Extended Circle

Extended Circle
Studio album by Tord Gustavsen
Released January 17, 2014
Recorded June 2013
Rainbow Studio, Oslo
Genre Jazz
Length 51:03
Label ECM
ECM 2358
Producer Manfred Eicher
Tord Gustavsen chronology
The Well
(2012)		 Extended Circle
(2014)		 What Was Said
(2016)

Extended Circle is an album by pianist Tord Gustavsen's Quartet released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "On Extended Circle, the pianist's roots remain contemplative, but the maturity of the communication among these players provides a more fluid and physical sense of motion, revealing a multi-faceted approach to both playing his tunes and improvising".[2]

Writing in The Guardian, John Fordham called it "a delicious collage of hypnotic grooving, softly stroked gospel themes, and perhaps more gloves-off jazz piano from the leader than on all five of his previous ECM albums".[3]

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "the evolution Expanded Circle demonstrates is equally the inevitable consequence of regular recording and touring with this group of hyper-talented musicians".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Tord Gustavsen except as indicated

No. Title Length
1. "Right There"   2:55
2. "Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg" (Norwegian Traditional Religious Hymn) 5:40
3. "Entrance" (Composed by Jarle Vespestad, Mats Eilertsen, Tord Gustavsen, Tore Brunborg) 2:54
4. "The Gift"   6:21
5. "Staying There"   4:54
6. "Silent Spaces"   3:32
7. "Entrance [Variation]" (Composed by Vespestad, Eilertsen, Gustavsen, Brunborg) 2:49
8. "Devotion"   4:38
9. "The Embrace"   5:01
10. "Bass Transition"   0:43
11. "Glow"   5:13
12. "The Prodigal Song"   6:23

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM Catalogue accessed February 17, 2014
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2014
  3. 1 2 Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, January 17, 2014
  4. ↑ Kelman, J. Extended Circle Review All About Jazz, January 29, 2014
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