The Sea

by Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Jon Christensen & Terje Rypdal

The Sea cover art

Assembled by the renowned ECM imprint, the trans-Atlantic jazz quartet delivered a deeply atmospheric, highly impressionistic twelve-part suite. The sprawling, largely improvised compositions are guided by the delicate interplay between Bjørnstad's piano and Darling's cello, heavily utilizing expansive, oceanic textures that completely bypass traditional post-bop structures. It represents a masterful, cinematic highlight of the modern European chamber jazz movement.

Genres

  • ECM Style Jazz
  • Ambient

Tracklist

  1. The Sea I
  2. The Sea II
  3. The Sea III
  4. The Sea IV
  5. The Sea V
  6. The Sea VI
  7. The Sea VII
  8. The Sea VIII
  9. The Sea IX
  10. The Sea X
  11. The Sea XI
  12. The Sea XII