Tuesday Wonderland

Reseña del editor Currently one of Europe's leading forces in the jazz world, E.S.T. (Esbjorn Sevensson Trio) brings their unique and unmistakable sound stateside with the release of their new album, TUESDAY WONDERLAND. This album is an eclectic mix of classical, melodic jazz and electronics with the feel of an energetic pop/rock show, making it a must-have for all music lovers. Tienda E.S.T. like to play with expectations, and they begin Tuesday Wonderland as you might assume, with a spare solo piano line hinting at a delicate baroque counterpoint. It's the kind of feather-stroked chamber jazz they've been working for a few years now. But just as you settle in, crushing drums and fuzzed arco bass drop in a groove from the apocalypse. This ominous track, "Fading Maid Preludium," and its second half, "Fading Maid Postludium," frame Tuesday Wonderland, setting in bas-relief an album of careening, intuitive improvisation. E.S.T. are frighteningly varied in their technique and deep in their understanding of jazz lore. You can hear echoes of Keith Jarrett and Ahmad Jamal in pianist Esbjörn Svensson, from whom the trio take their name, but he also embraces a more modern vocabulary, hinting at Cecil Taylor while dancing gospel vamps and dropping rock power-chords. Drummer Magnus Öström can lay down the shuffling brush strokes of "The Goldhearted Miner," pour out a progressive rock fusillade, or do a ballet of polyrhythmic shadings and colors that recall the late Steve McCall. The real chameleon of the group is bassist Dan Berglund. He plays soulful, muscular double bass lines, but he also triggers a synthesizer for both subtle shading and the hellion roar heard on that opening track. E.S.T. remain a group exploring the edges of jazz improvisation, managing to be free and intuitive while also maintaining melodic and rhythmic touchstones. Tracks like "Brewery of Beggars" are multipart journeys shifting from gentle lyricism to electric storms. E.S.T. have evolved from being the most ECM-like band that wasn't on ECM into their own natural and thoroughly modern hybrid. --John Diliberto

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 4,88 x 5,59 x 0,47 pulgadas; 3,17 Onzas Fabricante : EmArcy Número de modelo del producto : 2074526 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2007 Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 24, 2007 Etiqueta : EmArcy ASIN : B000NOKA9Y País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº115,820 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº120 en Jazz Orquestal nº977 en Jazz Tradicional (CDs y Vinilo) nº1,100 en Posbebop Moderno (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.6 4.6 de 5 estrellas 95 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 4,88 x 5,59 x 0,47 pulgadas; 3,17 Onzas Fabricante : EmArcy Número de modelo del producto : 2074526 Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2007 Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 24, 2007 Etiqueta : EmArcy ASIN : B000NOKA9Y País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1