A striking musical rapport between Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje is palpable in the duo’s quietly lyrical investigations on Touch of Time. These are delicate melodies and textures, flowing between two musicians, who are deeply in tune with nuances of tone-shadings and the detailed development of a musical idea. In both freely improvised forms and carefully wrought themes, their instruments connect gracefully, picking up and finishing each other’s phrases. Touch of Time, recorded in January 2023 at the Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano, was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Tracklist:

Side 1
01. Melancholia
02. The Beauty of Sundays
03. Redream
04. The Dark Light

Side 2
01. What All This Is
02. Mirror Images
03. Touch of Time
04. Winter Haze
05. Red and Black
06. Passing on the Past