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Esbjörn Svensson Trio Plays Monk (Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue) album cover
Esbjörn Svensson Trio* – Esbjörn Svensson Trio Plays Monk
Label: ACT (4) – ACT 9010-1
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Germany
Released: 2020
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
Tracklist
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A1 I Mean You
Arranged By [Strings] – Dan BerglundStrings – Elisabeth Arnberg, Ulf Forsberg, Ulrika Edström, Ulrika Jansson
6:47
A2 Criss Cross 5:48
B1 'Round Midnight
Arranged By [Strings] – Esbjörn SvenssonMusic By – B. Hanighen*, C. Williams*Strings – Elisabeth Arnberg, Ulf Forsberg, Ulrika Edström, Ulrika Jansson
6:13
B2 Bemsha Swing
Music By – D. Best*Percussion – Esbjörn Svensson
7:22
B3 Rhythm-A-Ning 4:03
C1 In Walked Bud 6:40
C2 Little Rootie Tootie 4:04
C3 Eronel 4:59
D1 Evidence 5:05
D2 Crepuscule With Nellie 6:40
Companies, etc.
Licensed From – Diesel Music AB
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Superstudio Gul
Copyright (c) – ACT Music + Vision GmbH + Co. KG
Published By – Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Published By – Consolidated Music Publishers, Inc.
Published By – Embassy Music Corp.
Published By – Bocu Music Ltd.
Published By – Thelonious Music Corporation
Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Published By – Second Floor Music
Published By – Carl Fischer, Inc.
Published By – Thelonious Music
Published By – Advanced Music Corp.
Recorded At – Studio 9, Swedish Radio
Credits
Design [Bookletdesign], Photography By – Johan Cnattingius, Stefania Malmsten
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Grand Piano – Esbjörn Svensson
Illustration [Drawings] – Klas Fahlén
Liner Notes – Rolf Ericson
Mixed By – Bernard Löhr
Music By – T. Monk*
Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Johan Ekelund
Recorded By – Åke Linton
Notes
Recorded at Swedish Radio, Studio 9, January 1996.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0614427901019
Label Code: LC 07644
Rights Society: GEMA
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Rezension:
Noch ohne Elektronik, dafür mit einem dezent unterstützenden Streichquartett. Die zum Markennamen gewordene Abbrevation "e.s.t." war noch nicht gefunden, das bereits seit einigen Jahren zusammenarbeitende Trio aus Pianist Svensson, Bassist Dan Berglund und Drummer Magnus Öström war gewissermaßen noch ein Klaviertrio unter vielen. Doch wenn sich auf diesem insgesamt dritten Album auch noch nicht abzeichnet, wie sehr dieses Ensemble das klassische Trioformat revolutionieren und neu definieren würde, so hört man doch zwei Dinge deutlich: Grandioses, hochkommunikatives Ensemblespiel und Originalität. Denn das Trio findet einen ganz eigenen Zugang zu Monk; flexibel und elegant; Svenssons Spiel läßt in seinem lässigen Swing mehr Vergleiche mit Oscar Peterson zu denn mit dem Komponisten dieser Stücke, und ja, das paßt ganz ausgezeichnet. Berglund und Öström agieren mit elastischem Swing, und wer genau hinhört, wird die Hinweise auf die Funkiness manch späterer Aufnahmen nicht überhören. (1996/2020)
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* Lacquer Disc Cuttings by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios Berlin
*** Gatefold Cover
Gesamtverkaufsrang: 254
Verkaufsrang in LPs: 82
– e. s.t. – Esbjörn Svensson Trio gilt bis heute als das erfolgreichste Jazz-Pianotrio der Nullerjahre, dessen stilbildender Einfluss bis heute und in eine neue Generation von Musikern und Hörern hinein nachwirkt. – Die Stücke des Trios rund um den 2008 tödlich verunglückten Pianisten Esbjörn Svensson wurden zu instrumentalen Hits. Mit ihrer Mischung aus tiefen Melodien, mitreißenden Grooves und dichten Stimmungen erreichten und erreichen e. s.t. ein breites Publikum, weit über den Jazz hinaus.
Tracklisting
1 I mean you
2 Criss cross
3 'Round midnight
4 Bemsha swing
5 Rhythm-a-ning
1 In walked bud
2 Little rootie tootie
3 Eronel
4 Evidence
5 Crepuscule with Nellie
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Description
helonius Monk was one of the truly great piano geniuses on the international jazz scene.
Esbjörn Svensson is one of the truly great piano talents on the Scandinavian jazz scene.
In some way you knew that they had to meet sooner or later. At last spiritually. And musically. "Plays Monk" is the telling title of the CD from 1996 by Esbjörn Svensson Trio (EST), now released on ACT. Ten of the most beloved songs by Monk, from nocturnal, lovingly caressing "`Round Midnight" to the gay and sprightly "Rhythm-A-Ning", gets here a becomingly shining new colour.
In EST, who previously has released some critically acclaimed albums – "From Gagarin´s Point Of View "(ACT 9005-2), "Winter In Venice" (ACT 9007-2) and lately "Good Morning Susie Soho" (ACT 9009-2) – we have Magnus Öström on drums, Dan Berglund on double-bass and, of course, Esbjörn Svensson himself, who was an infant when he practically learnt to walk to the sound of "In Walked Bud".
"My father was and is a great jazz lover. So I was very young when I first came in touch with Monk´s music. He is the kind of composer that cannot be avoided", says Esbjörn Svensson. The music of Thelonius Monk is a peculiar mixture of simplicity and and complexity; of larguorous ballads and rhythms turned inside out. The music is a challenge. "You can always give it your personal touch", explains Esbjörn.
On "Plays Monk" you notice this over and over again. EST has for instance made is own interpretation of the classic "`Round Midnight", complete with a new string arrangement signed Esbjörn Svensson. The haunting string section is played by four members of the Swedish radio Symphony Orchestra.
Both Monk and EST have a common determination to go beyond the sometimes rather narrow items of jazz music. This is noticeable if we take a look at the musical past of the trio, who has played with such diverse luminaries as Rebecka Trnkvist, Nisse Landgren, Svante Thuresson, Lisa Nilsson and Louise Hoffsten.
This is definitely a trio who seeks challenges; who wants to try the unexpected. And the spirit of Monk is certainly here, hovering over the recordings that were made together with a producer we do normaly not connect with jazz: Johan Ekelund, who is probably most wellknown as one half of the successful soulpop duo Ratata. "He brought fresh ideas into this project. I certainly hope we can record together gaian", said Esbjörn, who doesn`t want to label himself as ab inventerate jazz purist. Soul and pop is often playd at home, when Esbjörn Svensson himself is there.
EST is a bunch of regular tour horses, doing frequent gigs both in and outside Sweden. They have played both small clubs and big festivals in many countries, for instance Chile, Spain, France, Belgium and Germany. And they have won the hearts of both fans and hardened critics.
After all, the album is called "Plays Monk" – a meeting between talent and geniality. The result? "Rhythm-A-Ning", pure and simple!
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