ECM Records ARVE HENRIKSEN, TRYGVE SEIM, ANDERS JORMIN, MARKKU OUNASKARI: ARCANUM CD

The Scandinavian project Arcanum brings together four artists all well-known to followers of directions in music at ECM: Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim, Anders Jormin and Markku Ounaskari.  They’ve played together in many permutations over the years, but this is their first album as a quartet.  Compositions by Anders Jormin and Trygve Seim, the Finnish traditional “Armon Lapset” (Children of Mercy), and Jormin’s arrangement of Ornette Coleman’s “What Reason Could I Give” are slotted into a programme of graceful collective improvisations distinguished by lyrical imagination, reflective soloing and sensitive group interaction. Arcanum, recorded at Village Recording Studio, Copenhagen, and mixed in Munich in January 2025, was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Featured Artists:

Arve Henriksen Trumpet

Trygve Seim Saxophone

Anders Jormin Double Bass

Markku Ounaskari Drums, Percussion

Recorded

March 2023, The Village Recording, Copenhagen

Original Release Date

02.05.2025