''Reflections'' is an album by Swedish pianist

Bobo Stenson Bobo Stenson (born Bo Gustav Stenson; 4 August 1944) is a Swedish jazz pianist. The Bobo Stenson Trio, formed in collaboration with Anders Jormin (bass) and Jon Fält (drums), has been in existence for four decades. Career Stenson studied with ...

recorded in 1993 and released on the

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Reception

The

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awarded the album 3 stars stating "Stenson shows more energy than one might expect to hear on an ECM date, although he also has several introspective explorations".Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Bobo Stenson except as indicated'' # "The Enlightener" - 6:55 # "

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) - 5:25 # "12 Tones Old" - 4:47 # "Mindiatyr" - 10:21

Personnel

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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 ...

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References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums Bobo Stenson albums 1996 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher