Search results for "Esbjörn Svensson"

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Premonition I: Earth (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music October 22, 08

Made up on the spot, "Premonition: I. Earth" is built upon the foundation of a bass riff that Berglund creates from a...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.): Dating (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 24, 07

Esbjörn Svensson's trio E.S.T. stands out as one of the most interesting European jazz ensembles of recent years -- b...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.): Somewhere Else Before (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music June 15, 08

In an art form based on heroic individualism, E.S.T. stands out for its attempts to forge a collective identity. Esb...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Still (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music September 29, 08

My advance copy of this CD, the final studio project by the late Esbjörn Svensson, lists the instruments as piano, ba...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Goldwrap (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music July 26, 08

A gorgeous and uplifting journey through the collective mind of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio! The cycles of changing fre...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Tide of Trepidation (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music July 25, 08

First in a series of concept albums, Viaticum blends musical adventures and humanistic ideals. The title is a Latin ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Nils Landgren & Esbjörn Svensson: Höpsi (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music July 24, 08

This traditional folk song is not as eclectic a choice as many jazz fans might think. To be honest, Swedish musicians...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Dodge the Dodo (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music July 24, 08

With a prepared piano, Svensson delivers the rollicking melody, doubled by Berglund's arco bass. An effects pedal evo...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: When God Created the Coffeebreak (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music July 25, 08

An off-kilter left-hand bassline that is doubled by Dan Berglund shows off the skills of these instrumental experts i...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Eighthundred Streets By Feet (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 26, 08

Already having an excellent knack for creating song titles, Magnus Öström can claim even further credit for his ingen...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Untitled Hidden Track (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 24, 08

Keep the CD going at the end, and you'll hear a hidden track for 4 minutes and 44 seconds of raucous, thrashing metal...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: The Unstable Table and the Infamous Fable (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music July 26, 08

A rolling sea of arpeggios coming from the piano lays a bed for the elegiac melody. The subsequent bass solo is vocal...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: From Gagarin's Point of View (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 24, 08

The melody here is as serene as the Swedish night sky, but there will always be a brooding quality to the "Nordic ton...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Where We Used To Live (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music July 26, 08

Tuesday Wonderland is a concept album, and was first conceived as a collection of preludes and fugues for a jazz trio...

Swedish Radio Jazz Group: Sorrow Is the Birth of Joy (Rating: 86/100) posted in Music July 24, 08

Hearing the fluidity and touch coming from Esbjörn Svensson at this fledgling stage in his career, one knows there wi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Nils Landgren Funk Unit: You Dig (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music July 24, 08

The groove of Bernard Purdie is distinctive, and bassist/vocalist Price has a lot going on as he delivers a fres...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Remembering Esbjörn Svensson (1964-2008) posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 23, 08

Few jazz writers have demonstrated a deeper understanding and appreciation of the late Esbjörn Svensson than Stua...

Svensson, Esbjörn posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08

Pianist Esbjörn Svensson loosened the borders between jazz, rock and pop, and in doing so attracted younger listeners...

Viktoria Tolstoy: Dialogue (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music July 25, 08

There is warmth to this pretty ballad duet written by Esbjörn Svensson. The clear-voiced Tolstoy and the raspier-tone...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Viktoria Tolstoy: The Morning of You (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music July 26, 08

In keeping with his training as a pop and R&B tunesmith, Esbjörn Svensson wrote this song to have a soulful groove an...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESBJÖRN SVENSSON

In the weeks that have passed since the tragic death of Esbjörn Svensson, there has been an outpouring of love and ...

Previous Page | Next Page