Espen Eriksen Trio & Andy Sheppard – As Good As It Gets (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Espen Eriksen Trio & Andy Sheppard – As Good As It Gets (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:11 minutes | 786 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rune Grammofon

The combination of Espen Eriksen Trio and UK saxophone giant Andy Sheppard is truly a match made in jazz heaven, or in the words of Andy: “I knew from the first time I heard the trio play that I would fit right in. I loved the melodic sense and vibe and was thrilled when I was invited to guest with the trio in London in 2016”. This led to the very popular and critically acclaimed Perfectly Unhappy album in 2018, and now we are proud to introduce As Good As It Gets, the quite brilliant follow-up. It´s fair to say that the new album finds the trio slightly more lively and sunny in parts, still highly melodic and lyrical, often with a typically Nordic melancholic signature (check the Grieg nod in album closer “Drifting Clouds”). Eriksen is a master of catchy tunes and when Sheppard adds his inimitable playing to the trio´s minimalistic approach, pure magic is created.

Tracklist:
01. Espen Eriksen Trio – The Other Side Of Melancholy (04:36)
02. Espen Eriksen Trio – Endless (04:31)
03. Espen Eriksen Trio – As Good As It Gets (06:26)
04. Espen Eriksen Trio – Sticks And Stones (04:01)
05. Espen Eriksen Trio – Pressure (07:12)
06. Espen Eriksen Trio – The American (05:34)
07. Espen Eriksen Trio – Drifting Clouds (06:48)

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