#Espen Eriksen Trio

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Andy Sheppard · Espen Eriksen Trio, 1974 I Perfectly Unhappy, 2018

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Espen Eriksen Trio — In the Mountains. 2022 : Rune Grammofon.

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Espen Eriksen Trio & Andy Sheppard - In the Mountains

(ECM Style Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz)

The beloved Norwegian jazz trio link up with Wiltshire saxophonist Andy Sheppard for a killer live album, one that shows off the chemistry between the trio over twelve years of performing together and how Sheppard throws a wrench into that, forcing their music to reshape in beautiful ways. In the Mountains compiles multiple live show recordings into one album, but the cohesion between the group over multiple performances shines here.

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The most interesting thing about musical groups is what happens when someone new finds their way in. Once a dynamic between people has been established, throwing someone new into the mix is always one of the most volatile and shaping things you can do to it, but with the right picks, in the right moment, things can be stunning. For the Espen Eriksen Trio, comprised of Eriksen himself on piano, Lars Tormod Jenset on bass, and Andreas Bye on drums, this is something that a group as tight-knit as them often refrains from doing, but the occasional guest they bring in can add so much to just a single piece. The only person they've let into their world is Wiltshire saxophonist Andy Sheppard, whose own work contains many of the same smooth and compositionally rich ideas that the trio has loved playing with since the early 2010s, their collaborative 2018 effort Perfectly Unhappy showing how interesting they act as a quartet. Sheppard's saxophone work felt like a natural extension of the warm, ECM-tinged compositional work of the trio that made soft, lounge-ready pieces like the title track of Suburban Folk Song feel just intricate enough to be more than pretty background music. Watching the four of them play together over the years since has been some of the most fun anyone invested in modern jazz can have, always making an impression while never forcing you to take in too much at one time. In the Mountains, their latest outing together, comprises performances at four separate live shows that could easily have fooled me as coming from the same event, three of which feature Sheppard and the rest feature the trio on their own. Running through these seven pieces, it's most interesting how the group's more minimalist approach to jazz instrumentation and harmony allows for a sound unlike most out there. When Shephard appears for the tracks 1979, Anthem and In the Mountains, the extra texture doesn't take away from how stripped-back and lowkey the trio's music is, able to accentuate harmonic layers and untangle winding melodic lines on 1974 through the direction given by Eriksen's piano progressions and the strong rhythmic backing Jenset and Bye provide. Sheppard, so far the only outsider let into the group, has a deep understanding of why the trio do things in such a particular way and consistently helps improve upon it as the ten-minute centerpiece and title track grows and grows with bigger piano chords, louder drum fills and an ever-swelling bass, Sheppard's saxophone lines that dig deep into the dirtier side of his low range and bounce right up into his woozy brighter side makes for one of the most electrifying jazz pieces to come out this year, engrossing you in some of the most fiery performances any of them have given before the soft, brush-drummed ballad Perfectly Unhappy makes for a sweet and sensual comedown from all that. It's not the most invigorating jazz album in recent years, In the Mountains' slow-unfolding nature forces you to put more effort into making sure you don't miss anything that's going on, but that's part of why the album works so well, willing to let you sink into the beauty of it all while simultaneously having enough under the hood for the most well-read jazz fans to dig into for hours at a time. It's the perfect mix of accessibility without sacrificing depth, and that's what makes the Espen Eriksen trio's music together so memorable. The sharp eye they all have for songs that are both thoughtfully composed and emotionally in the moment, following a path that their hearts can decorate in the free-form environment live music provides. On this album's rendition of Suburban Folk Song, you get all new piano parts and unique rhythm changes over the doubled runtime from the original track, using the base song like a light bridge that grows longer and longer as you change the angle at which the sun hits it. When Eriksen falls into a monsoon of tight, high-pitch chord voicings in the halfway mark or Bye throwing in a thumping drum breakdown past the seven minute mark, you can hear in the intensity of their playing that they're existing solely in this moment and getting all they possibly can out of it. Even when Sheppard's not around for pieces like Dancing Demons or Rosemary's Baby and that extra instrumental layer is lost, it's made up for by the trio by giving them the chance to return to the norm and let one another shine, be it in Epsen's anxious piano interplay with his right and left hand on the former track or the bass-heavy opening of Suburban Folk Song that brings out some of the warmest and thickest notes Jenset plays on the entire album. Considering that not all these tracks were recorded at the same performances, it's extra stunning just how cohesive the whole thing feels, the power behind the Epsen Eriksen Trio never letting up no matter where they are and making the results of In the Mountains that much more impressive with their chemistry and understanding of one another's playing. It's not a traditional live album, but it sure has the same sense of preciousness and exploration to it all that you can't find in any other kind of music. It's a bit of an odd way to do things, sure, but the multiple live shows compiled here on In the Mountains gives a taste of the Espen Eriksen Trio, plus Andy Sheppard, in different environments at different times, all the while keeping the music consistently charming and beautiful throughout. They know one another well, and the twelve years they've spent making music together speak for themselves as each new release continues to bring their minds and their art closer together. It's a joy getting this small chunk of their live sets here with In the Mountains, a drama and verve often absent from their more thoroughly laid-out albums spurred on by the high-stakes world of live music that forces them to take whatever path comes next, or risk it all falling apart. It's a perfect way for those unfamiliar with the group to get an introduction, seeing the best in them and how they work second-by-second with one another that makes diving into the depths of their discography that much more fun after. In the Mountains is the result of a group with nothing to prove, comfortable and confident in themselves and letting the music flow freely from their minds, without worry. It's the absolute best this kind of music can get.

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Who Do You Love The Most? album review @ All About Jazz

Who Do You Love The Most? album review @ All About Jazz

Album Review By John Eyles June 22, 2022 Sign in to view read count In an act which might have raised a few eyebrows, Rune Grammofon released Who Do You Love the Most? by the Kjetil Mulelid Trio on the very same day as In the Mountains by the Espen Eriksen Trio featuring Andy Sheppard saxophoneb.1957 ” data-original-title=”” title=””>Andy Sheppard. Surely these two piano trios on the same…

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Album cover Espen Eriksen Trio: End Of Summer (Rune Grammofon, 2020)

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Espen Eriksen Trio & Andy Sheppard

Perfectly Unhappy

Rune Grammophon, 2018

Espen Eriksen: piano;

Lars Tormod Jenset: bass;

Andreas Bye: drums;

Andy Sheppard: saxophone.

The Norwegian Espen Eriksen Trio was formed in 2007 and its personnel has remained unchanged ever since, across three previous album releases on Rune Grammofon. Such stability has allowed pianist Espen Eriksen, bassist Lars Tormod Jenset and drummer Andreas Bye to bond together and develop the particular chemistry that a successful trio needs, without having to resort to gimmicks or trickery to get their music noticed. Primarily based upon Eriksen's own compositions, that music has a rich sense of melody coupled with a poignant lyricism that is infectious. In 2016 the trio invited British tenor saxophonist Andy Sheppard to guest with them in London. As Sheppard's playing shares the qualities that make the trio so successful and distinctive, whoever decided to invite him knew what they were doing; the collaboration was very successful. As Sheppard himself has commented, "I knew from the first time I heard the trio play that I would fit right in. I loved the melodic sense and the vibe." Since then, the four have toured Korea and Norway together, before recording this album. All eight tracks on Perfectly Unhappy are new Eriksen compositions written with this collaboration in mind and recorded in two days, in Oslo. However it came about, the symbiosis between the saxophonist and the trio is truly remarkable. Sheppard sounds as if he has been playing with them for a decade or more; he phrases the compositions' heads in ways that make them fit perfectly with the trio's accompaniment, and his solos feel like natural extensions of the themes. Time and again, the saxophone manages to strike just the plaintive tone needed. Sheppard does not dominate, though; the trio gets space enough to make it clear they are equal partners in the venture. The success of the album is down to all four of them and demonstrates what fine musicians they are. Sheppard is a busy man, both with his own quartet and in a trio with Steve Swallow and Carla Bley. We must hope that he can negotiate enough time off from those commitments in order to further this collaboration with Espen Eriksen Trio. It would be a great pity if this excellent album turned out to be a one-off. More, please.

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Saved on Spotify "1974" by Espen Eriksen Trio, Andy Sheppard https://ift.tt/2IxH8Uj

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Boulder 1110/1160 Pre/Power Amplifier Review

Boulder 1110/1160 Pre/Power Amplifier Review

https://www.hifinews.com/content/boulder-11101160-prepower-amplifier Play Iiro Rantala’s take on ‘Caravan’, from My History Of Jazz [ACT 9531-2], and the dense mix is punctuated, illuminated even, by the attack of the violin pushing the instruments forward, sounding large and confident. Stick with jazz and another favourite tester, the Espen Eriksen Trio’s ‘In The Mountains’, from Never Ending…

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Espen Eriksen Trio · Andy Sheppard, Home I Perfectly Unhappy, 2018

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Espen Eriksen Trio – You Had Me At... 2010 ~ Rune Grammofon.

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"1974" by Espen Eriksen Trio, Andy Sheppard

1974 By Espen Eriksen Trio, Andy Sheppard From the album Perfectly Unhappy Added to Discovery Keepers playlist by Gavan Drohan on August 1, 2018 at 07:37PM Listen on Spotify

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Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard: Perfectly Unhappy (2018) Cover design by Kim Hiorthøy

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Espen Eriksen Trio & Andy Sheppard

Espen Eriksen – piano, Lars Tormod Jenset – bass,  Andreas Bye – trommer, Andy Sheppard – saksofon

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