Changing Places (album)

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Changing Places
Studio album by Tord Gustavsen Trio
Released March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)
Recorded December 2001 and June 2002
Genre Jazz
Length 65:05
Label ECM
ECM 1834
Producer Manfred Eicher
Tord Gustavsen chronology

- Changing Places
(2003)		 The Ground
(2005)

Changing Places (released 18 Mar 2003 on the label ECM - ECM 1834)is an album by Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen recorded in 2001 and 2002.[1][2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Review

Changing Places is wonderfully soaked in a hushed, delicate romanticism that's hard to resist. Most of the record is pitched at a whisper, with the spaces between the notes easily as significant as the notes themselves. Drummer Jarle Vepsestad (also known from Supersilent) is felt rather than heard much of the time, while bassist Harald Johnsen provides gentle, intelligent support and lovely, guitar-like solos. When playing it you could think it was an album of standards - lost standards that I could almost remember. Gustavsen writes songs with an aura of completion, of melodic finality. Changing Places will make the personal short list of favorite late-night jazz recordings for everyone who hears it. Gustavsen possesses a reflective lyric sensibility that overlays seamlessly on midnight.[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 2½ stars stating:

... The bulk of this production consists of the trio's probing inclinations and lightly implemented rhythmic structures. Gustavsen's multifaceted arsenal features an abundance of swirling arpeggios, nimbly rendered harmonics, and gently fabricated block chords. Alternatively, the total listening experience becomes a bit arduous in scope, due to the band's unwavering gait. Nonetheless, Gustavsen is most certainly one to watch! ...[1]

Track listing

  1. «Deep as Love» (5:54)
  2. «Graceful Touch» (3:50)
  3. «IGN» (4:33)
  4. «Melted Matter» (5:25)
  5. «At a Glance» (4:18)
  6. «Song of Yearning» (8:16)
  7. «Turning Point» (5:47)
  8. «Interlude» (1:01)
  9. «Where Breathing Starts» (8:49)
  10. «Going Places» (5:33)
  11. «Your Eyes» (5:07)
  12. «Graceful Touch, Variation» (4:33)
  13. «Song Of Yearning (Solo)» (1:59)

Personnel

Credits

  • All compositions by Tord Gustavsen
  • Engineered by Jan Erik Kongshaug
  • Cover photography & artwork design by Sascha Kleis
  • Liner photos by Erik J. Laeskogen
  • Produced by Manfred Eicher

Notes

  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in December 2001 and June 2002

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Astarita, Glenn. "Tord Gustavsen / Tord Gustavsen Trio Changing Places - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-12-09. 
  2. ↑ "ECM discography". ECM Records. Retrieved 2012-12-09. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jacobson, Nils (2003-05-01). "Tord Gustavsen Trio: Changing Places (2003) - Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2012-12-09. 
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