Nordic Quartet
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Recorded | August 1994 Rainbow Studio, Oslo | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:25 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1553 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Nordic Quartet is an album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring Karin Krog, Terje Rypdal and Vigleik Storaas recorded in 1994 and released on the ECM label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars, stating, "The group never really meshes their disparate voices together and few of the spacey (and sometimes meandering) group originals other than "Wild Bird" are at all memorable. All of the principals have sounded better elsewhere".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by John Surman except as indicated
- "Traces" (Karen Krog, Vigliek Storaas) - 7:14
- "Unwritten Letter" (Krog, John Surman) - 3:49
- "Offshore Piper" (Terje Rypdal, Surman) - 2:09
- "Gone to the Dogs" - 3:58
- "Double Tripper" (Rypdal, Surman) - 6:18
- "Ved Sørevatn" (Rypdal) - 8:06
- "Watching Shadows" (Krog, Surman) - 5:20
- "The Illusion" (Storaas) - 5:57
- "Wild Bird" (Krog, Rypdal, Surman) - 7:30
- Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 1994
Personnel
- John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto clarinet, bass clarinet
- Vigleik Storaas – piano
- Terje Rypdal – guitar
- Karin Krog – voice
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed November 7, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow. S. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2011