Released January 17, 2014 Extended Circle
(2014) What Was Said
(2016) Release date 17 January 2014 Label ECM Records | Length 51:03 Artist Tord Gustavsen Quartet Producer Manfred Eicher Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded June 2013
Rainbow Studio, Oslo Similar The Well, Restored - Returned, Being There, Changing Places, The Ground | ||
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Extended Circle is an album by pianist Tord Gustavsen's Quartet released on the ECM label.
Contents
Reception
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".
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".
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".
Track listing
All compositions by Tord Gustavsen except as indicated
Personnel
Songs
1Right There2:54
2Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg5:39
3Entrance2:52