Haunted again - Gustavsens trio returns to complete the trilogy of Changing Places and The Ground. Introspective psalms, gospel, blues, hints of old themes - all here but made new. Still the fine balance of liquid piano, textured brush on the drums and a bass-line that grounds - but the sound is a progression. At Home sets the landscape -hymns to melody that all three breathe together. But then Blessed Feet starts with drum precision, quickly then becoming a sensual hip-to-toerhythm that almost rocks. Theres a piano-drum duo, a piano solo and more compositions that float on the spaces in-between. Love? Yes. Bias? Yes!! Buy this disc.
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Tord Gustavsen
The Well
$29.95 – Compact disc / Ecm
Two years after “Restored, Returned” introduced this line-up and with extensive touring behind them, on “The Well” the four musicians of the Gustavsen Quartet really blossom as a band in a programme of new tunes by Tord.... Buy or find out more →
Restored, Returned
$32.95$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm
After a trilogy of highly successful trio albums (“Changing Places”, “The Ground”, “Being There”), Tord Gustavsen branches off in new directions. His new band adds two players familiar to ECM listeners – bassist Mats Eil... Buy or find out more →
Changing Places
$32.95$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm
Tord Gustavsen’s young group, already making waves in the Far North – where Changing Places has soared into the pop charts – is telling new stories within the framework of the jazz tradition. This is music that sings... Buy or find out more →
Ground
$32.95$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm
He’s back - my hero! And if you too thought last year’s Changing Places was “a record to die for” (like me and Stereophile Magazine), get ready for even better. The Ground is a spectacular mix of Gustavsen’... Buy or find out more →
Being There
$26.95 – Compact disc / Ecm
Haunted again - Gustavsens trio returns to complete the trilogy of Changing Places and The Ground. Introspective psalms, gospel, blues, hints of old themes - all here but made new. Still the fine balance of liquid piano,... Buy or find out more →