Esbjörn Svensson Trio • Seven Days of Falling

 

Review by Stewart Mason
Available for quite some time as an import before the tiny Philadelphia-based indie 215 Records finally released it stateside, complete with a bonus live DVD, 2003's Seven Days of Falling is every bit the equal of E.S.T.'s earlier records. Misguided American media comparisons to the highly overrated the Bad Plus have done pianist Esbjörn Svensson, bassist Dan Berglund, and drummer Magnus Ostrom a grave disservice, as their music is far more wide-ranging and much less gimmicky. Despite occasional forays into rock influences like "O.D.R.I.P." and a few brief passages that skirt the edges of outside free improv, there's an elegance and shapeliness to the trio's work that has more in common with the cerebral cool of Bill Evans (particularly on the quietly gorgeous opener "Ballad for the Unborn") or the effortless melodic grace of the Vince Guaraldi Trio ("Evening in Atlantis," "Believe, Beleft, Below"). Seven Days of Falling is a ravishingly beautiful, musically captivating album. Bonus track alert: hidden after the nervy "O.D.R.I.P." is the Sinatra-like ballad "Love Is Real," featuring guest vocals from Josh Haden, son of Charlie and brother of Petra.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/seven-days-of-falling-mw0000325844

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Reseña de Stewart Mason
Disponible durante bastante tiempo como disco de importación antes de que el pequeño sello independiente 215 Records, con sede en Filadelfia, lo publicara finalmente en Estados Unidos, con un DVD en directo como extra, Seven Days of Falling, de 2003, está a la altura de los discos anteriores de E.S.T.. Las equivocadas comparaciones de los medios de comunicación estadounidenses con los sobrevaloradísimos Bad Plus han hecho un flaco favor al pianista Esbjörn Svensson, al bajista Dan Berglund y al batería Magnus Ostrom, ya que su música es mucho más amplia y mucho menos efectista. A pesar de incursiones ocasionales en influencias rock como "O.D.R.I.P. "y algunos breves pasajes que bordean los límites de la improvisación libre, hay una elegancia y una forma en el trabajo del trío que tiene más en común con la frialdad cerebral de Bill Evans (especialmente en la preciosa y silenciosa "Ballad for the Unborn") o la gracia melódica sin esfuerzo del Vince Guaraldi Trio ("Evening in Atlantis", "Believe, Beleft, Below"). Seven Days of Falling es un álbum arrebatadoramente bello y musicalmente cautivador. Alerta de bonus track: escondida tras la nerviosa "O.D.R.I.P." está la balada "Love Is Real", al estilo de Sinatra, con la voz invitada de Josh Haden, hijo de Charlie y hermano de Petra.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/seven-days-of-falling-mw0000325844

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Tracks:
    01. Ballad For The Unborn
    02. Seven Days Of Falling
    03. Mingle In The Mincing-Machine
    04 Evening In Atlantis
    05 Did They Ever Tell Cousteau?
    06 Believe, Beleft, Below
    07 Elevation Of Love
    08 In My Garage
    09 Why She Couldn’t Come
    10.1 O.D.R.I.P.
    10.2 (silence)
    10.3 Love Is Real


Credits:
    ESBJÖRN SVENSSON, piano
    DAN BERGLUND, bass
    MAGNUS OSTRÖM, drums

Label:    Superstudio Gul – GUL C-6
Country:    Sweden
Released:    2003
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/374456-EST-Seven-Days-Of-Falling

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