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A pivotal figure in modern jazz piano, Marilyn Crispell began her career in the demanding world of contemporary classical music. In the mid-1970s, she underwent an aesthetic transformation influenced by John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor, eventually showcasing her improvisational prowess within Anthony Braxton’s avant-garde quartet. Also closely connected to the European improvised music scene, she reached a wider audience in the mid-1990s after signing with the ECM label. Under her own name, she released a series of landmark albums that explored more introspective territories—whether in a trio format on Nothing Ever Was, Anyway, Amaryllis, and Storyteller, or in a duo setting on Azure.
It is within a similarly minimalist and intimate framework that she returns on the meditative, twilight-hued Memento. This time, she is joined by Swedish double bassist Anders Jormin, a collaborator since 1994 with whom she had never previously recorded in such an intimate duo format. The pianist immerses the listener in a soulful, melancholic world defined by expressive restraint and a quiet, lyrical intensity.
Moving between entirely improvised pieces—such as the elegiac opener "For the Children" or the telepathic, aptly named "Dialogue"—and a series of original compositions, the partners develop subtle, moving personal digressions. Rich in ellipsis and nuance, they create a shared "deep song" whose emotional authenticity is built on a profound economy of language. A truly beautiful record. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
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Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Marilyn Crispell, MainArtist, Piano, Composer - Anders Jormin, MainArtist, DoubleBass - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Stefano Amerio, RecordingEngineer, MixingEngineer, MasteringEngineer
℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Review: Anders Jormin, Marilyn Crispell - Memento
A pivotal figure in modern jazz piano, Marilyn Crispell began her career in the demanding world of contemporary classical music. In the mid-1970s, she underwent an aesthetic transformation influenced by John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor, eventually showcasing her improvisational prowess within Anthony Braxton’s avant-garde quartet. Also closely connected to the European improvised music scene, she reached a wider audience in the mid-1990s after signing with the ECM label. Under her own name, she released a series of landmark albums that explored more introspective territories—whether in a trio format on Nothing Ever Was, Anyway, Amaryllis, and Storyteller, or in a duo setting on Azure.
It is within a similarly minimalist and intimate framework that she returns on the meditative, twilight-hued Memento. This time, she is joined by Swedish double bassist Anders Jormin, a collaborator since 1994 with whom she had never previously recorded in such an intimate duo format. The pianist immerses the listener in a soulful, melancholic world defined by expressive restraint and a quiet, lyrical intensity.
Moving between entirely improvised pieces—such as the elegiac opener "For the Children" or the telepathic, aptly named "Dialogue"—and a series of original compositions, the partners develop subtle, moving personal digressions. Rich in ellipsis and nuance, they create a shared "deep song" whose emotional authenticity is built on a profound economy of language. A truly beautiful record. © Stéphane Ollivier/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:14
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Marilyn Crispell Anders Jormin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2026 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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