“Stone in the Water” features the brilliant Italian pianist’s “Danish trio”, a group that has been honing its improvisational understanding for six years already. Bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund (both making ECM debuts) draw on a still longer association, having collaborated closely for more than 15 years. The three players move, with immense subtlety, through a fascinating programme that includes new pieces by Bollani and Bodilsen, plus ballads by Caetano Veloso and Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Poulenc’s “Improvisation 13 en mineur”, bringing fresh colours to the piano trio genre.
Stefano Bollani (piano), Jesper Bodilsen (double-bass), Morten Lund (drums)
Tracklist:
1. Dom De Iludir
2. Orvieto
3. Edith
4. Brigas Nunca Mais
5. Il Cervello Del Pavone
6. Un Sasso Nello Stagno
7. Improvisation 13 En La Mineur
8. Asuda
9. Joker In The Village
Released 2009.