Water Stories (Ketil Bjørnstad album)

Water Stories
Studio album by Ketil Bjørnstad
Released	1993
Recorded	January 1993
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:42
Label	ECM ECM 1503
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ketil Bjørnstad chronology
Løsrivelse (1993) Water Stories (1993) For Den Som Elsker (1994)

Water Stories is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad recorded in January 1993 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet features rhythm section Terje Rypdal, Bjørn Kjellemyr and Jon Christensen, with drummer Per Hillestad substituting Christensen on part two.^[1]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad.

1. "Glacial Reconstruction" – 6:56
2. "Levels and Degrees" – 7:16
3. "Surface Movements" – 4:24
4. "The View I" – 5:17
5. "Between Memory and Presentiment" – 4:00
6. "Ten Thousand Years Later" – 7:08
7. "Waterfall" – 2:10
8. "Flotation and Surroundings" – 5:17
9. "Riverscape" – 2:11
10. "Approaching the Sea" – 4:48
11. "The View II" – 4:28
12. "History" – 3:47

• Ketil Bjørnstad – piano
• Terje Rypdal – guitar
• Bjørn Kjellemyr – bass
• Jon Christensen – drums

• Ketil Bjørnstad – piano
• Terje Rypdal – guitar
• Bjørn Kjellemyr – bass
• Per Hillestad – drums