Contra la Indecisión

Contra la Indecisión is a studio album by Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson which was released in January 2018 on the ECM label.[1]

Contra la Indecisión
Studio album by
Bobo Stenson Trio
Released19 January 2018 (2018-01-19)
RecordedMay 2017
StudioAuditorio Stelio Molo RSI Studio, Lugano, Switzerland
Length1:04:41
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Bobo Stenson Trio chronology
Indicum
(2011)		 Contra la Indecisión
(2018)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
All About Jazz[3]
JazzTrailA-[4]
Tom HullB+ ()[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Thom Jurek stating "Contra la Indecision is the first recording by Bobo Stenson's trio in six years ... The trio has matured greatly and they are more flexible, confident, and speculative ... As a whole, Contra la Indecision is more colorful, more varied, and brighter than anything the pianist has released this century, making it a welcome return".[2]

All About Jazz reviewer Karl Ackermann said, "Stenson's own style is easily recognizable and is especially well-served in the company of Jormin and Fält. Not all of Stenson's work has the bursts of color that we hear in Contra La Indecision and that makes it one of his most interesting albums to date".[3]

JazzTrail called it "another poetic work comprising ravishing originals", noting that by "Avoiding standards in his repertoire, Stenson displays the highly developed language that has been characterizing his cultivated playing throughout all these years. He also evinces a distinctive complicity with his trio mates, which obviously has positive repercussions in their sound. And how they seemed to have fun riding these sonic waves!"[4]

In JazzTimes, Michael J. West wrote "Contra la Indecisión is scintillating, soothing … and soporific. It is not to be attempted without a cup of coffee. Its sleep charm overcome, however, pianist Bobo Stenson and his longtime trio (bassist Anders Jormin, drummer Jon Fält) offer soundscapes of atmospheric beauty and stunning interplay in its melodies and texture".[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Canción Contra La Indecisión"Silvio Rodríguez4:12
2."Doubt Thou the Stars"Anders Jormin7:57
3."Wedding Song From Poniky"Béla Bartók7:26
4."Three Shades of a House"Anders Jormin7:11
5."Elégie"Erik Satie6:11
6."Canción y Danza VI"Federico Mompou5:14
7."Alice"Bobo Stenson6:19
8."Oktoberhavet"Anders Jormin5:52
9."Kalimba Impressions"Jon Fält, Anders Jormin, Bobo Stenson3:12
10."Stilla"Anders Jormin4:27
11."Hemingway Intonations"Anders Jormin6:40

Personnel

References
  1. "ECM Records - Contra la Indecisión". Ecmrecords.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. Jurek, Thom. Bobo Stenson Trio – Contra la Indecisión > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  3. Ackermann, Karl. "Bobo Stenson: Contra la Indecisión". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. JazzTrail Review accessed June 5, 2018
  5. Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. West, M. J. JazzTimes Review, June 2016
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