http://www.ecmrecords.com/ecm/recordings/1545.html

Ketil Bj?rnstad : piano / David Darling : cello / 
Terje Rypdal : guitar / Jon Christensen : drums 

The Sea I - XII


ECM's strong presence at Fall 1995's CMJ Music 
Marathon will focus on The Sea, Bj?rnstad's moody, 
cinematic follow-up to Water Stories - an 
atmospheric seascape featuring some of ECM's 
greatest names. 

Guitar Player on Ketil Bj?rnstad:
"Bj?rnstad's Jarrett-inspired improvisations are 
deep, disquieting and fraught with melancholy." 

Jazziz on Terje Rypdal:
"Don't be surprised if the first person who comes 
to mind is Jimi Hendrix. There are few electric 
guitarists who have the ability to electrify an 
audience like Rypdal." 

Jazziz on David Darling:
"No-one has improvised on the cello with greater 
imagination and attention to texture, color, and 
tonality than Darling." 

Modern Drummer on Jon Christensen:
"His sprawling, elastic time interpretation and 
remarkable cymbal style have been elemental in 

defining the ECM sound." 

If you like The Sea, then you'd probably like 
the following: 

Ketil Bj?rnstad, Water Stories
Terje Rypdal, If Mountains Could Sing
Terje Rypdal & David Darling, Eos
Steve Tibbetts, The Fall of Us all