THE GROUND is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Tord Gustavsen's highly successful CHANGING PLACES, with stormed the jazz charts in 2003, capturing the imagination of critics and public alike. THE GROUND, as it's name implies, is more earthy that it's predecessor and it's blues influence is nearer to the surface. The sound is mellow, caressing, sensual, and the melodies are strong and simple, so once their are heard, they remain in the mind.