Michał Urbaniak – Serenade For The City (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1980

Serenade For The City is an LP by Michał Urbaniak from 1980 released on the Motown label.

About this album

Serenade For The City is a supple, melodically strong jazz-fusion album that highlights Michał Urbaniak’s gift for fusing polish with propulsion. Issued in 1980, it sits firmly in the era when fusion was broadening beyond pure virtuosity into more lyrical, groove-led writing. Urbaniak’s violin and saxophone-led arrangements give the record its distinctive voice, moving between nimble rhythmic figures and broader, more reflective passages. The title track anchors the album’s urban mood, while the rest of the set reinforces his reputation as one of the most individual figures to emerge from European jazz. It remains a fine example of late-period fusion with real compositional character.