Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Spark of Life ( Album Trailer), ECM Records

Marcin Wasilewski Trio w, Joakim Milder: Spark of Life Marcin Wasilewski: piano Slawomir Kurkiewicz: double bass Michal Miskiewicz: drums Joakim Milder: tenor saxophone The fourth ECM album for the Wasilewski Trio adds a special guest, the lyrical Swedish saxophonist Joakim Milder, whom the Poles came to know through performances with Tomasz Stankos Litania project. Amongst other affinities, the players share a love of Krzyzstof Komedas music, and Komedas Sleep Safe and Warm theme, written for Polanskis Rosemarys Baby make a reappearance here. As ever, the Wasilewski group balances original material intensely melodic new tunes by Marcin (including two variations of the beautiful title track) with a daring range of covers, embracing Herbie Hancock, the Polices Message In A Bottle and Slawomir Kurkiewiczs arrangement of a composition by Grazyna Bacewicz, and reinforces its status as one of the most resourceful groups around. This is the trios second ECM appearance this yea