Suspended Night cover

Suspended Night

Released

There was always something nocturnal about Tomasz Stanko’s sound, but the Polish trumpeter concretized that association anew on Suspended Night. With his trusted traveling companions (pianist Marcin Wasilewski, bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz, and drummer Michal Miskiewicz) in tow, he makes every trip feel like a homecoming. After the introductory “Song for Sarah,” the album’s remainder spreads itself across the 10-part “Suspended Variations,” each of which could be unspun into an album in its own right. Even at its briefest, the quartet treads expansive waters. Such melancholy is hard to come by, especially in melodic form.

Tyran Grillo

Recommended by

Suggestions
Civil War Diaries cover

Civil War Diaries

Bill Carrothers
Journal cover

Journal

Bridge61
Landmarks cover

Landmarks

Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band
In These Times cover

In These Times

Makaya McCraven
…For the Ghosts Within cover

…For the Ghosts Within

Ros Stephen, Gilad Atzmon, Robert Wyatt
Solo Concert cover

Solo Concert

Ralph Towner
Simplicitas cover

Simplicitas

Adam Cruz, Luciana Souza, Avishai Cohen, Adam Rogers, Edward Simon
Emanon cover

Emanon

Wayne Shorter
Lucid Grey cover

Lucid Grey

Tore Brunborg