Underwear (album)

Underwear is the debut album by Swedish jazz pianist Bobo Stenson, recorded over two days in May 1971 and released on ECM later that year. Stenson's trio features rhythm section Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.^[1]

Underwear
Studio album by Bobo Stenson
Released	1971 (1971)
Recorded	May 18–19, 1971 (1971-05-18 – 1971-05-19)
Studio	Arne Bendiksen Studio Vålerengen, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:40
Label	ECM ECM 1012 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bobo Stenson chronology
Underwear (1971) Witchi-Tai-To (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The AllMusic review by Jim Todd states, "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]

Track listing

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Underwear"	7:45
2.	"Luberon"	9:20
3.	"Test"	3:30

All tracks are written by Bobo Stenson except as indicated

Side II

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tant W"		8:50
2.	"Untitled"	Ornette Coleman	3:55
3.	"Rudolf"	Andersen	6:10

Personnel

Musicians

• Bobo Stenson – piano
• Arild Andersen – bass
• Jon Christensen – percussion

Technical personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
• Leena Westerlund – design

References

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