Artist.......: Bobo Stenson Trio
Album........: Goodbye
Label........: ECM records
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-07-2005
str.date.....: 000-00-2005
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Send in the clows 04:17
02. Rowan 06:05
03. Alfonsina 05:11
04. There comes a time 06:43
05. Song about earth 07:15
06. Seli 08:49
07. Goodbye 06:40
08. Music for a while 05:20
09. Allegretto rubato 05:27
10. Jack of clubs 02:57
11. Sudan 02:37
12. Queer street 02:10
13. Triple play 02:02
14. Race face 04:40
Runtime 70:13 min
Size 92,6 MB
Release Notes:
Somewhere bewteen the worlds of twentieth century
classical music, the music of Ornette Coleman,
minimalism, and Scandinavian folk music exists the
world of the Bobo Stenson Trio. Since the early
'70s, pianist Bobo Stenson has been a vital member
of several groundbreaking ECM groups, including
those with Charles Lloyd and Tomasz Stanko, as well
as the Jan Garbarek/Bobo Stenson quartet. However,
it has been with his own trio that he has most
completely established his own voice. On Goodbye,
his trio continues to mold its own musical world.
Bobo Stenson possesses two traits that are rare
among pianists: a proclivity for space, and a
natural sense of momentum. On the Anders Jormin
original ôRowan,ö he displays his uncanny ability
to embrace silence during the rubato intro. During
Vladimir VysotskyÆs ôSong About Earth,ö he
patiently builds the tension of the piece, holding
back just enough to keep the listener wanting more.
Throughout Goodbye, Stenson exhibits his innate
awareness of musical symmetry.
The late Scott LaFaro definitively established the
role of the bassist in the piano trio over forty
years ago. On Stephen SondheimÆs ôSend In The
Clowns,ö bassist Anders Jormin continues in that
tradition by showing how free a bassist can be
without abandoning his rhythmic and harmonic
function. ôSudanö demonstrates the bassÆs capacity
as a lead melodic instrument through his poignant
arco playing. With a gift for melody and lyricism,
Anders Jormin affirms that the bass can be just as
expressive as any instrument.
Goodbye also marks a change in the drum chair, with
Paul Motian taking over percussive duties from Jon
Christensen. Having played in the genre-defining
Bill Evans trio, he is the quintessential piano
trio drummer. His playing is sparse and pared down
to its absolute essence, whether he uses brushes or
sticks. His brush playing on ôSeliö is more about
texture than patterns, and his spartan cymbal work
and drum interplay throughout Goodbye show his
modern approach to his early bebop roots. Now in
his seventies, Paul Motian continues to push the
envelope of a genre which he helped to define over
forty years ago.
The Bobo Stenson Trio continues to perform a highly
varied repertoire. Goodbye presents compositions
from each member of the trio, as well as from Ariel
Ramirez, Stephen Sondheim, Tony Williams, Henry
Purcell, Gordon Jenkins, and Ornette Coleman. With
a penchant for twelve-tone music,
Spanish-influenced pieces, free jazz, and folk
music, Goodbye reveals the Bobo Stenson Trio as the
very embodiment of the ECM philosophy of musical
diversity.