The Ground is an album by Swedish jazz pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen

Tord Gustavsen

Tord Gustavsen is a jazz pianist. Before studying music, Gustavsen finished a degree in psychology. He studied jazz at the Conservatory of Music Trondheim and jazz theory at the University of Oslo. He has toured internationally several times has been a bandleader of a trio and a later ensemble...

 recorded in 2004 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

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

All compositions by Tord Gustavsen

1. "Tears Transforming" - 5:38
2. "Being There" - 4:17
3. "Twins" - 4:57
4. "Curtains Aside" - 5:15
5. "Colours of Mercy" - 6:09
6. "Sentiment" - 5:35
7. "Kneeling Down" - 5:48
8. "Reach Out and Touch It" - 5:48
9. "Edges of Happiness" - 3:07
10. "Interlude" - 2:03
11. "Token of Tango" - 4:12
12. "The Ground" - 7:16
    • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in January 2004.

Personnel

• Tord Gustavsen
  Tord Gustavsen
  Tord Gustavsen is a jazz pianist. Before studying music, Gustavsen finished a degree in psychology. He studied jazz at the Conservatory of Music Trondheim and jazz theory at the University of Oslo. He has toured internationally several times has been a bandleader of a trio and a later ensemble...
  
   - piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Harald Johnsen - bass
  Double bass
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• Jarle Vespestad
  Jarle Vespestad
  Jarle Vespestad is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.He graduated from the Toneheim Folk High School and Jazzlinja...
  
  - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....