Spark of Life (album)


Spark of Life is an album by Polish jazz pianist and composer Marcin Wasilewski's Trio with saxophonist Joakim Milder recorded in 2014 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

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. ". The Guardian critic John Fordham noted "It’s all right up to Wasilewski Trio standards, and Milder is a shadowy but fascinating presence". 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".

Track listing

All compositions by Marcin Wasilewski except where noted.
  1. "Austin" - 7:07
  2. "Sudovian" - 6:28
  3. "Spark of Life" - 6:33
  4. "Do Rycerzy, Do Szlachy, Do Mieszczan" - 4:37
  5. "Message In a Bottle" - 7:36
  6. "Sleep Safe and Warm" - 6:55
  7. "Three Reflections" - 8:33
  8. "Still" - 6:44
  9. "Actual Proof" - 6:05
  10. "Largo" - 8:05
  11. "Spark of Life" - 5:01

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