Underwear (album)

Underwear is the debut album by Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson recorded in 1971 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Underwear
Studio album by Bobo Stenson
Released	1971
Recorded	18 & 19 May 1971
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:40
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bobo Stenson chronology
Underwear (1971) The Sounds Around the House (1983)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This LP from ECM's early days finds Swedish pianist Bobo Stenson leading bassist Arild Andersen and drummer Jon Christensen in a program of uncompromising, collectively improvised post-bop... Although structured as a piano trio, this set's main attraction is the opportunity to hear, up close, the enormous talents of Christensen and Andersen. That, in turn, though, says something about the egalitarian spirit of Stenson".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bobo Stenson except as indicated

1. "Underwear" - 7:45
2. "Luberon" - 9:20
3. "Test" - 3:30
4. "Tant W" - 8:50
5. "Untitled" (Ornette Coleman) - 3:55
6. "Rudolf" - 6:10

• Recorded at the Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway on May 18 & 19, 1971

Personnel

• Bobo Stenson — piano
• Arild Andersen — bass
• Jon Christensen — drums

References

1. ECM discography accessed August 30, 2011
2. Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2011