John Surman / Karin Krog / Terje Rypdal / Vigleik Storaas - Nordic Quartet (1994)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer John Surman / Karin Krog / Terje Rypdal / Vigleik Storaas Title Nordic Quartet Length 50:21 Discs: 1 Tracks: 9 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label ECM Cat. Number 1553 Style Post-Bop Rating Recorded sierpień 1994  Comment nastroje, z vocalem

Musicians	Credits
John Surman saxophones Karin Krog voice Terje Rypdal guitar Vigleik Storaas piano	Producer Manfred Eicher Engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug

Track list

01 Traces 07:14 02 Unwritten Letter 03:49 03 Offshore Piper 02:09 04 Gone To The Dogs 03:58 05 Double Tripper 06:18 06 Ved Sřrevatn 08:06 07 Watching Shadows 05:20 08 The Illusion 05:57 09 Wild Bird 07:30

Notes

AMG Review by Scott Yanow (2!): This ECM CD is only a mixed success. John Surman is the lead voice most of the way and his playing (particularly on baritone and bass clarinet) is typically atmospheric and emotional. However, singer Karin Krog (who is on around half of the songs) only makes an impression on the closing "Wild Bird"; otherwise her long tones sound out of place. Pianist Vigleik Storaas is mostly used in an accompanying role while guitarist Terje Rypdal's feedback-dominated tone is primarily utilized for color. The group never really meshes their disparate voices together and few of the spacey (and sometimes meandering) group originals other than "Wild Bird" are at all memorable. All of the principals have sounded better elsewhere.