The sixth ECM album from Tord Gustavsen, recorded in Oslo in June 2013, quietly but most assuredly takes the Norwegian pianist’s music to the next stage of its development. Gustavsen’s quartet with Tore Brunborg, Mats Eilertsen and long-term associate Jarle Vespestad has matured into a group whose interactions draw strength from restraint, patiently building the music toward its climaxes. Here are new gospel-tinged pieces and ballads from Tord’s pen, gentle and luminescent group improvisations, and an ecstatic interpretation of the Norwegian traditional “Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg” (“I Know A Castle In Heaven”). 这是Tord Gustavsen的第六张ECM专辑,2013年六月在奥斯陆录制完成,这张专辑在平静中将这位钢琴演奏家的音乐推向了一个新的发展高度。Gustavsen的四重奏乐队与Tore Brunborg,Mats Eilertsen以及长期合作的Jarle Vespestad 已经成长为一个团队,克制的力量,合作使得他们耐心创作的音乐达到巅峰。这些赞美诗式的作品与民谣均出自Tord的手笔,内容有优雅,冷峻的即兴曲集,以及一首挪威传统音乐 “Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg” (“I Know A Castle In Heaven”)的完美诠释。 Tord Gustavsen piano Tore Brunborg tenor saxophone Mats Eilertsen double bass Jarle Vespestad drums Right There Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg Entrance The Gift Staying There Silent Spaces Entrance, var. Devotion The Embrace Bass Transition Glow The Prodigal Song Recorded June 2013 ECM 2358