{"product_id":"dave-holland-norma-winstone-london-vocal-project-vital-spark-music-of-kenny-wheeler-cd","title":"Dave Holland, Norma Winstone \u0026 London Vocal Project - Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler) [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: EDN1288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5060509793105\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 20 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJazz legends Dave Holland and Norma Winstone, together with the versatile London Vocal Project, present Vital Spark--an album featuring a collection of Kenny Wheeler's final compositions that were sent over time to Pete Churchill and brought to life through patient arrangement, deep listening, and mutual trust. 'Vital Spark' captures a rare unity between jazz ensemble and choir, revealing a sound that's both unforced, delicate, reflective and full of Kenny's character and energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music features new lyrics by Norma Winstone, alongside Wheeler's settings of poems by Stevie Smith, Lewis Carroll, and William Blake. The result is unmistakably Kenny Wheeler: lyrical but unsentimental, harmonically rich yet spacious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Dave, Norma, and Pete, this project is not a retrospective but a personal, shared act of remembering and reinterpreting, shaped by decades of friendship, collaboration, and quiet reverence for one of the most singular voices in modern music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable on hyacinth coloured double LP and digipak CD editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorma Winstone: voice\u003cbr\u003eDave Holland: bass\u003cbr\u003eNikki Iles: piano\u003cbr\u003eJames Maddren: drums\u003cbr\u003eMark Lockheart: tenor \u0026amp; soprano saxophone\u003cbr\u003eJohn Parricelli: guitar (on 'Not Waving But Drowning, Jazzonia, Fuite D'Enfance, Infant Joy \u0026amp; Heavenly City)\u003cbr\u003eLondon Vocal Project, Director: Pete Churchill\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDITION RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46051641622684,"sku":"EDN1288","price":13.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/cd_2f018da8-e5fe-4b4a-bd3c-3395a13cd16a.webp?v=1769777648","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/dave-holland-norma-winstone-london-vocal-project-vital-spark-music-of-kenny-wheeler-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}