Swedish pianist/composer Bobo Stenson made a name for himself in the late '60s as one of Europe's finest players, accompanying visiting luminaries like Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, and Stan Getz. Underwear, his 1971 debut as a bandleader, began an ongoing collaboration with ECM Records and with drummer Jon Christensen. Christensen also joined Stenson on sessions with Jan Garbarek in the '70s and Charles Lloyd in the '80s and '90s, and played in Stenson's revamped trio along with Anders Jormin. The Swedish Grammy-winning Reflections (1993), War Orphans (1998) , and Serenity (2000) make the most of Stenson's lyrical, versatile style and the players' long history of working together. (by Heather Phares)
On his trio set (which has fine support from bassist Anders Jormin and drummer Jon Christensen), he often sounds a bit like Keith Jarrett, Lloyd's pianist of the 1960s. Stenson shows more energy than one might expect to hear on an ECM date, although he also has several introspective explorations. Highlights include a somber "My Man's Gone Now," an impressionistic version of Duke Ellington's "Reflections In D," the Latin feel of "Minidatyr" and a spirited "The Enlightener." (by Scott Yanow)
Personnel:
Jon Christensen (drums)
Anders Jormin (bass)
Bobo Stenson (piano)
Tracklist:
01. The Enlightener (Stenson) 6.50
02. My Man's Gone Now (Gershwin/Heyward) 6.12
03. Not (Jormin) 4.46
04. Dörrmattan (Stenson) 5.44
05. Q (Jormin) 5.47
06.Reflections in D (Ellington) 5.22
07. 12 Tones Old (Stenson) 4.43
08. Mindiatyr (Stenson) 10.21
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On his trio set (which has fine support from bassist Anders Jormin and drummer Jon Christensen), he often sounds a bit like Keith Jarrett, Lloyd's pianist of the 1960s. Stenson shows more energy than one might expect to hear on an ECM date, although he also has several introspective explorations. Highlights include a somber "My Man's Gone Now," an impressionistic version of Duke Ellington's "Reflections In D," the Latin feel of "Minidatyr" and a spirited "The Enlightener." (by Scott Yanow)
Personnel:
Jon Christensen (drums)
Anders Jormin (bass)
Bobo Stenson (piano)
Tracklist:
01. The Enlightener (Stenson) 6.50
02. My Man's Gone Now (Gershwin/Heyward) 6.12
03. Not (Jormin) 4.46
04. Dörrmattan (Stenson) 5.44
05. Q (Jormin) 5.47
06.Reflections in D (Ellington) 5.22
07. 12 Tones Old (Stenson) 4.43
08. Mindiatyr (Stenson) 10.21
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