Bobo Stenson Trio - War Orphans
169 kr
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"It's been a very long time since the Bill Evans Trio with Scott La Faro showed the way in equal-input conversational improvising between a pianist, a bassist and a drummer. Swede Bobo Stenson is one of the foremost European exponents of the same art. If you like this kind of melodically rich unplugged music of unexpected twists and turns, then War Orphans is a wonderful example. Stenson has a steely ruminativeness, bassist Anders Jormin follows and anticipates him like an alter ego, and drummer Jon Christensen is his usual caressingly propulsive self."
(The Guardian)
Bobo Stenson, piano
Anders Jormin, double-bass
Jon Christensen, drums
A pianist who has always given more attention to the shape of a melody than to the condition of his outward career, musicians' musician Bobo Stenson is suddenly ubiquitous. His work with Tomasz Stanko and Charles Lloyd has been acclaimed by critics worldwide, he is the musician most extensively featured on the ECM anthology Selected Signs, and his own Swedish/Norwegian trio has become one of Europe's most popular touring bands. The trio's previous release Reflections collected several prizes, including a Swedish Grammy and the Golden Record Award of Orkester Journalen. War Orphans finds Stenson, Anders Jormin and Jon Christensen in peak form as they rove freely through an intriguing repertoire that includes two Ornette Coleman tunes, Ellington's "Melancholia", a beautiful Cuban love song by Silvio Rodríguez, and original material by bassist Jormin and the leader.