Somewhere Else Before

Artist: E.S.T.
Label: Sony
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 696998583429
EAN: 0696998583429
ASIN: B00005NBZ8

Release Date: 2001-08-07

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Tracks:

Somewhere Else Before
Dodge The Dodo
From Gagarin's Point Of View
The Return Of Mohammed
The Face Of Love
Pavane
The Wraith
The Chapel
In The Face Of Day
Spam-Boo-Limbo

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Customer Reviews:

Innovative, Challenging, and Exciting.......2006-07-28

I have three CD's from E.S.T. and they all have a permanent place in my play list. This group has a fresh and innovative approach to their interpretation of Jazz. Sometimes challenging, often exciting, and at times mesmerizing. The more you listen to more you get hooked. This is not background music, this is a CD to sit down listen and enjoy the ride. Two definate thumbs up.

Like a refreshing Spring rain..........2005-08-09

When I first put this cd into my machine, I had no preconceived notions of how it would sound. I wasn't thinking about any other musicians with whom to compare them. I just hit PLAY and waited. What I experienced then was the musical equivalent of getting caught in a refreshing rainstorm in the Spring! There are surprises! There is newness! There is innovation!

I still won't compare E.S.T. to other musicians. That is fair to neither. I will simply say that whenever they have a new release, I will be there waiting anxiously.

For too long I've suffered through the Muzak-like tripe that American jazz musicians have served up just so they could have a 'safe' career. Now I'm looking eastward and there is a brand new population of extremely talented players from Europe who have learned from the masters and are not afraid to put themselves and their music out there with new designs and textures.

As a musician, I admire what E.S.T. and their bretheren are doing for the jazz genre. They are courageous, talented, and it sounds like they are having a helluva good time! They have earned my admiration... EARNED it!

Esbjorn is an originality........2005-02-01

This cd is good enough to make me feel " i want to listen to thier music more". I don't want to judge musicsians from just one cd. CDs are just a part of their musical activity. But i can tell how i felt. Esbjorn's compostions of this cd are highly attractive. "Dodge the dodo" is memorable and vampish but has much excitement. Some lyrical tunes like "Pavane","From Gagarin's..." or "Chapel" make haunting atmosphere.
Someone who have listened to only thier studio-making cds should go to thier concert or listen to thier live on the radio (on a belgian radio, i listened the live in which E.S.T collaborated with Pat Metheny) or good live album EST 95. While in this cd there is little space of improvisation, Esbjorn's sence of piano improv highlighted more on thier lives is mezmerizing and moving. He is an original voice on the scene.

Jazz - the Next Generation.......2004-10-27

E.S.T. coolly combines jazz virtuosity with rock and techno elements to make music that both immediately rewards (the catchy, propulsive "Dodge the Dodo" and the pensively melodic "From Gagarin's Point of View") and fosters repeat listening (hypnotic "The Wraith"). Piano man Esbjorn Svensson pours melodies from his fingers without being overbearing. Bassist Dan Berglund is not content to simply hold down the bottom; he uses the bow and electronic devices to bring his instrument to the forefront. Drummer Magnus Ostrom ties it all together with his battery of percussion. I've read some reviews that deride E.S.T. for their melodic and rhythmic accessibility. What rubbish! Jazz is more than Ornette Coleman. E.S.T.'s killer tunes and obvious musicianship mean more to me than all the 45-minute sax solos in the world. If that's what you like, don't pick up this album. But if you enjoy strong melody, rhythm and musicianship, buy this album (or indeed any of E.S.T.'s albums).

Mesmerizing.......2003-08-14

I concur with those who have given this CD positive, even glowing, reviews. (I'm not swayed by the comparison to Kenny G that one reviewer makes.) This music evokes the early work of Pat Metheny and Lyle May sand even Ralph Towner's solo Blue Sun, which is obliquely odd considering there is no lead guitar.

Rippling keyboards command one's attention, but it's the interplay of all---keyboards, bass, drums, assorted percussion and a few effects---that creates a hypnotic blend, a jazz mind-meld. Nuance and subtlety play a key part too, for the phrasing and spacing add to the aural tapestry.

Although the songs cover a variety of tempos and employ distinct ideas, the music, save for a strange, unlisted bonus track, is never strained or discordant, though full of energy and vibrancy.

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