Underwear (album)

1971 studio album by Bobo Stenson
Underwear
Studio album by
Bobo Stenson
Released1971 (1971)
RecordedMay 18–19, 1971 (1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19)
StudioArne Bendiksen Studio
Vålerengen, Oslo
GenreJazz
Length39:40
LabelECM
ECM 1012 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Bobo Stenson chronology
Underwear
(1971) 		Witchi-Tai-To
(1974)

Underwear is the debut album by Swedish jazz pianist Bobo Stenson, recorded over two days in May 1971 and released on ECM later that year. Stenson's trio features rhythm section Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The AllMusic review by Jim Todd states, "This LP from ECM's early days finds Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson leading bassist Arild Andersen and drummer Jon Christensen in a program of uncompromising, collectively improvised post-bop... Although structured as a piano trio, this set's main attraction is the opportunity to hear, up close, the enormous talents of Christensen and Andersen. That, in turn, though, says something about the egalitarian spirit of Stenson."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bobo Stenson except as indicated

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Underwear"7:45
2."Luberon"9:20
3."Test"3:30
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tant W" 8:50
2."Untitled"Ornette Coleman3:55
3."Rudolf"Andersen6:10

Personnel

Musicians

  • Bobo Stenson – piano
  • Arild Andersen – bass
  • Jon Christensen – percussion

Technical personnel

  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Leena Westerlund – design

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed August 30, 2011
  2. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2011
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