| The Ground | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | the Tord Gustavsen Trio |
| Cover: | The Ground (Tord Gustavsen Trio) coverart.jpg |
| Recorded: | January 2004 |
| Studio: | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | ECM ECM 1892 |
| Producer: | Manfred Eicher |
| Chronology: | Tord Gustavsen |
| Prev Title: | Changing Places |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Being There |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
The Ground is an album by the Tord Gustavsen Trio, with bassist Harald Johnsen and drummer Jarle Vespestad, recorded in January 2004 and ECM January the following year.[1] [2] [3]
The Guardian reviewer Stuart Nicholson, who awarded the album 5 stars, stated, "Melancholia is marvellous—and quiet."[1]
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."