Being There (Tord Gustavsen album)

Being There
Studio album by Tord Gustavsen Trio
Released	April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30)
Recorded	December 2006
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:31
Label	ECM ECM 2017
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Tord Gustavsen chronology
The Ground (2005) Being There (2007) Restored, Returned (2009)

Being There is an album by the Tord Gustavsen Trio recorded in December 2006 and released April 30, 2007 on ECM. The trio features rhythm section Harald Johnsen and Jarle Vespestad.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "For a recording that unveils itself so gracefully, there is true heft in its presentation. As hinted at on Tord Gustavsen's earlier ECM dates, Being There is the fruit of labor meticulously crafted and dutifully harvested. It is an album of secrets echoed, and questions that are fathomlessly deep; it invites the listener in cleanly, without seduction, and argues for full participation in its revelations."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tord Gustavsen, except as indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"At Home"		6:08
2.	"Vicar Street"		3:43
3.	"Draw Near"		3:54
4.	"Blessed Feet"		6:06
5.	"Sani"		2:38
6.	"Interlude"		2:18
7.	"Karmosin"	Harald Johnsen	5:10
8.	"Still There"		4:19
9.	"Where We Went"		4:46
10.	"Cocoon"		5:49
11.	"Around You"		5:34
12.	"Vesper"		4:27
13.	"Wide Open"		4:39

Personnel

Tord Gustavsen Trio

• Tord Gustavsen – piano
• Harald Johnsen – bass
• Jarle Vespestad – drums

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Tord Gustavsen / Tord Gustavsen Trio Being There - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
2. "ECM discography". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 619. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.