Somewhere Else Before

by Esbj枚rn Svensson Trio

Somewhere Else Before cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 August 2001
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:02:48
  • Community rating: 4.16/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Dan Berglund, Curtis Wilkinson, Magnus 脰str枚m

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Somewhere Else Before' introduced American listeners to the Esbj枚rn Svensson Trio, compiling material from the Swedish group's European albums. Svensson's piano trio applied song-form structures and electronic touches to jazz, anticipating their later international breakthrough.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, acoustic, improvisation, melodic, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Somewhere Else Before (5:34)
  2. Dodge the Dodo (5:24)
  3. From Gagarin's Point of View (4:03)
  4. The Return of Mohammed (6:28)
  5. The Face of Love (6:51)
  6. Pavanne (Thoughts of a Septuagenarian) (3:43)
  7. The Wraith (9:20)
  8. The Chapel (4:12)
  9. In the Face of Day (6:49)
  10. Spam-Boo-Limbo (5:36)
  11. Dark Water (4:44)

Credits

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