Extended Circle

Extended Circle
Studio album by Tord Gustavsen
Released	January 17, 2014
Recorded	June 2013 Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:03
Label	ECM ECM 2358
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Tim Berne chronology
The Well (2012) Extended Circle (2014)

Extended Circle is an album by pianist Tord Gustavsen's Quartet released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "On Extended Circle, the pianist's roots remain contemplative, but the maturity of the communication among these players provides a more fluid and physical sense of motion, revealing a multi-faceted approach to both playing his tunes and improvising".^[2]

Writing in The Guardian, John Fordham called it "a delicious collage of hypnotic grooving, softly stroked gospel themes, and perhaps more gloves-off jazz piano from the leader than on all five of his previous ECM albums".^[3]

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "the evolution Expanded Circle demonstrates is equally the inevitable consequence of regular recording and touring with this group of hyper-talented musicians".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Tord Gustavsen except as indicated

1. "Right There" - 2:55
2. "Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg" (Norwegian Traditional) - 5:40
3. "Entrance" (Jarle Vespestad, Mats Eilertsen, Tord Gustavsen, Tore Brunborg) - 2:54
4. "The Gift" - 6:21
5. "Staying There" - 4:54
6. "Silent Spaces" - 3:32
7. "Entrance [Variation]" (Vespestad, Eilertsen, Gustavsen, Brunborg) - 2:49
8. "Devotion" - 4:38
9. "The Embrace" - 5:01
10. "Bass Transition" - 0:43
11. "Glow" - 5:13
12. "The Prodigal Song" - 6:23

Personnel

• Tord Gustavsen - piano
• Tore Brunborg - tenor saxophone
• Mats Eilertsen - bass
• Jarle Vespestad - drums

References