Bemsha Swing

The Esbjorn Svensson Trio is a phenomenon: A jazz trio which sees itself as a pop band that plays jazz which broke with the tradition of leader and sidemen in favour of equality within its members which not only plays jazz-venues but also venues usually reserved for rock bands which uses light effects and fog-machines in their live shows which gets a whole audience to sing-a-long with jazz-standards as eg. Thelonious Monk???s Bemsha Swing is a trio that goes beyond the scope of the usual classic jazz trio. Their music can be found in the pop-charts and their videos are playing on MTV Scandinavia. With their unique sound scape combining jazz with drum???n??? bass electronic elements funk rhythm and pop and rock as well as European Classical music e.s.t. won an audience spanning from the classic jazz-fans to the youngest Hip Hop fans. Critics and audiences world-wide agree: E.S.T. is definitely one of the most innovative jazz bands of today.

Using a nice mix of small group playing contrasted with full ensemble sections here is a very playable chart on this distinctive Monk standard. An alto/trumpet duet starts things off followed by a statement with six horns plusguitar and vibes on the theme. Also included are solos for trumpet and alto sax.