Arild Andersen

Vassilis Tsabropoulos piano
Arild Andersen double-bass
John Marshall drums

Straight
Pavane
Saturday
Choral
Simple Thoughts
Prism
Lines
European Triangle
Cinderella Song

Recorded January 2003

Arild Andersen's trio emphasises the writing and playing of Greek pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos, whose melodic improvising and sense of form are influenced by his background as a classical musician. Tsabropoulos's tunes, and his arrangement of Ravel here, cast the jazz ‘piano trio’ genre in another light - as do his contributions to Andersen’s pieces and the collective improvisation “European Triangle". Arild Andersen's driving bass and John Marshall's inventive drums give the music its sense of propulsion.