The Ground


The Ground is an album by Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen recorded in 2004.

Reception

«Melancholia is marvellous - and quiet», stated The Guardian reviewer Stuart Nicholson and awarded the album 5 stars, and the Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating:
... Gustavsen, while playing laid-back, pristine, pretty, and serene music, is far from challenging convention or pushing the envelope. Conversely, his personal voice is fully realized. Time will tell whether this style finds a worldwide audience, moves away from this type of contemporary texture music, or takes the approach he has established to any more extreme measures, even softer or more forceful...

Track listing

  1. «Tears Transforming»
  2. «Being There»
  3. «Twins»
  4. «Curtains Aside»
  5. «Colours of Mercy»
  6. «Sentiment»
  7. «Kneeling Down»
  8. «Reach Out and Touch It»
  9. «Edges of Happiness»
  10. «Interlude»
  11. «Token of Tango»
  12. «The Ground»

    Personnel