Esbjorn Svensson, a small tribute

Oggy · 29-06-2008, 14:19

Stunned to find out one of my favourite musicians died a couple of weeks ago, in a scuba diving accident.
I was lucky enough to see his trio on their last tour, great concert. Thought I'd post a couple of tracks as a small tribute.

A picture of Doris driving with Boris

and the more contemplative, From Gagarin's Point of View

R.I.P.

Wynonie Harris · 29-06-2008, 20:01

Can't say he's exactly my bag, Oggy, but if he turns you on, more power to you.

RIP Esbjorn.

Oggy · 01-07-2008, 21:30

Cheers Wynonie.

Esbjorn was arguably Europe's greatest Jazz pianist, and yet relatively obscure here in Accrington, as it should be, what would it be like if eveyone was into Jazz?

However just remembered one night in the Griffin (Haslingden) when someone told me they'd just come across a great Jazz trio (EST), and he couldn't believe it when I told him I'd seen them, it was the touchstone of a great night's drinking.

Here's to all the musicians who've died too young.

cashman · 01-07-2008, 21:36

never heard of him to be honest oggy, but know where yer coming from.R.I.P.

Oggy · 09-07-2008, 23:21

Now I find out Jimmy Giuffre's dead (April), mind you he had a good innings.
This was the intro to "Jazz on a Summer's Day", Newport 1958.

Top, top, top, film, just look at the credits.

This piece - (one of the best riffs of all time)
[Jimmy Giuffre - Sax, Jim Hall - Guitar, Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone]

Sorry, see what you think

yonmon · 10-07-2008, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oggy

Now I find out Jimmy Giuffre's dead (April), mind you he had a good innings.
This was the intro to "Jazz on a Summer's Day", Newport 1958.

Top, top, top, film, just look at the credits.

This piece - (one of the best riffs of all time)
[Jimmy Giuffre - Sax, Jim Hall - Guitar, Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone]

Sorry, see what you think

Another of 'the Greats' Oggy...and no mistake !

I saved a record of his Obituary from The Daily Telegraph at the time of his passing, and one phrase
within it stood out as a personification of much of what
Jimmy Giuffre tried to achieve in music..here it is..

I don't play to win a mass audience," he explained in 1964. "If I wanted that, I'd play with Guy Lombardo or Lawrence Welk."

But he did win a mass audience...of all those afficionados who had, and have the wit and wisdom to recognise true genius and artistry in the playing of a Tenor Saxophone and in the penning of massive arrangements...
( Remembering 'Four Brothers' for Woody Herman!)

I am one of that mass audience !, and I'm priveleged to share this small tribute with you Oggy !!

Wynonie Harris · 10-07-2008, 19:36

Nice one, Oggy, liked it and there's certainly some great names in the credits (Chuck Berry, Big Maybelle, Dinah Washington).

On the subject of jazz obituaries, could I just mention that one of my main men, Jimmy McGriff - a master of the B-3 Hammond organ - passed on a few weeks ago.

RIP Jimmy, you were one cool cat!

yonmon · 10-07-2008, 20:13

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Nice one, Oggy, liked it and there's certainly some great names in the credits (Chuck Berry, Big Maybelle, Dinah Washington).

On the subject of jazz obituaries, could I just mention that one of my main men, Jimmy McGriff - a master of the B-3 Hammond organ - passed on a few weeks ago.

RIP Jimmy, you were one cool cat!

One of my heroes Wyn !!..His 'Soul Sugar' Album is on my daily spin-list at present !!..Always preferred his
more cool and restrained approach to Jimmy Smith's pyrotechnics!!. A keyboard technique to marvel at !!

We are losing them all...one by one..! and it's so sad !

'Goin down slow'...Respect !!

Oggy · 18-07-2008, 20:16

[quote=yonmon;604965] One of my heroes Wyn !!His 'Soul Sugar' Album is on my daily spin-list at present !!Always preferred his more cool and restrained approach to Jimmy Smith's pyrotechnics!!./quote]

Totally agree Yonmon, that's "the incredible" Jimmy Smith btw.

Nice choice Wynonie, music you can frug to is always good to me.

Wynonie Harris · 21-07-2008, 07:24

Esbjorn Svensson Trio

Oggy, thought you might be interested in the following snippet all about the departed Esbjorn. It's from a site called Classic Cafes | London's vintage Formica caffs! which celebrates the fast-disappearing world of the old-fashioned Italian-style style coffee bar in the UK.

Cerebral, menthylated bistro jazz that wafts down the fjords of your mind. This Scandanavian group are/were the rightful heirs to the epochal Dudley Moore Trio. 'From Gagarin's Point of View' features numerous genius pieces in updated Moore style - all elegantly filmic and spare. The title track is a caff classic moodpiece. Several other Svensson albums boast similar moments, but of late the mass appeal of the new Scandanavian jazz school has somewhat vitiated EST's modus operandi.

Oggy · 24-07-2008, 14:06

Thanks for sharing that Wynonie, but they're about as wrong as it's possible to be, and a prime candidate for pseud's corner.

Maybe if they'd have tried to make the connection to the Tord Gustavsen trio it would have made more sense, but not much.

"the mass appeal of the new Scandanavian jazz school", yeah, right.

Wynonie Harris · 25-07-2008, 13:38

I'll take your word for that, Oggy. Must admit Scandinavian jazz is not my forte - more a Cannonball Adderley/Horace Silver/Jimmy McGriff man myself.

His classic caffs site is good, though; went into one of his top recommendations - E. Pellicci's in Bethnal Green - a few years back on my way to the Barnet game. Absolutely top notch caff with a beautiful interior, some great local characters and excellent service (the owner's son gave me a piece of bread pudding wrapped in foil "in case you get a bit peckish at half time."). You don't get that in Starbuck's!

Apologies for thread wander.