''Contra la Indecisión'' is a studio album by Swedish pianist

Bobo Stenson Bobo Stenson (born Bo Gustav Stenson; 4 August 1944) is a Swedish jazz pianist. The Bobo Stenson Trio, formed in collaboration with Anders Jormin (bass) and Jon Fält (drums), has been in existence for four decades. Career Stenson studied with ...

which was released in January 2018 on the ECM label.

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awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Thom Jurek stating "''Contra la Indecision'' is the first recording by Bobo Stenson's trio in six years ... The trio has matured greatly and they are more flexible, confident, and speculative ... As a whole, ''Contra la Indecision'' is more colorful, more varied, and brighter than anything the pianist has released this century, making it a welcome return".

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reviewer Karl Ackermann said, "Stenson's own style is easily recognizable and is especially well-served in the company of Jormin and Fält. Not all of Stenson's work has the bursts of color that we hear in Contra La Indecision and that makes it one of his most interesting albums to date". JazzTrail called it "another poetic work comprising ravishing originals", noting that by "Avoiding standards in his repertoire, Stenson displays the highly developed language that has been characterizing his cultivated playing throughout all these years. He also evinces a distinctive complicity with his trio mates, which obviously has positive repercussions in their sound. And how they seemed to have fun riding these sonic waves!"JazzTrail Review
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, Michael J. West wrote "''Contra la Indecisión'' is scintillating, soothing … and soporific. It is not to be attempted without a cup of coffee. Its sleep charm overcome, however, pianist Bobo Stenson and his longtime trio (bassist Anders Jormin, drummer Jon Fält) offer soundscapes of atmospheric beauty and stunning interplay in its melodies and texture".West, M. J
JazzTimes Review
June 2016

Track listing

Personnel

— piano *

Anders Jormin Anders Bertil Michael Jormin (born 7 September 1957) is a Swedish bassist and composer. Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to international recognition playing with Charles Lloyd, in the early ...

— bass *

Jon Fält Jon Fält (born 28 August 1979 in Gävle, Sweden) is a Swedish drummer in modern jazz. Biography Fält was raised in Sandviken and had first music lessons with Stefan Bergkvist at the Kulturskolan. From 1990 he played in the ''Sandvik Small B ...

— drums

References

{{Authority control 2018 albums ECM Records albums Bobo Stenson albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher