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2026 Limited Edition · ACR040

Friends — Music of Jarek Śmietana

Adam Czerwiński & Friends · 3LP Deluxe Box Edition

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AC RECORDS · ACR040FRIENDS
Music of Jarek Śmietana3LP DELUXE BOX · CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL

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The 2026 Deluxe Edition

A tribute to Jarek Śmietana, expanded.

A newly remastered and expanded three-record collection honouring the music of the celebrated Polish jazz guitarist and composer Jarek Śmietana. Presented in a collector's box with a booklet featuring session photographs, background information and liner notes.

3 × LPCrystal-clear vinyl
500Numbered copies
ACR040Catalogue number
2026Analogue remaster

Featuring performances by John Scofield, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, Larry Goldings, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Zbigniew Namysłowski, Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski and other outstanding musicians.

Mastering: Jan Smoczyński (original mixes and mastering); Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios (2014 analogue mastering); Piotr Łukaszewski and Adam Czerwiński at Custom 34 Studio, Gdańsk (August 2026 analogue remaster). DMM cutting by Hendrik Pauler at Pauler Acoustics.

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Historical album artwork

From the original release.

The archival photographs below show the earlier 2LP release, not the new 2026 3LP Deluxe Box packaging.

Archival cover photograph from earlier Friends Music of Jarek Śmietana 2LP edition
Earlier 2LP edition — archival image
Archival sleeve photograph from earlier Friends Music of Jarek Śmietana edition
Earlier 2LP edition — archival image
Six sides of jazz

Track listing

Side A

  1. Back to the Roots
  2. Alisia
  3. El Cerrito

Side B

  1. Few Warm Words
  2. Follow The Fellow
  3. Dance
  4. My Love and Inspiration

Side C

  1. Untitled Blues
  2. Strange Funky Fruit
  3. Medley for Chamber Orchestra

Side D

  1. Why not this Way
  2. Children of Time
  3. Acumulatorres
  4. Missing You

Side E

  1. Kairo
  2. Soul
  3. As Good as Allways
  4. Flashing Dance

Side F

  1. Untitled Blues (alternate take)
  2. Flowers in Mind
  3. Bubbles

All compositions by Jarek Śmietana. Source: AC Records official edition ACR040.

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