Seven Days of Falling

2003 studio album by Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.)

Seven Days of Falling

Studio album by

Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.)

Released| 9 December 2003
Recorded| June 2003
Genre| Jazz
Label| ACT Music
Producer| E.S.T.
Esbjörn Svensson Trio (E.S.T.) chronology
| Strange Place for Snow
(2002)  | Seven Days of Falling
(2003)  | Live in Stockholm
(2003)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [2]

Seven Days of Falling is a studio album by the Swedish group Esbjörn Svensson Trio that was recorded and released in 2003. The album had the unusual distinction charting on both the top jazz and popular music albums charts.[3]

## Reception[edit]

The recording was praised for its accessibility by The Times,[4] and was The Birmingham Post's Jazz CD of the Week.[5] It received the German Jazz and Swedish Grammy-award 2004.[6]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Ballad for the Unborn" — 5:32
2. "Seven Days of Falling" — 6:26
3. "Mingle in the Mincing-Machine" — 6:52
4. "Evening in Atlantis" — 0:50
5. "Did They Ever Tell Cousteau?" — 6:05
6. "Believe, Beleft, Below" — 4:51
7. "Elevation of Love" — 6:43
8. "In My Garage" — 4:18
9. "Why She Couldn't Come" — 6:30
10. "O.D.R.I.P." — 14:26

The last track of the CD release – "O.D.R.I.P." – contains a hidden track.[1] The tracks itself ends at 08:19[6] and after about several minutes of silence the hidden track commences, a vocal rendering of "Believe, Beleft, Below" sung by Josh Haden.

## Personnel[edit]

* Esbjörn Svensson Trio
* Dan Berglund – double bass
* Magnus Öström – drums
* Esbjörn Svensson – piano
* Sven Dolling – art direction
* Patrik Sehlstedt – photography

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Seven Days of Falling at AllMusic
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1368\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ "Esbjörn Svensson". The Daily Telegraph. June 17, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
4. ^ Bungey, John (October 10, 2003). "Jazz – The delight in accessible melodies". Times Online. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
5. ^ "CD Reviews: Jazz CDs". The Birmingham Post. September 20, 2003.
6. ^ a b ACT Catalog, Esbjörn Svensson Seven Days of Falling CD release page, retrieved 14 June 2019

## External links[edit]

* Seven Days of Falling at AllMusic
* Seven Days of Falling at Allaboutjazz.com

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