EARTH LIFE Jaromir Honzák Jaromír Honzák - bass Piotr Baron - tenor and soprano saxes (1, 3, 6, 7) Kuba Stankiewicz - piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7) David Doružka - guitar (2, 3, 7) Jorge Rossy - drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7) Guests: Inga Lewandowska - voice (5) Ivana Pokorná - harp (8) Ondrej Hájek - keyboards (1)

1. A FAMILIAR FACE 2. OLD COUPLE 3. WHAT I'VE SEEN WHILE TAKING A DETOUR 4. ROOT 5. HER STORY 6. AQUARIUS 7. MONK'S DREAM 8. EARTH LIFE All compositions by Jaromír Honzák except "Monk's Dream" by Thelonious Monk Total Time 45:35 Recorded and mixed by Mgr. Karel Fisl Prague, Spring 1998 Mastered by Alexej Charvát in Studio Svengali Prague Cover paintings by Magdalena Hodková / Photos by Ondrej Polák Notes Dr. Lubomír Doružka / Produced by Jaromír Honzák Cube-Metier MJCD2009 ©+ (P) 2000 Cube-Metier Ltd., GL50 2BY, UK

Czech Jazz Recording of the year 2000 Magazine Harmonie Awards “The second album under his own name confirms Jaromír Honzák's position on the Czech jazz scene as a thoughtful creator for whom run-of-the-mill chorus playing is not enough. (That kind of approach is featured in the only standard, “Monk's Dream”.) He wants each recording to "tell a story" and selects the soloists for each composition according to its character and needs.” (Lubomír Dorůžka ) Czech Jazz Recording of the year 2000 Magazine Harmonie Awards “Druhé album pod jeho vlastním jménem potvrzuje pověst, které se Jaromír Honzák těší na české jazzové scéně: pověst skladatele-koumáka, který se nespokojuje se souborem s běžným chorusovým hraním (takový přístup zachycuje na tomto albu jen jediný standard, Monk's Dream), ale pro každou skladbu si vybírá sólisty podle jejího charakteru a jejích potřeb.” (Lubomír Dorůžka)