January is an album by Polish jazz pianist and composer Marcin Wasilewski

Marcin Wasilewski (pianist)

Marcin Wasilewski, born 1975, is a Polish pianist and composer.Wasilewski established a musical partnership with bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz as the Simple Acoustic Trio in the early-1990's which led to Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko mentoring the group for several...

 recorded in 2007 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is terrific second effort by a band that, despite the fact that its members have been together for 17 years, is only really coming into its own in the present moment".

Track listing

All compositions by Marcin Wasilewski except as indicated

1. "The First Touch" - 4:13
2. "Vignette" (Gary Peacock
   Gary Peacock
   Gary Peacock is an American jazz double-bassist.-Biography:After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio , and Albert Ayler's trio...
   
   ) - 8:08
3. "Cinema Paradiso" (Ennio Morricone
   Ennio Morricone
   Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
   
   , Andrea Morricone
   Andrea Morricone
   Andrea Morricone is an Italian composer and conductor, known for his film scores. He is the son of composer Ennio Morricone. He composed the film scores for the American films Capturing the Friedmans and Liberty Heights. He collaborated with his father on the famous score for Cinema Paradiso,...
   
   ) - 8:33
4. "Diamonds and Pearls
   Diamonds and Pearls (song)
   "Diamonds and Pearls" is the title track to Prince and The New Power Generation's 1991 hit album. The song is an upbeat ballad, given a rock edge with guitar and heavy drumming. The song also features the powerful vocals of NPG member Rosie Gaines. The ballad is an expression of love and not lust,...
   
   " (Prince Rogers Nelson
   Prince (musician)
   Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
   
   ) - 5:48
5. "Balladyna" (Tomasz Stańko
   Tomasz Stanko
   Tomasz Stańko is a Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser. Often recording for ECM, Stańko is strongly associated with free jazz and the avant-garde....
   
   ) - 6:46
6. "King Korn" (Carla Bley
   Carla Bley
   Carla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
   
   ) - 6:45
7. "The Cat" - 9:58
8. "January" - 8:38
9. "The Young and Cinema" - 9:10
10. "New York 2007" (Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz) - 2:46
    • Recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City in February 2007

Personnel

• Marcin Wasilewski
  Marcin Wasilewski (pianist)
  Marcin Wasilewski, born 1975, is a Polish pianist and composer.Wasilewski established a musical partnership with bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz as the Simple Acoustic Trio in the early-1990's which led to Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko mentoring the group for several...
  
   - piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Slawomir Kurkiewicz - bass
  Double bass
  The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
  
  
• Michal Miskiewicz - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....