Swedish pianist/composer
Bobo Stenson made a name for himself in the late '60s as one of Europe's finest players, accompanying visiting luminaries like
Gary Burton,
Sonny Rollins, and
Stan Getz.
Underwear, his 1971 debut as a bandleader, began an ongoing collaboration with ECM Records and with drummer
Jon Christensen.
Christensen also joined
Stenson on sessions with
Jan Garbarek in the '70s and
Charles Lloyd in the '80s and '90s, and played in
Stenson's revamped trio along with
Anders Jormin. The Swedish Grammy-winning
Reflections (1993),
War Orphans (1998) , and
Serenity (2000) make the most of
Stenson's lyrical, versatile style and the players' long history of working together. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide