Remembrance is an album by Norwegian pianist and composer Ketil Bjørnstad

Ketil Bjørnstad

Ketil Bjørnstad is a Norwegian pianist and composer. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz"....

 featuring saxophonist Tore Brunborg and drummer Jon Christensen

Jon Christensen

Jon Christensen is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.In the late 1960s he played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell....

 recorded in 2009 and released on the ECM label in 2008.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Remembrance certainly is a reflective, introspective recording, well suited for those times when pause for concern and a look at one's inner self is necessary".

Track listing

All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad

1. "Remembrance I" - 4:53
2. "Remembrance II" - 3:39
3. "Remembrance III" - 4:57
4. "Remembrance IV" - 4:13
5. "Remembrance V" - 4:39
6. "Remembrance VI" - 6:07
7. "Remembrance VII" - 3:50
8. "Remembrance VIII" - 4:53
9. "Remembrance IX" - 4:11
10. "Remembrance X" - 4:41
11. "Remembrance XI" - 4:32
    • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in September 2009.

Personnel

• Ketil Bjørnstad
  Ketil Bjørnstad
  Ketil Bjørnstad is a Norwegian pianist and composer. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz"....
  
   - piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Tore Brunborg - tenor saxophone
  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, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
  
  
• Jon Christensen
  Jon Christensen
  Jon Christensen is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.In the late 1960s he played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell....
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....