Release Date: 06 April 2018
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602567226796
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 06 April 2018
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602567226796
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu makes his ECM debut with a striking album of his own rigorous-yet-lyrical music, sensitively played by a trio formed especially for this recording, with US guitarist Ben Monder and Finnish drummer Markku Ounaskari.
As an improviser of prodigious technique, once described by Herbie Hancock as "a dazzling piano player", Randalu's affinities are with the jazz musicians, but the forms and dynamics of his pieces also reflect a discerning sense of structure, and he has cited Estonian composers Erkki-Sven Tüür and Tõnu Kõrvits - both with albums of their music on ECM New Series - amongst his mentors.
'Absence' was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the south of France in July 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel: Kristjan Randalu (piano), Ben Monder (electric guitar), Markku Ounaskari (drums)
Tracklisting
Joe Lovano; Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Chick Corea
Savina Yannatou; Primavera en Salonico; Lamia Bedioui
Vijay Iyer; Wadada Leo Smith
Anouar Brahem; Anja Lechner; Django Bates; Dave Holland
Patrick Demenga; Latvian State Academic Choir; Youth Choir Kamer; Riga Cathedral Boys Choir; Andres
Nicolas Masson; Colin Vallon; Patrice Moret; Lionel Friedli
Various artists
Kristjan Randalu
Olivier Le Goas, Lukas Traxel, Kristjan Randalu