The Well (Tord Gustavsen album) explained

The Well
Type:album
Artist:Tord Gustavsen Quartet
Cover:The_Well_tord.jpg
Recorded:February 2011
Studio:Rainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre:Jazz
Label:ECM
ECM 2237
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Tord Gustavsen
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Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Extended Circle
Next Year:2014

The Well is a jazz album by the Tord Gustavsen Quartet, featuring Gustavsen on piano, Tore Brunborg on saxophone, Mats Eilertsen on bass and Jarle Vespestad on drums, recorded in February 2011, and released on ECM in January the following year.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating:

The title cut, the other pillar of this album, commences with a mysterious, nearly floating lyric figure stated on piano and answered by Brunborg's warm, welcoming tenor before it enters the realm of something approaching drift. That said, the focus on melody is quietly intense, even as the track becomes more abstract toward the middle; bass, piano, and saxophone all trade fours in rotation, answering and questioning further. Brunborg even moves toward blues in his solo. Playing quietly does require tremendous energy and discipline, and often runs counter to the improviser's instincts.

Personnel

Tord Gustavsen Quartet

Production