudownych publiczności całej Polski, które były z nami przez te wszystkie lata - mówi Anna Maria Jopek. Jednocześnie wiem, że nigdy wcześniej nie miałam tak szalonego, odważnego zespołu jak w tym chłodnym, deszczowym, minionym maju... Gramy ze sobą już tak długo ale wiosną 2003 nasze porozumienie osiągnęło apogeum i chyba właśnie wówczas trzeba było to zarejestrować".

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01. Sprobuj Mowic Kocham (05:54)
02. Teraz I Tu (04:47)
03. Zrob, Co Mozesz (05:54)
04. Claude (01:24)
05. Sklamalbym (04:11)
06. Soul Dealer (4:06)
07. To, Co Nienazwane (6:22)
08. Samej Cie Nie Zostawie (4:48)
09. Cisza Na Skronie, Na Powieki Slonce (3:59)
10. Z Wada Serca (4:14)
11. Niepojete I Ulotne (6:14)
12. Nagle (4:53)
13. Pierwszy Dzien Reszty Naszego Zycia (4:08) 

Anna Maria Jopek (vocals & piano)
Mino Cinelu, Manu Katche (percussion)
Christian McBride, Richard Bona (bass)
Tord Gustavsen (piano)
Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar)
Branford Marsalis (saxophones)
Dhafer Youssef (vocals, oud)
Arve Henriksen (vocals, trumpet)
Kayah (vocals)
Leszek Mozdzer (piano)
Marek Napiorkowski (guitar)
Krzysztof Herdzin, Pawel Zarecki (keyboards).

Anna Maria Jopek is as Polish as one can be – not only with her gentle beauty, but first of all with her music, coming straight from the heart. Yet her latest project features a bunch of true giants from around the world. The Brazilian bossa nova genius Oscar Castro Neves meets serene ECM recording pianist from Norway Tord Gustavsen. An exotic voice of Tunesian oud virtuoso and vocalist Dhafer Youssef blends with brave and adventurous notes of Branford Marsalis’ soprano saxophone. Richard Bona’s trademak Douala vocals and bass lines coexist with sensual French singing by percussion wizard Mino Cinelu. Manu Katche and Christian Mc Bride provide powerful grooves… yet then there is this amazing, sophisticated vocal (in fact – about a zillion of them so carefully layered!) by Anna Maria that makes it all work. That makes this dialogue of such different cultures not only possible, but fascinating to observe. That makes this music unique, one of the kind. Personal.

‘All these people have been my inspiration for the last decade – Anna Maria says humbly. It’s an amazing experience to have finally met them, to exchange energies and ideas, to learn from them and – hopefully – to create some original music with them in mind. I am Polish. I come from the vast meadows of central Poland, I’ve been brought up with its musical traditions, but it does not make my ID complete. Especially now, with the world getting so much smaller every single day. I truly believe that the new music might emerge from coexistance of so many so different voices, influences, traditions, religions. By far – this is the most important work I’ve ever done.’

In Poland ID went platinum in just two weeks. The triumphant tour, featuring Dhafer Youssef, Mino Cinelu and Richard Bona followed with sold out venues and standing ovations. Parts of these events will eventually turn into a one great live album in the fall of 2008. It was not, however, her first experience with the world-class masters and musical heroes. She’s been known for probably the most influential and groundbreaking project in Polish popular music. ---annamariajopek.pl

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01. Cisza Na Skronie, Na Powieki Słońce [02:45]
02. Spróbuj Mówić Kocham [06:48]
03. Moun Madinia [04:59]
04. Aya 1984 [09:59]
05. Tengoku [03:26]
06. Confians [04:36]
07. Tea In The Sahara [08:44]
08. Zrób Co Możesz [07:01]
09. Dina Lam [05:45]
10. Teraz I Tu [07:00]
11. Dwa Serduszka, Cztery Oczy [07:22]

Artist List:
Anna Maria Jopek - vocals
Richard Bona - bass
Dhafer Youssef - oud, vocals
Mino Cinelu - percussion, vocals
Marek Napiorkowski - guitar
Pawel Dobrowolski - percussion
Robert Kubiszyn - bass
Piotr Nazaruk - flutes, cymbals, percussion, didgeridoo

After the success of ID album, which in two weeks became the Platinum Record, was released in many countries in the world and up to now has been sold in 50.000 copies, Anna Maria Jopek is ready for a new challenge. It is brave, sometimes radical concert album, recorded with world-famous guests. New album, which had its premiere in Poland on 17 October 2008 and includes almost 80 minutes of music! BMW Jazz Club VOLUME 1 - is another, after two wonderful concerts and cooperation during last year's tour, artistic venture of AMJ, Marcin Kydryński and BMW Poland company. At the same time it is the first album from the collection, which is still being prepared within this project. --- anna-maria-jopek.com/en

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01. I Burn for You (3:30)
02. Don't Speak (4:43)
03. Insatiable (4:29)
04. Cherry Tree (2:44)
05. Secret (3:14)
06. The Wind (4:46)
07. Moondance (4:40)
08. A Thousand Years (4:34)
09. Until You Sleep (2:27)
10. Only Water (4:08)
11. All the Virtues (4:10)

Artist List:
Anna Maria Jopek: Keyboards, Singer, Fender Rhodes, Vocal Arrangement, Producer
Robert Majewski: Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Marek Napiorkowski: Guitar
Leszek Mozdzer: Piano
Robert Kubiszyn: Double Bass
Slawomir Kurkiewicz: Double Bass
Henryk Miskiewicz: Sax (Soprano)
Pawel Zarecki: Percussion, Piano, Keyboards, Producer, Shaker, Engineer, Programming

Anna Maria Jopek is an artist that may not be known to many, but thanks to Pat Metheny and his contribution to Anna Maria's album Upojenie, I've come to know and love her music.

"Secret" is a wonderful album to the novice Anna Maria Jopek fan. Most, if not all songs are sung in English, she does several covers on this album such as "Cherry Tree", "Thousand Years" and "Moondance". Certainly this album has led me to purchase other's of her's sung in her native Polish. I have to say the nature of the language makes no difference, Anna Maria is fabulous in Polish, even though I don't understand a word she's singing, her emotions shine through regardless. ---Cornet,amazon.com

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1. Sklamalabym	 
2. Nie Omijaj Mnie
3. Tiggy Dingghy Ya-Hara
4. Jakby Nic Sie Nie Stalo 
5. Daleko	 
6. Linda Lou

„Wydajemy nasze maksisingle od lat, od albumu Szeptem, bo mamy zawsze tak wiele muzyki, która nie mieści się na płytach – mówi AMJ. To są take nasze wewnętrzne pamiątki, w nakładzie 250 egzemplarzy. Trafiają do radiostacji i do dziennikarzy, kilka trafia na nasze aukcje charytatywne. I – co zarazem ogromnie schlebiające i bezgranicznie irytujące, ludzie którzy dostają te płytki, wyraźnie opisane jako NOT FOR SALE, wystawiają je skutecznie na swoich prywatnych aukcjach czasami nawet za kilkaset złotych, licząc na desperację kolekcjonerów. Postanowiliśmy choć ten jeden raz im to utrudnić…“

Płytkę prowadzi utwór Skłamałabym, liryczna piosenka Marcina Kydryńskiego o miłości szczęśliwej. „Wydawała się właściwym wyborem na przedświąteczny czas“ – komentuje MK. Po nim pojawia się pięć (5!) zupełnie nowych, nigdy wcześniej nie opublikowanych kompozycji. „To właściwie pół płyty!“ żartuje AMJ. „ To piosenki, bądź kompozycje, które z różnych względów nie znalazły się na ID: Bo były stylistycznie kompletnie zwichrowane, jak Nie Omijaj Mnie, bo zwalniały tempo albumu, jak motyw Daleko, bo były tematycznie odległe od treści, jakie chcieliśmy wówczas przekazać, jak dość „dramatyczna“ balladka Jakby Nic Się Nie Stało, czy też dlatego, że każdy z naszych wokalnych gości mógł się na ID pojawić tylko raz, więc mój dość niezwykły duet z Dhaferem musiał poczekać…“

Powracają zatem największe postaci współczesnej muzyki jazzowej i okołojazzowej: Richard Bona, Christian McBride, Tord Gustavsen, Dhafer Youssef, Manu Katche, Mino Cinelu i wiele innych. Powracają we wcieleniach, jakich jeszcze nie słyszeliśmy.

„Maksisingiel Skłamałabym to taki miły drobiazg – mówi AMJ – którym chcieliśmy podsumować rok poświęcony projektowi ID. Nie ma powodu czekać z uwolnieniem tej muzyki. Już teraz jestem w innym punkcie niż w dniach, w których nagrywałam te piosenki. Ale nie chciałam zostawiać ich tak bez opieki.“ --anna-maria-jopek.com

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