Soul of Things explained

Soul of Things
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Tomasz Stańko Quartet
Border:	yes
Released:	March 11, 2002
Recorded:	August 2001
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	74:51
Label:	ECM ECM 1788
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Tomasz Stańko
Prev Title:	From the Green Hill
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Suspended Night
Next Year:	2002

Soul of Things is an album by the Tomasz Stańko Quartet recorded in August 2001 and released on ECM March the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Miskiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz.^[1]

Reception

The album ranked number 97 in Jazzwise's "The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World" list on December 7, 2021.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Tomasz Stańko.

1. "Soul of Things I" – 5:41
2. "Soul of Things II" – 8:00
3. "Soul of Things III" – 4:23
4. "Soul of Things IV" – 5:12
5. "Soul of Things V" – 5:44
6. "Soul of Things VI" – 5:02
7. "Soul of Things VII" – 5:48
8. "Soul of Things VIII" – 3:23
9. "Soul of Things IX" – 8:08
10. "Soul of Things X" – 6:15
11. "Soul of Things XI" – 6:56
12. "Soul of Things XII" – 5:08
13. "Soul of Things XIII" – 5:11

Personnel

Tomasz Stańko Quartet

• Tomasz Stańko – trumpet
• Marcin Wasilewski – piano
• Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
• Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1788.php ECM discography
2. https://www.jazzwise.com/features/article/the-100-jazz-albums-that-shook-the-world Jazzwise Review