Artist: E.S.T.

Date of Release: 01/01/1999

Catalogue no: ACT90072

Label: ACT

Price: £12.99

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Esbjorn Svensson

"Winter in Venice" is the first independent profile that exhibits the three musicians in their present form. The 13 original compositions show them as sensitive masters of communication with the penchant for transforming simple, pretty melodies into complex networks of motifs. Sometimes balladic, sometimes joyously swinging, "Winter in Venice" lays out a lively tonal tapestry which, despite its suggestive title, seems to have little to do with the morbid feeling that exists in Venice during that dark time of year. It received the Swedish Grammy in 1998 as best jazz album of the year, and on top of it all, it helped Svensson to the title of Songwriter of the Year. And like "From Gagarinís Point of View", it is a collection of chamber-jazz rhapsodies that leaves the listener a lot of room for internal and external impressions, associations, and discoveries.

Esbjörn Svensson (Grand Piano, Keyboards, Percussion)
Dan Berglund (Doublebass, Percussion)
Magnus Öström (Drums, Percussion)

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