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Esbjörn Svensson Trio – Bound for the Beauty of the South

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Esbjörn Svensson Trio – “Bound for the Beauty of the South” from the album “Strange Place For Snow”

Esbjörn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.) formed in 1993 and consisted of Esbjörn Svensson on piano, Dan Berglund on double bass, and Magnus Öström on drums. Esbjörn was awarded Swedish Jazz Musician of the Year in 1995 and 1996 and Songwriter of the Year in 1998. “Winter in Venice” was awarded the Swedish Grammy in 1997.

“Strange Place For Snow” won the following awards – Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (from the German Phonoacademy), the German Jazz Award, Choc de l’année (Jazzman, France), the Victoire du Jazz – the French Grammy – as best international act and the Revelation of the Festival award, a special award from Midem. e.s.t. was awarded the Hans Koller prize as European Artist of the Year in December 2004.

Tragically Esbjörn died in a scuba diving accident in Stockholm in 2008 aged 44.

Strange Place For Snow

1) The Message; 2) Serenade For The Renegade; 3) Strange Place For Snow; 4) Behind The Yashmak; 5) Bound For The Beauty Of The South; 6) Years Of Yearning; 7) When God Created The Coffeebreak; 8) Spunky Sprawl; 9) Carcrash

Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Bound for the Beauty of the South

Personnel

Daniel Berglund – Double Bass
Magnus Öström – Percussion, Drums
Esbjörn Svensson – Keyboards, Piano

Thelonious Monk – ‘Round Midnight

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Thelonious Monk – “‘Round Midnight” from the album “‘Round Midnight: The Complete Blue Note Singles”

Born Thelonious Sphere Monk on 10 October 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, but his family moved to Manhattan, New York City in 1922.  By the time he was six he was playing piano.

He was mainly self-taught, although a brief spell at Juilliard School of Music gave him some theoretical training. A majority of his style was developed while he was the house pianist at Minton’s Playhouse on 118th Street between 1941 and 1948.

‘Round Midnight: The Complete Blue Note Singles

Disc 1

1) Thelonious; 2) Suburban Eyes; 3) ‘Round Midnight; 4) Well You Needn’t; 5) Evonce; 6) Off Minor; 7) In Walked Bud; 8) Epistrophy; 9) Ruby My Dear; 10) Evidence; 11) Humph; 12) Misterioso; 13) All The Things You Are; 14) I Should Care; 15) I Mean You; 16) Monk’s Mood; 17) Who Knows?; 18) Nice Work (If You Can Get It); 19) April In Paris; 20) Four In One; 21) Straight No Chaser; 22) Criss Cross; 23) Eronel; 24) Ask Me Now; 25) Willow Weep For Me

Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight

Disc 2

1) Skippy; 2) Let’s Cool One; 3) Hornin’ In; 4) Carolina Moon; 5) Evonce (alternate take); 6) Suburban Eyes (alternate take); 7) Nice Work (If You Can Get It) (alternate take); 8) Ruby My Dear (alternate take); 9) Well You Needn’t (alternate take); 10) April In Paris (alternate take); 11) Introspection (alternate take); 12) Who Knows? (alternate take); 13) I Should Care (alternate take); 14) Misterioso (alternate take); 15) Four In One (alternate take); 16) Criss Cross (alternate take); 17) Ask Me Now (alternate take); 18) Skippy (alternate take); 19) Hornin’ In (alternate take); 20) Sixteen (take 1); 21) Sixteen (take 2); 22) I’ll Follow You