Trees of Light is an album by Swedish bassist and composer Anders Jormin recorded in May 2013 and released on ECM in March 2015. The trio features Swedish fiddler and singer Lena Willemark and Japanese koto player Karin Nakagawa.[2]

Trees of Light
Studio album by
Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa
Released6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)
RecordedMay 2013
StudioStudio Epidemin
Göteborg, Sweden
GenreJazz
Length56:34
LabelECM
ECM 2406
ProducerAnders Jormin and Johannes Lundberg
Anders Jormin albums chronology
Years
(2014)
Trees of Light
(2015)
Lena Willemark chronology
The Nordan Suite
(2014)
Trees of Light
(2015)
Blåferdį
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]

Reception edit

John Kelman in All About Jazz gave a four and a half stars to this album saying, "While there are moments of frenetic activity, the overall aesthetic of the album is one of space and the allowance for every instrument to occupy its own layer without ever getting in the way of the others."[1]

In The Jazz Breakfast, Peter Bacon says that Trees of Light is "a gorgeous album" and that "The trio ebbs and flows, breathes and sighs, weaves in and out with a grace and energy as natural as the sea on the shore or the wind in the trees."[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Lena Willemark except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Krippainggler"Karin Nakagawa8:43
2."Dröm"Anders Jormin3:55
3."Jag Starkvar"Jormin3:19
4."Urbanus" 4:02
5."Hirajochi"Jormin5:58
6."Minni" 2:03
7."Ogadh Dett"Jormin5:39
8."Lyöstraini" 5:14
9."Slingerpolska" 2:28
10."Uoruo" 5:59
11."Lyösfridhn"Nakagawa4:48
12."Vilda Vindar" 4:26
Total length:56:34

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Trees of Light (All About Jazz Review)". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Trees of Light". ECM Records. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Trees of Light (The Jazz Breakfast Review)". thejazzbreakfast.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.