Reception

Track listing

All compositions by Tomasz Stańko

1. "Soul of Things I" - 5:39
2. "Soul of Things II" - 7:57
3. "Soul of Things III" - 4:22
4. "Soul of Things IV" - 5:10
5. "Soul of Things V" - 5:41
6. "Soul of Things VI" - 4:59
7. "Soul of Things VII" - 5:46
8. "Soul of Things VIII" - 3:20
9. "Soul of Things IX" - 8:06
10. "Soul of Things X" - 6:11
11. "Soul of Things XI" - 6:56
12. "Soul of Things XII" - 5:08
13. "Soul of Things XIII" - 5:11
    • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 2001.

Personnel

• 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....
  
   - trumpet
  Trumpet
  The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
  
  
• 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 ....