E.S.T.

2X LP 180 GRAM EDITION

Transparent GREEN Vinyl

GATEFOLD COVER

The Esbjörn Svensson Trio, or e. s.t. for short, is still celebrated today as one of the most important and influential European jazz bands of the last 20 years. in 1999, the three Swedes achieved their international breakthrough with "From Gagarin's Point Of View". A star rose in the music sky and a unique world career followed. But sometimes stars shine significantly longer than you think.

On "e. s.t. Live 95" there are recordings that prove that this was also true for the Esbjörn Svensson Trio. The band, founded in 1993, found its very specific sound early on; it just wasn't noticed outside its home country at first. in 1995, when the trio's namesake still wore long hair and a headband, these recordings were made at various locations in Sweden. Mölndal, Arhus, Uppsala, for example, were the stations. And whoever hears how the trio played even back then will be left breathless.

Much of what distinguishes e. s.t. was already strongly pronounced here: the coherence and powerful grip of the playing, the catchy themes that immediately jump out at the listener and yet do not become clichéd, the fusion of the music of role models such as Thelonious Monk and Keith Jarrett into a style of their own, always infected by the forward thrust of rock.

PERSONNEL:

• Dan Berglund - (bass)
• Magnus Öström - (drums)
• Esbjörn Svensson - (piano)

Recorded live in concert in March 1995

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1. Say Hello To Mr. D (To Mr. S)
• A2. The Rube Thing

• B1. Happy Heads And Crazy Feds
• B2. The Day After (Leaving)
• B3. Like Wash It Or Something
• ____________________________

• LP TWO

• C1. Breadbasket
• C2. What Did You Buy Today
• C3. Hymn Of The River Brown
• C4. Same As Before

• D1. Mr. & Mrs. Handkerchief
• D2. Dodge The Dodo (Live In Montreux 16.7.1999)