Extended Circle

Extended Circle is an album by pianist Tord Gustavsen's Quartet released on the ECM label.[1]

Extended Circle
Studio album by
Tord Gustavsen
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2014
RecordedJune 2013
Rainbow Studio, Oslo
GenreJazz
Length51:03
LabelECM
ECM 2358
ProducerManfred Eicher
Tord Gustavsen chronology
The Well
(2012)		 Extended Circle
(2014)		 What Was Said
(2016)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "On Extended Circle, the pianist's roots remain contemplative, but the maturity of the communication among these players provides a more fluid and physical sense of motion, revealing a multi-faceted approach to both playing his tunes and improvising".[2]

Writing in The Guardian, John Fordham called it "a delicious collage of hypnotic grooving, softly stroked gospel themes, and perhaps more gloves-off jazz piano from the leader than on all five of his previous ECM albums".[3]

The All About Jazz review by John Kelman said that "the evolution Expanded Circle demonstrates is equally the inevitable consequence of regular recording and touring with this group of hyper-talented musicians".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Tord Gustavsen except as indicated

No.TitleLength
1."Right There"2:55
2."Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg" (Norwegian Traditional Religious Hymn)5:40
3."Entrance" (Composed by Jarle Vespestad, Mats Eilertsen, Tord Gustavsen, Tore Brunborg)2:54
4."The Gift"6:21
5."Staying There"4:54
6."Silent Spaces"3:32
7."Entrance [Variation]" (Composed by Vespestad, Eilertsen, Gustavsen, Brunborg)2:49
8."Devotion"4:38
9."The Embrace"5:01
10."Bass Transition"0:43
11."Glow"5:13
12."The Prodigal Song"6:23

Personnel
gollark: You've been hypnotized to think that. Or you're lying to help the government. Or you're a hologram. Or you think you're a hologram but aren't. Or you're working at the REAL pyramids on the moon.
gollark: There are no holograms. That would be way too expensive.
gollark: There are no pyramids. They're obviously impossible to build.
gollark: So, like I said, they hypnotize people into BELIEVING it's NOT nothing, and edit the pictures.
gollark: Well, exactly. And they want people to go.

References
  1. ECM Catalogue Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 17, 2014
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2014
  3. Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, January 17, 2014
  4. Kelman, J. Extended Circle Review All About Jazz, January 29, 2014
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