''Water Stories'' is an album by Norwegian pianist
Ketil Bjørnstad
Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...
recorded in 1993 and released on the
ECM label.
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accessed October 11, 2011
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review awarded the album 3 stars.
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accessed October 11, 2011
Track listing
:''All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad.''
# "Glacial Reconstruction" - 6:56
# "Levels and Degrees" - 7:16
# "Surface Movements" - 4:24
# "The View I" - 5:17
# "Between Memory and Presentiment" - 4:00
# "Ten Thousand Years Later" - 7:08
# "Waterfall" - 2:10
# "Flotation and Surroundings" - 5:17
# "Riverscape" - 2:11
# "Approaching the Sea" - 4:48
# "The View II" - 4:28
# "History" - 3:47
Personnel
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Ketil Bjørnstad
Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...
- piano
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Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3".
Career
Rypdal ...
- guitar
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Bjørn Kjellemyr
Bjørn Kjellemyr (born 4 December 1950 in Bamble, Norway) is a jazz double bassist, known from a variety of musical contexts like Terje Rypdal & The Chasers, Joe Henderson, Bob Berg, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Dag Arnesen, K ...
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bass
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Jon Christensen (tracks 1-5) -
drums
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Per Hillestad (tracks 6-12) -
drums
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References
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1993 albums
ECM Records albums
Ketil Bjørnstad albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher