E.S.T. LIVE ´95, originally released as MR. & MRS. HANDKERCHIEF, is the second official release for the Swedish jazz trio centered on the piano of its namesake, Esbjorn Svensson. While redolent of early Bill Evans at times, the combo delivers a purely modern sound that balances on a ledge between avant-garde playfulness and smooth poppishness. If the 88 keys are inevitably front and center, Dan Berglund´s bass snakes in craftily, most notably on the sly "Breadbasket," while Magnus Ostrom´s backbeat is steady as a pendulum.
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E.S.T. LIVE ´95, originally released as MR. & MRS. HANDKERCHIEF, is the second official release for the Swedish jazz trio centered on the piano of its namesake, Esbjorn Svensson. While redolent of early Bill Evans at times, the combo delivers a purely modern sound that balances on a ledge between avant-garde playfulness and smooth poppishness. If the 88 keys are inevitably front and center, Dan Berglund´s bass snakes in craftily, most notably on the sly "Breadbasket," while Magnus Ostrom´s backbeat is steady as a pendulum.
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