The members of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio were very pleased with their October 2001 performance in Sweden, and now, with the release of e.s.t. Live in Gothenburg, we get the opportunity to hear e.s.t. on an extraordinarily good night. Recorded with great clarity and precision by the trio’s long-time sound engineer, Åke Linton, pianist Svensson, bassist Dan Berglund and drummer Magnus Öström were then between their fifth and sixth studio releases after playing together for eight years. The late Svensson was a boldly talented keyboard artist, with a style that had echoes of Keith Jarrett, classical music, Monk, Bill Evans, the blues, and much more. For this hard-working unit, Svensson provided plenty of original melodies, drawn on this night from 1999's From Gagarin’s Point Of View and 2000's Good Morning Susie Soho. As he told an interviewer in 2004, he’s “the composer of the songs. I work with the material, basically at home.” The trio would then steer the tunes in different directions in the studio, then tinker and reinvent them further in performance. On this night in the Gothenburg Concert Hall, the band sounds truly inspired. The playing sparkles, the unit's interactions are playful and lively, and the energy of an engaged and enthusiastic audience is clearly felt. Not to be missed by anyone with any interest in the possibilities of the piano trio. Strongly recommended. ACT 9046; Esbjörn Svensson (p) Dan Berglund (b) Magnus Öström (d); Gothenburg, Sweden, October 10, 2001; Disc 1 (46:48): Dating/ Somewhere Else Before/ The Rube Thing/ From Gagarin's Point Of View/ The Wraith. Disc 2 (60:00): / Providence/ Good Morning Susie Soho/ The Chapel/ Bowling/ The Second Page/ Dodge The Dodo. actmusic.com
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