Spark of Life (album)

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Spark of Life
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Studio album by
the Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder
ReleasedOctober 7, 2014
RecordedMarch 2014
StudioAuditorio Radiotelevisione svizzera
Lugano, Switzerland
Genre Jazz
Length73:44
Label ECM 2400
Producer Manfred Eicher
Marcin Wasilewski chronology
Faithful
(2010)		Spark of Life
(2014)

Spark of Life is an album by the Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder recorded in March 2014 and released on ECM October later that year. The trio features rhythm section Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz, with Milder on sax appearing on five tracks. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

In JazzTimes Jeff Tamarkin wrote, "Wasilewski and his compatriots habitually roll out one stately, even-tempered melody after the next, giving each plenty of simmer time before ultimately coming out the other side, regardless of what happens along the way, without having broken a sweat. (This is an ECM record, after all.)" [6]

The Guardian's John Fordham observed, "It’s all right up to Wasilewski Trio standards, and Milder is a shadowy but fascinating presence." [4]

On All About Jazz John Kelman observed, "Spark of Life is another stellar collection from a trio predicated on the value of longevity and leveraging the opportunities this now late-thirty-something trio has been afforded to build a language all its own ... With the addition of Milder on roughly half of this 74-minute program, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio has managed to retain its core strengths while adding something new to avoid any pitfalls of predictability." [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Marcin Wasilewski, except where indicated.
  1. "Austin" - 7:07
  2. "Sudovian" - 6:28
  3. "Spark of Life" - 6:33
  4. "Do Rycerzy, Do Szlachy, Do Mieszczan" (Pawel Krawczyk, Katarzyna Nosowska, Marcin Żabiełowicz) - 4:37
  5. "Message in a Bottle" (Sting) - 7:36
  6. "Sleep Safe and Warm" (Krzysztof Komeda) - 6:55
  7. "Three Reflections" - 8:33
  8. "Still" (Joakim Milder) - 6:44
  9. "Actual Proof" (Herbie Hancock) - 6:05
  10. "Largo" (Grażyna Bacewicz) - 8:05
  11. "Spark of Life" - 5:01

Personnel

Marcin Wasilewski Trio

Guest

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References

  1. ↑ ECM Releases accessed October 24, 2016
  2. ↑ Marcin Wasilewski Catalog accessed October 24, 2016
  3. ↑ Marcin Wasilewski Trio discography accessed October 24, 2016
  4. 1 2 Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, October 24, 2014
  5. 1 2 Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, accessed October 24, 2016
  6. ↑ Tamarkin, J. JazzTimes Review November 2014
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