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Wojtek Pilichowski "Granat" (1996 PolyGram)
I signed up to my first big label, PolyGram, and was completely over the moon when I saw how large the funds for the making of this record were. With this money I could invite many guest musicians, from a string quartet and horn section to Polish music stars I worked or had been working with. One of these guest stars was Zbigniew Holdys, a man who is said to have 'helped beat Communism with his music'. Two videos promoted the album - "Samotna Gwiazda" and "Idol". The record sold over 8,000 copies, which was a pretty big number for a 'jazz' recording. It also received a nomination for the most important award in the Polish music industry - "Fryderyk" (in the Jazz Record category).

Wojtek Pilichowski / Pilich Und Funk "Lodolamacz" (1998 Universal)
"Lodolamacz" marked the beginning of my hip-hop fascination. I wanted to capture some of that culture on my record. However, being a session musician, I found it pretty hard to reach the environment - it was still underground. Anyway, "Message in a bottle", my own version of The Police's song, became a Power Play in RMF FM (one of the prime music stations in Poland), and climbed the radio charts to somewhat high positions. "Lodolamacz" was produced by Wojtek Olszak, and nominated for "Fryderyk" in the Hip Hop Record category.

Wojtek Pilichowski "TT" (2001 Pomaton EMI)
My next record saw the breaking off of my contract with PolyGram. I singed up to Pomaton Emi, and titled my next album "Pi". This time I managed to reach the hip-hop underground and fuse the two worlds of jazz and hip hop together. The best illustration is the track "CTA", a jazz standard with a funk arrangement, featuring guest rappers. I invited a lot of popular Polish artists I had been working with, and produced the album myself. The promo single was a track with vocals, "Twoje 4 Strony". However, with "Pi" I decided to end my relationship with big labels once and for all - for instance, it was embarrassing for me to see an advertisement for my record in a teeny bopper magazine ("Popcorn").

Pilichowski Band "Jazzga Live" (2004 Fonografika)
A concert of Wojtek and his band recorded in the January of 2004 in Lódz's Jazz-ga club. "Jazzga Live" was released under an independent label (Fonografika) and produced by me. It was recorded live during a concert in the Jazzga Club in Lódz - hence the title. Usually, when I left the studio and then listened to the final tracks on the albums, I would always think at some point 'hey, that could be improved'! So, "Jazzga Live" contains 'upgraded' versions of my earlier songs. The album is fully instrumental.

Wojtek Pilichowski "Definition of Bass" (2005 Axel Springer Polska)
"Definition of Bass" is very special - more of an experiment than any other record I've made. I always say that this is far from an "ordinary guy's album". It is very... danceable, very funky, with strong disco beats. In 1998, when I was recording 'Lodolamacz', the hip-hop culture was the 'new thing'. Now, however, things have moved on and hip-hop would not be an experiment anymore. The paradox is that it's probably the most stylistically consistent album I have ever recorded (perhaps along with my debut "Wojtek Pilichowski"). While making this album I didn't think of impressing my fellow musicians or the industry - it's a record for the people. I did not have to worry about the sales either, because as a bonus insert in a magazine it could be bought in any newsagents in the country, and it had a certain circulation of 50,000 copies.