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Seeing
is the third album from pianist
Tord Gustavsen
's trio, whom he reunited for 2018's
The Other Side
with bassist
Sigurd Hole
; they followed it with
Opening
in April 2022 with bassist
Steinar Raknes
, who also appears here alongside the pianist and longtime drummer
Jarle Vespestad
. Its contents include six
Gustavsen
originals, two
Bach
cantatas, the 19th century Protestant standard "Nearer My God, To Thee," and "Jesus, gjør meg stille," a traditional Norwegian hymn.
It's the hymn that opens this set in a moody, investigative way.
imparts a gauzy gospel vibe to his bandmates before he exhorts them to follow in both stretching and contracting time. The tune is episodic, full of minor modes and black-key runs. It recalls the Christian Orthodox-inspired work of English composer
John Tavener
. "The Old Church," a soulful original, joins impressionistic gospel and hymnody to contemporary jazz and contains elegant cymbal work from
Vespestad
and a contemplative bass solo from
Raknes
. The title track is in stark contrast as it offers pathos, exploration, and reflection. His readings of the
cantatas, the rubato-driven "Christ Lag in Todesbanden," and the more groove-laden "Auf meinen lieben Gott" are poignant and resonant.
's "Extended Circle" swings lightly as his harmonic floor emerges from post-bop, but it's
who guides the flow with an economic yet precisely articulated bassline. The three-minute "Piano Interlude -- Meditation" sounds like episodic serial music in an exercise in minor-key inquiry. It gives way to the improvisational spiritual, folk-esque post-bop in "Beneath Your Wisdom." It's so solemn, it could be a modern-day processional.
Lowell Mason
's "Nearer My God, To Thee" is played so slowly that it sounds like a different tune initially, but he grafts the melody onto a series of minimal cadenzas and accents from
's high-hat and
' dramatic pizzicato notes that keep the music grounded. Singular focus is given to
's set closer, "Seattle Song." Loosely combining folk music, gospel, and even blues, it offers an astonishing level of detail and poetic sensitivity.
makes a fantastic argument for "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That said, it simultaneously extends the composer's careful methodology into tempered yet canny improvisation and easily embraceable melody that provides poignancy, intimacy, and virtuosity. ~ Thom Jurek
is the third album from pianist
Tord Gustavsen
's trio, whom he reunited for 2018's
The Other Side
with bassist
Sigurd Hole
; they followed it with
Opening
in April 2022 with bassist
Steinar Raknes
, who also appears here alongside the pianist and longtime drummer
Jarle Vespestad
. Its contents include six
Gustavsen
originals, two
Bach
cantatas, the 19th century Protestant standard "Nearer My God, To Thee," and "Jesus, gjør meg stille," a traditional Norwegian hymn.
It's the hymn that opens this set in a moody, investigative way.
imparts a gauzy gospel vibe to his bandmates before he exhorts them to follow in both stretching and contracting time. The tune is episodic, full of minor modes and black-key runs. It recalls the Christian Orthodox-inspired work of English composer
John Tavener
. "The Old Church," a soulful original, joins impressionistic gospel and hymnody to contemporary jazz and contains elegant cymbal work from
Vespestad
and a contemplative bass solo from
Raknes
. The title track is in stark contrast as it offers pathos, exploration, and reflection. His readings of the
cantatas, the rubato-driven "Christ Lag in Todesbanden," and the more groove-laden "Auf meinen lieben Gott" are poignant and resonant.
's "Extended Circle" swings lightly as his harmonic floor emerges from post-bop, but it's
who guides the flow with an economic yet precisely articulated bassline. The three-minute "Piano Interlude -- Meditation" sounds like episodic serial music in an exercise in minor-key inquiry. It gives way to the improvisational spiritual, folk-esque post-bop in "Beneath Your Wisdom." It's so solemn, it could be a modern-day processional.
Lowell Mason
's "Nearer My God, To Thee" is played so slowly that it sounds like a different tune initially, but he grafts the melody onto a series of minimal cadenzas and accents from
's high-hat and
' dramatic pizzicato notes that keep the music grounded. Singular focus is given to
's set closer, "Seattle Song." Loosely combining folk music, gospel, and even blues, it offers an astonishing level of detail and poetic sensitivity.
makes a fantastic argument for "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That said, it simultaneously extends the composer's careful methodology into tempered yet canny improvisation and easily embraceable melody that provides poignancy, intimacy, and virtuosity. ~ Thom Jurek
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