Trio

Artist: Marcin Wasilewski , Slawomir Kurkiewicz , and Michal Miski
Label: Ecm Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 602498206324
EAN: 0602498206324
ASIN: B00076QGF0

Release Date: 2005-02-15

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Tracks:

Trio Conversation (Introduction)
Hyperballad
Roxane's Song
K.T.C.
Plaza Real
Shine
Green Sky
Sister's Song
Drum Kick
Free-bop
Free Combination For Three Instruments
Entropy
Trio Conversation (The End)

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Customer Reviews:

yes!.......2006-11-19

This debutalbum from the polish simpe acoustic trio on the ECM label is a international introduction of Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz. These musicians need to be noticed by the jazzloving world. They must be allowed to step out of the Stanko shade. Trio is a nice attempt to make a statement and it is most certainly a 5 star album.

But there is one problem. The album is not up to the same levell as the trio their performences on the Stanko-albums. Mayby it's because I miss Stanko on this album or mayby it's because they miss the craftmanship of Stanko. The first remark implies that the music is in a Stanko style. The second implies that without Stanko the trio can't get to that levell of performing as they do playing with Stanko.

But... just mayby... The trio was a bit impressed by the ECM-studios willingness to give it a go. I my opion the trio gave away to much of their musicalcharacters to comply to the ECMstyle and vision. Awkward!

I can't wait to hear this music being played live (far away from the recordingstudio).

Nonetheless... this album is beautifull. Nice to have in the collection next to the three stanko albums and the Manu Katche-happening.

FJB/O!-music 2006

deserves much more attention.......2006-10-24

This is some great music. Splitting off from the Stanko group, this trio can hold it's own with ECM's giants. Previous negative reviewers have claimed that the sound is too reminiscent of Jarrett, and not as good (Jarrett lite?), but they are missing something here. Wasilewski lacks the boldness of Jarrett, but that is what I find to be one of his prime traits. Rather than extending and building further on melodic musical ideas (as Jarrett can do masterfully at times) Wasilewski behaves subtly and quietly. His vocabulary is different, quite minimal. If you don't listen close, you may miss many of his artistic flourishes.
Anyway, this is highly recommended if you like ECM jazz, or want to hear some new and beautiful music. Perfect for night time, winter listening.

Restless . . ........2006-03-06

I got this CD on the recommendation of an NPR music reviewer, and when I first listened to it, I didn't hear the laid-back, easy mellowness I'd been led to expect. But when I gave it another go, I began hearing the wonderful complexity of haunting melodic riffs, the soulful bass lines, and agitated drum work, and while I can't pronounce the names of any of the performers, I fell for this group in a big way.

It's not a stretch to compare "Trio" to what it must have been like hearing "Kind of Blue" for the first time. What seems to be a melancholy restlessness begins to materialize as the thoughtful and deeply felt, making an imprint on memory that promises and delivers a welcome journey through moods and colorations at the start of each replayed cut. Sounds great in a car stereo and after many listenings I've found that it responds nicely to all kinds of traffic conditions. Also recommended: Tord Gustavsen Trio, "Changing Places."

Very fragile and powerful at the same time.......2006-01-08

When I first heard the Tomasz Stanko Quartet on their 2002 release "Soul of Things", their pianist Marcin Wasilewski really touched my heart with his fragile and yet powerful performance. On this CD, where he performs with his side men Slawomir Kurkiewicz (bass) and Michal Miskiewicz (drums) only, and the music is simply out of this world. I really enjoy how Marcin and his young friends present the various compositions. The recording is excellent, too (Jan Erik Kongshaug and producer Manfred Eicher), and you can hear how each tone in the piano vibrates and creates different colors. This recording reminds me of one of the principles in jazz music: It is more important to listen than to play. It also reminds me of this saying: "The power of a note lies in the space before and after it."

Helge K.

Good trio, that's all... .......2005-05-27

To me, this "trio" looks like Keith Jarrett's standards. The musicians appear to be very good pupils (cf. "For Miles" in "Bye bye blackbird" and "Trio conversation" in this "Trio"). Bill Evans also seems to have influenced the guys ("I fall in love too easily")... Nothing new then. But nothing bad either. It just seems that ECM is trying a few pianists before planning the retirement of Keith Jarrett...(joke). Anyway, I never heard someone play so close to the master. Very nice work. Very good musicians. This is not straight ahead jazz but these days, it's the fashion of doing impressionnism. Impressionnism and short pieces. The bassist has not the technique of Dave Holland... Two or three tracks do not extend 2' or 3'. BUT a few pieces are very good like "Shine" or Wayne Shorter's "Plaza Real" or "Sister's song".... I would recommend it to anyone who is fond of Keith Jarrett, and the young lions from ECM sound (Tord Gustavsen) and EST, the group that makes jazz sound like Pink Fflyod... But sorry, I prefer Monk, Bud, Bill Evans, and today, Bojan Z and Kenny Werner... Thank you.

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