''Extended Circle'' is an album by the Tord Gustavsen Quartet recorded in June 2013 and released on ECM January the following year. The quartet features saxophonist Tore Brunborg and rhythm section

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and Jarle Vespestad.ECM Catalogue
accessed February 17, 2014

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "On ''Extended Circle'', the pianist's roots remain contemplative, but the maturity of the communication among these players provides a more fluid and physical sense of motion, revealing a multi-faceted approach to both playing his tunes and improvising."Jurek, T. Allmusic Reviewaccessed February 17, 2014 Writing in

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, John Fordham called it "a delicious collage of hypnotic grooving, softly stroked gospel themes, and perhaps more gloves-off jazz piano from the leader than on all five of his previous ECM albums."Fordham, J
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review by John Kelman said that "the evolution ''Expanded Circle'' demonstrates is equally the inevitable consequence of regular recording and touring with this group of hyper-talented musicians."Kelman, J
''Extended Circle'' Review
''All About Jazz'', January 29, 2014

Track listing

Personnel

Tord Gustavsen Quartet

* Tord Gustavsen –

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

* Tore Brunborg –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

* Jarle Vespestad –

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums Tord Gustavsen albums 2014 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher