The Ground

The Ground
Studio album by Tord Gustavsen Trio
Released 2005
Recorded January 2004
Genre Jazz
Length 63:05
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
Tord Gustavsen chronology
Changing Places
(2003)		 The Ground
(2004)		 Being There
(2005)

The Ground is an album by Swedish jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen recorded in 2004 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Gustavsen, while playing laid-back, pristine, pretty, and serene music, is far from challenging convention or pushing the envelope. Conversely, his personal voice is fully realized. Time will tell whether this style finds a worldwide audience, moves away from this type of contemporary texture music, or takes the approach he has established to any more extreme measures, even softer or more forceful".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Tord Gustavsen
  1. "Tears Transforming" - 5:38
  2. "Being There" - 4:17
  3. "Twins" - 4:57
  4. "Curtains Aside" - 5:15
  5. "Colours of Mercy" - 6:09
  6. "Sentiment" - 5:35
  7. "Kneeling Down" - 5:48
  8. "Reach Out and Touch It" - 5:48
  9. "Edges of Happiness" - 3:07
  10. "Interlude" - 2:03
  11. "Token of Tango" - 4:12
  12. "The Ground" - 7:16
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in January 2004.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 18, 2011
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed October 18, 2011