Being There (Tord Gustavsen album)

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Being There
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)
RecordedDecember 2006
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length59:31
LabelECM
ECM 2017
ProducerManfred Eicher
Tord Gustavsen chronology
The Ground
(2005)
Being There
(2007)
Restored, Returned
(2009)

Being There is an album by the Tord Gustavsen Trio recorded in December 2006 and released April 30, 2007 on ECM. The trio features rhythm section Harald Johnsen and Jarle Vespestad.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "For a recording that unveils itself so gracefully, there is true heft in its presentation. As hinted at on Tord Gustavsen's earlier ECM dates, Being There is the fruit of labor meticulously crafted and dutifully harvested. It is an album of secrets echoed, and questions that are fathomlessly deep; it invites the listener in cleanly, without seduction, and argues for full participation in its revelations."[1]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Tord Gustavsen, except as indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."At Home" 6:08
2."Vicar Street" 3:43
3."Draw Near" 3:54
4."Blessed Feet" 6:06
5."Sani" 2:38
6."Interlude" 2:18
7."Karmosin"Harald Johnsen5:10
8."Still There" 4:19
9."Where We Went" 4:46
10."Cocoon" 5:49
11."Around You" 5:34
12."Vesper" 4:27
13."Wide Open" 4:39

Personnel[edit]

Tord Gustavsen Trio[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Tord Gustavsen / Tord Gustavsen Trio Being There - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ^ "ECM discography". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 619. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.