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Tord Gustavsen Trio – Seeing

ByMatthias Kirsch 01/14/202503/12/2025

The seventh trio album by Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen on ECM Records came out last October and we’ve been coming back to this very intense record over and over again since its release. Jarle Vespestad on drums accompanies the pianist since his 2003 album “Changing Places”. Bassist Steinar Raknes is on board since 2022’s “Opening”….

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Tord Gustavsen, Simin Tander, Jarle Vespestad And The Beauty Of Pashto On “What Was Said”

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/02/201602/03/2016

The beauty of pianist Tord Gustavsen‘s new album “What Was Said” lies in the vocals of German-Afghan artist Simin Tander who is singing Norwegian traditionals and church hymns not only in English, but also in Pashto, the national Afghan language. Listen to “I See You”, a beautifully executed Norwegian traditional with intensely melodic backing by…