''In Winds, In Light'' is an album by Swedish bassist and composer

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 ...

recorded in May 2003 and released on ECM the following year.ECM discography
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Reception

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a startling record, literally unlike anything ever heard before. These players make wonderful use of space and dynamic, and the manner in which they interact is as one... This record may not be for everyone, but it is surprisingly accessible and has literally no new age connotations. This is music that may approximate the harmony of the spheres, but it does so from the ground—from the heart of the heart of the matter—up."Jurek, T
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Anders Jormin except as indicated'' # "Vårstäv (Spring Saying)" - 1:09 # "Introitus" - 1:36 # "Sång 80 (Song 80)" (Anders Jormin,

Harry Martinson Harry Martinson (6May 190411February 1978) was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow ...

) - 6:08 # "Choral" - 8:27 # "In Winds" - 3:01 # "Sandstone" - 2:01 # "Allt" ( Lotta Olsson-Anderberg, Jormin) - 6:36 # "Soapstone" - 2:09 # "Gryning (Dawn)" - 3:30 # "Each Man" (

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

, Jormin) - 0:53 # "Transition" - 1:08 # "Flying" - 3:09 # "Sommarorgel (Summer Organ)" (

Johannes Edfelt Bo Johannes Edfelt (21 December 1904 – 27 August 1997) was a Swedish writer, poet, translator and literary critic. A native of Tibro, Edfelt was elected to be a member of the Swedish Academy in 1969, occupying seat No. 17. He succeeded Er ...

, Jormin) - 4:48 # "Love Song" - 6:33 # "Limestone" - 1:26 # "En Gång (Some Day)" (Jormin,

Pär Lagerkvist Pär Fabian Lagerkvist (23 May 1891 – 11 July 1974) was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature. Lagerkvist wrote poetry, plays, novels, short stories, and essays of considerable expressive power and influence from hi ...

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Personnel

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Lena Willemark Lena Willemark (born 12 May 1960) is a Swedish traditional music fiddler, singer, and composer, who combines elements of folk and jazz. Born in Älvdalen, Dalarna, Willemark grew up with the region's folk music. In Stockholm in the 1970s, she als ...

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Marilyn Crispell Marilyn Crispell (born March 30, 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Scott Yanow described her as "a powerful player... who has her own way of using space... She is near the top of her field." Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrot ...

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* Karin Nelson

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Raymond Strid Raymond Strid (born 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish drummer in the genre of free jazz and the new European improvised music. Biography When Strid picked up drumming, he was inspired by musicians like Han Bennink, Paul Lytton, and Ton ...

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*recorded by Johannes Lundberg

References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums Anders Jormin albums 2004 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher