| Release Date: | 05/04/2024 |
| Format: | LP |
| Label: | ECM |
| Catalogue Number: | 5899260 |
A striking musical rapport between Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje is palpable in the duo's quietly lyrical investigations on Touch of Time.
These are delicate melodies and textures, fowing between two musicians, who care deeply for the nuances of tone-shadings and the detailed development of a musical idea. In both freely improvised forms and carefully wrought themes, their instruments connect gracefully, picking up and fnishing each other's phrases. Touch of Time, recorded in January 2023 at the Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano, was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Arve Henriksen: trumpet, electronics
Harmen Fraanje: piano
"Another Fraanje tune, 'What All This Is', seems key to both men's philosophies.
The pianist is peaceable and calmly resolved, Henriksen sublimely reaching for
wonder, both ending near suspended in cool waters...Touch of Time, meets
ECM's ethos at its best: a refned European soul." - **** Jazzwise
"The music on "Touch of Time" feels beautifully natural and grounded with a true
sense of collaboration." - **** UK Vibe
"Deeply atmospheric and ruminative...The duo's musical dialogues are beautifully
intimate and lowkey throughout, conjuring visions of wintry landscapes and
picturesque fjords." - Record Collector
"This is a beautiful album that quietly weaves its magic over ten compositions
that have much to say and do so in hushed tones. An album for those refective
moments when time stands still." - Jazzviews
"Henriksen's fragile ache of a tone sometimes aided by subtle use of electronics
is as powerful as ever. Recorded in a Lugano studio produced once again by the
master Manfred Eicher it's a beautiful release, most of the pieces kept relatively
brief, with a taut sense of explorations in the themes and a sense of conversation
between these two great players." - Marlbank
Tracklist
Melancholia
The Beauty Of Sundays
Redream
The Dark Light
What All This Is
Mirror Images
Touch Of Time
Winter Haze
Red And Black
Passing On The Past