On January 29, 2016, “ECM” label released “What Was Said”, the seventh Tord Gustavsen album. It was recorded in April 2015, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

• Tord Gustavsen- piano
• Simin Tander- vocals
• Jarle Vespestad- drums

Track listing:

1. Your Grief – Tord Gustavsen, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
2. I See You – traditional, Hans Adolf Brorson
3. Imagine the Fog Disappearing – Mathilda Montgomery-Caderhielm, Wilhelm Andreas Wexels
4. A Castle in Heaven – traditional, Bernt Støylen
5. Journey of Life – traditional, Elias Blix
6. I Refuse – Tord Gustavsen, Kenneth Rexroth
7. What Was Said to the Rose/O Sacred Head – Tord Gustavsen, Hans Leo Hassler, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
8. The Way You Play My Heart – Tord Gustavsen
9. Rull – Tord Gustavsen
10. The Source of Now – Tord Gustavsen, Jalai Al-Din Rumi
11. Sweet Melting – traditional, Johan Ludvig Allendorf, Peder Jacobsen
12. Longing to Praise Thee – traditional
13. Sweet Melting Afterglow – traditional, Johan Ludvig Allendorf, Tord Gustavsen, Peder Jacobsen, Simin Tander, Jarle Vespestad