I have been a fan of Esbjörn Svensson Trio, the modern Swedish jazz geniuses, since a friend introduced me to their 2006 album Tuesday Wonderland, but with the tragic passing of the late Esbjörn Svensson in 2007, I knew I would never get the chance to see them live, the way their music was intended to be heard.
Tonight, thanks to my brother, I had the chance to see some of that spirit coming back to life with the amazing Rymden, consisting of Bugge Wesseltoft teaming up with the remaining members of the EST, the magician on double bass Dan Berglund and my favorite Magnus Öström. The music ranged from conventional jazz arrangements to progressive rock to completely baffling experimental electro soundscapes. Needless to say, not only Rymden lived up to my expectation, it was much more, and I am intrigued to hear more of them any chance I get.
Here’s a section from the self-titled tune Rymden with some messed up time signature that I’ll be counting tomorrow morning!