Xieyi (album)

Xieyi
Studio album by Anders Jormin
Released	2001
Recorded	December 17, 1999 at Artisten, Göteborg and October 2, 2000at Studio Bohus, Kungälv
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:21
Label	ECM ECM 1762
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Anders Jormin chronology
Silvae (1999) Xieyi (2001) In Winds, In Light (2003)

Xieyi is an album by Swedish bassist and composer Anders Jormin recorded in 1999 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The BBC Music review by Peter Marsh called it an "impressive and rewarding release".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Anders Jormin except as indicated

1. "Choral" - 1:45
2. "Giv Mig Ej Glans - Hymn 433" (Jean Sibelius) - 6:03
3. "I Denna Ljuva Sommartid - Hymn 200" (Nathan Söderblom) - 4:51
4. "Gracias a la Vida" (Violeta Parra) - 2:57
5. "Idas Sommarvisa" (Georg Riedel) - 6:04
6. "Xieyi" - 0:52
7. "Decimas" - 5:34
8. "Och Kanske Är Det Natt" (Stefan Forssén) - 4:10
9. "Sul Tasto" - 1:14
10. "Tenk" - 8:43
11. "Sonett till Cornelis" (Forssén) - 5:28
12. "Romance-Distance" - 1:08
13. "Scents" - 3:02
14. "Fragancia" (Evert Taube) - 4:10
15. "Q" - 2:12
16. "War Orphans" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:51
17. "Choral" - 1:47

• Recorded in the Artisten in Göteborg, Sweden on December 17, 1999 and October 2, 2000 at Studio Bohus in Kungälv, Sweden.

Personnel

• Anders Jormin — bass
• Robin Rydqvist — trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1, 6, 9, 12, 15 & 17)
• Lars-Goran Carlsson — trombone (tracks 1, 6, 9, 12, 15 & 17)
• Nicolas Rydh — bass trombone (tracks 1, 6, 9, 12, 15 & 17)
• Krister Petersson — French horn (tracks 1, 6, 9, 12, 15 & 17)

References

1. ECM discography accessed May 19, 2014
2. Marsh, P., BBC Review accessed November 14, 2011