Feeling like a mellow end to the week again, so here's some prime ECM piano trio comfort food for the short days and long nights. Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen recorded a trio of these trio albums with bassist Harald Johnsen and drummer Jarle Vepestad from 2003-2007 (he's mainly worked in larger configurations since), and every minute of The Ground's one-hour duration is sublime, sleek melodic material in the best Bill Evans tradition. Possibly a bit too smooth for some tastes, but for top-flight relaxation this'll do nicely.
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