Serenity (Bobo Stenson album)


Serenity is a double album by Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson recorded in 1999 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Simply put, there are no records like the Stenson Trio's Serenity. The band has outdone themselves by their slow, careful development over three records and has become one of the premier rhythm trios on the planet. Serenity is not only the group's coup de grace, but also a jazz masterpiece of the highest order". The JazzTimes review by Stuart Nicholson stated "Here, Stenson emerges as an original voice within jazz, which in these renascent times is cause enough for celebration".

Track listing

Disc One:
  1. "T." - 6:46
  2. "West Print" - 2:24
  3. "North Print" - 2:04
  4. "East Print" - 2:42
  5. "South Print" - 2:32
  6. "Polska of Despair " - 4:41
  7. "Golden Rain" - 5:16
  8. "Sweet Pea" - 6:55
  9. "Simple & Sweet" - 8:17
  10. "Der Pflaumenbaum" - 4:31
Disc Two:
  1. "El Mayor" - 5:29
  2. "Fader V " - 7:23
  3. "More Cymbals" - 4:18
  4. "Extra Low" - 0:41
  5. "Die Nachtigall" - 4:51
  6. "Rimbaud Gedicht" - 3:15
  7. "Polska of Despair " - 6:55
  8. "Serenity" - 5:20
  9. "Tonus" - 6:13

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