Ketil Bjornstad - The Sea II (1998)

Ketil Bjornstad - The Sea II (1998)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 255MB

ECM

Allmusic:
Pianist Ketil Bjørnstad's quartet set with cellist David Darling, guitarist Terje Rypdal, and drummer Jon Christensen is almost a stereotype of an ECM release. His ten originals all set an introspective and mostly somber mood, their themes are less important than the atmosphere that they form, and the individual solos of the musicians are less significant than the ensemble sound. The general mood is a bit sleepy and the development from song to song is quite slow, although there are a few fiery and rockish solos from guitarist Rypdal. But overall, there is little on this well-played set that rises above the level of stimulating background music.

Tracks
-01. "Laila" - 5:26
-02. "Outward Bound" - 4:52
-03. "Brand" - 5:46
-04. "The Mother" - 4:24
-05. "Song for a Planet" - 4:04
-06. "Consequences" ( Darling, Jon Christensen, K Bjørnstad, Terje Rypdal) - 6:28
-07. "Agnes" - 4:26
-08. "Mime" - 4:22
-09. "December" - 3:18
-10. "South" - 4:49
All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad except as indicated

Personnel
* Ketil Bjørnstad - piano
* Terje Rypdal - guitar
* David Darling - cello
* Jon Christensen - drums

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