Maynard Ferguson discography [1950-2018]

Walter Maynard Ferguson (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpet player and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957. He was noted for being able to play accurately in a remarkably high register, and for his bands, which served as stepping stones for up-and-coming talent.

Anoushka Shankar discography [1991-2021]

 

A virtuosic performer and composer with an innovative spirit, Anoushka Shankar followed in the footsteps of her late father, Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar, mastering the same instrument and blazing her own artistic path that encompasses both Indian classical traditions and progressive world music. Establishing herself as a formidable talent in her teenage years, she recorded a series of classically oriented albums for Angel Records in the early 2000s before branching out into more experimental territory with her Grammy-nominated 2005 release, Rise. Following this album, Shankar's output tended to focus on her own compositions and collaborations with a variety of artists ranging in genre from pop and jazz to electronic and flamenco. Signing with Deutsche Grammophon in the 2010s, she continued to explore progressive musical concepts with 2011's standout, Traveller, while also paying homage to her classical roots with 2013's Traces of You, on which she and her half sister -- pop and jazz singer Norah Jones -- honored their recently deceased father. As a performer, Shankar has played many of the world's greatest stages, from Carnegie Hall to the Royal Festival Hall and Sydney Opera House. In addition to her activism in support of both human and animal rights, she has also authored a biographical book about her father and written as a columnist for the Hindustan Times and the New Delhi magazine First City.

 

 

Billy Cobham discography 1973-2010

 

William C. Cobham (born May 16, 1944 in Panama), is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970's.
Coming to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham is, in the words of Steve Huey, "generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer with an influential style that combines explosive power and exacting precision.

1973 Spectrum

1974 Crosswinds

1974 Total Eclipse

1975 A Funky Thide Of Sings

1975 Shabazz (Recorded Live In Europe)

1976 Life & Times

1976 "Live" On Tour In Europe [as The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band]

1977 Magic

1978 Inner Conflicts

1978 Simplicity of Expression - Depth of Thought

1980 Live: Flight Time

1981 Stratus [as Billy Cobham's Glassmenagerie]

1985 Warning

1986 Powerplay (Power Play)

1987 Picture This

1989 Incoming

1994 The Traveler

1996 Nordic

1998 Focused

1998 Live: Mississippi Nights

1999 By Design

1999 Nordic / Off Color

2000 North By Northwest

2001 Drum 'n' Voice: All that groove

2001 Rudiments: The Billy Cobham Anthology [Compilation]

2001 The Art Of Three

2002 Culture Mix

2005 Colours [as Billy Cobham's Culturemix]

2006 Drum 'n' Voice due 2

2007 Fruit From The Loom

2008 De Cuba Y De Panama [with Asere]

2010 Drum 'n' Voice vol. 3

2010 Palindrome

Paul Desmond discography [1954-2020]

 

Paul Desmond is widely recognized for his genius as a melodic improviser and as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players. His warm, elegant tone was one that he admittedly tried to make sound like a dry martini. He and Art Pepper were virtually the only alto players of their generation not directly influenced by Charlie Parker. Desmond was influenced by Lester Young, but took it further, into melodic and harmonic worlds never before traveled by reedmen -- especially in the upper registers.

 

 

Laboratorium - Anthology 1971-1988 [10 CD, 2006]

 

The end of the 60s was an important period in jazz, as well as rock music, in Poland and the rest of the world, with the development of many styles and trends in popular music. In 1970 the jazz rock fusion band, Laboratorium was formed in Kraków. Their music soon developed in jazz rock fusion, and so were pioneers in this music in Poland. In their first years, Laboratorium's music was acoustic, cleverly avoiding any limiting definitions. At the beginning of the 70's there was very limited access to Western recordings but this did not prove an obstacle for the band, because of the musicians searching and experimenting in the field. On the contrary and because of their relative isolation, Laboratorium developed an unique sound which was often noted in various critical reviews.

The Laboratorium's album debut was released in January 1973, consisting of two tracks recorded in April 1972 in a studio belonging to the PR III of the Polish Radio. The recording session was in fact, an award for taking second place on the Jazz Nad Odr¹ '72 festival. The tracks were noted for their unusual approach both towards harmony and tension-building. The first song 'Chora³' included a vocal fragment by Marek Stryszowski. Later his singing was to become an important and significant element of Laboratorium's music, often utilising electronic voice-modulation effects.

John Patitucci discography [1987-2019]

 

John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.

Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age 10, composing and performing at age 12, as well as playing the acoustic bass at 15, and the piano one year later. After moving west, he studied classical bass at San Francisco State University and Long Beach State University.

Patitucci has released 13 albums as a leader. In addition to his solo work, he has played on albums by B.B. King, Chick Corea, Clare Fischer, Joanne Brackeen, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, John Abercrombie, George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie, Was Not Was, Roby Duke, Dave Grusin, Natalie Cole, Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah, Sting, The Manhattan Transfer, Carly Simon, Everything But The Girl and Twila Paris.

Stan Kenton discography [1950-2006]

Stan Kenton, byname of Stanley Newcomb Kenton, (born Feb. 19, 1912, Wichita, Kan., U.S.—died Aug. 25, 1979, Los Angeles), American jazz bandleader, pianist, and composer who commissioned and promoted the works of many modern composer-arrangers and thrust formal education and big-band jazz together into what became the stage (or concert) band movement of the 1960s and ’70s, involving thousands of high school and college musicians.

Kenton was responsible for the “progressive jazz” label that some mistake for all modern jazz and some use to identify all Kenton-linked jazz. Some critics place his music in the “cool jazz” category and, being based in California, many of his players—including Shorty Rogers, Bill Perkins, and Shelly Manne—were identified with West Coast jazz, a subcategory of cool jazz. 

David Sanborn discography [1975-2015]

 

David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school. Sanborn has also worked extensively as a session musician, notably on David Bowie's Young Americans (1975).

One of the most commercially successful American saxophonists to earn prominence since the 1980s, Sanborn is described by critic Scott Yannow as "the most influential saxophonist on pop, R&B, and crossover players of the past 20 years." Sanborn is often identified with radio-friendly smooth jazz However, Sanborn has expressed a disinclination for both the genre itself and his association with it.

David Sanborn-(1975)-Beck & Sanborn (with Joe Beck)

David Sanborn-(1975)-Taking Off

David Sanborn-(1976)-Love Songs

David Sanborn-(1976)-Sanborn

David Sanborn-(1977)-Promise Me The Moon

David Sanborn-(1978)-Heart To Heart

David Sanborn-(1980)-Hideaway

David Sanborn-(1981)-Voyeur

David Sanborn-(1982)-As We Speak

David Sanborn-(1983)-Backstreet

David Sanborn-(1984)-Straight To The Heart

David Sanborn-(1986)-Double Vision (with Bob James)

David Sanborn-(1987)-A Change Of Heart

David Sanborn-(1988)-Close-Up

David Sanborn-(1991)-Another Hand

David Sanborn-(1992)-Upfront

David Sanborn-(1994)-Hearsay

David Sanborn-(1994)-The Best Of David Sanborn

David Sanborn-(1995)-Pearls

David Sanborn-(1996)-Sanborn Best ! - Dreaming Girl

David Sanborn-(1996)-Songs from the Night before

David Sanborn-(1999)-Inside

David Sanborn-(2002)-The Essentials

David Sanborn-(2003)-Time Again

David Sanborn-(2005)-Closer

David Sanborn-(2008)-Here and Gone

David Sanborn-(2010)-Only Everything

David Sanborn-(2013)-Quartette Humaine (with Bob James)

David Sanborn-(2015)-Time And The River

Herbie Hancock – The Complete Columbia Album Collection, 1972-1988 [34 CD, 2013]

 

Gathered here for the first time are all of the recordings Herbie Hancock (b. 1940) made for Columbia Records U.S. and CBS/Sony Records Japan between 1972 and 1988--a stunningly creative, 17-year period, yielding 31 albums. Eight of the titles in this set have never been released outside of Japan. This collection of 34 newly-remastered CDs showcases Herbie's virtuosity in a dazzling display of musical styles. It is a testament to his fearlessness, innovation, and ever-evolving curiosity, as well as his significant commercial success--the platinum certifications of Head Hunters and Future Shock.

Hossam Ramzy discography [1986-2011]

   

Hossam Ramzy (15 December 1953 – 10 September 2019) was an Egyptian percussionist and composer. He worked with Western artists like Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Siouxsie Sioux, as well as with Arabic music artists like Rachid Taha and Khaled. 

Ramzy was born into a wealthy Cairo family. He began playing the darbuka and tabla at an early age. He moved to Saudi Arabia for a time and learned traditional Bedouin music styles. In the 1970s he moved to London and began playing with saxophonist Andy Sheppard. His collaborations with jazz musicians earned him the nickname "The Sultan of Swing". In 1989 he worked with Peter Gabriel on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. This brought him to the attention of artists such as Frank Asher and the Gipsy Kings.

Jay McShann collection 1956-2007 [FLAC]

 The great veteran pianist Jay McShann (also known as Hootie) enjoyed a long career and it is unfair to primarily think of him as merely the leader of an orchestra that featured a young Charlie Parker. He was mostly self-taught as a pianist, worked with Don Byas as early as 1931 and played throughout the Midwest before settling in Kansas City in 1936. McShann formed his own sextet the following year and by 1939 had his own big band. In 1940 at a radio station in Wichita, KS, McShann and an octet out of his orchestra recorded eight songs that were not released commercially until the 1970s; those rank among the earliest of all Charlie Parker records (he is brilliant on "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Lady Be Good") and also feature the strong rhythm section team McShann had with bassist Gene Ramey and drummer Gus Johnson. The full orchestra recorded for Decca on two occasions during 1941-1942 but they were typecast as a blues band and did not get to record many of their more challenging charts (although very rare broadcasts have since surfaced and been released on CD by Vintage Jazz Classics). In addition to Bird (who had a few short solos), the main stars were trumpeter Bernard Anderson, the rhythm section, and singer Walter Brown. McShann and his band arrived in New York in February 1942 and made a strong impression, but World War II made it difficult for any new orchestras to catch on. There was a final session in December 1943 without Parker, but McShann was soon drafted and the band broke up. After being discharged later in 1944, McShann briefly re-formed his group but soon moved to Los Angeles, where he led combos for the next few years; his main attraction was the young singer Jimmy Witherspoon.

McShann was in obscurity for the next two decades, making few records and mostly playing in Kansas City. In 1969 he was rediscovered and McShann (who had first sung on records in 1966) was soon a popular pianist/vocalist. Sometimes featuring violinist Claude Williams, he toured constantly, recorded frequently, and appeared at many jazz festivals, being active into the mid-'90s. Jay McShann, who recorded through the years for Onyx (the 1940 radio transcriptions), Decca, Capitol, Aladdin, Mercury, Black Lion, EmArcy, Vee Jay, Black & Blue, Master Jazz, Sackville, Sonet, Storyville, Atlantic, Swingtime, and Music Masters among others, was a vital pianist and an effective blues vocalist who keept a classic style alive. A live album, Hootie Blues, recorded in 2001 in Toronto and released in 2006 by Stony Plain, showed that McShann could still bring it at the age of 85. He died at the age of 90 on December 7, 2006.

1957 Jimmy Witherspoon & Jay McShann & His Band - Goin' To Kansas City Blues

1991 Paris All-Star Blues Featuring Jay McShann - A Tribute To Charlie Parker

1992 Ralph Sutton, Jay McShann - Last Of The Whorehouse Piano Players

1997 Jay McShann & Duke Robillard Band - Hootie's Jumpin' Blues

1998 Jay McShann - My Baby With The Black Dress On

1999 Jay McShann - What A Wonderful World

2000 The Jay McShann Trio - Hootie

2003 Jay McShann - Goin' To Kansas City

2006 Jay McShann - Hootie Blues

Al Di Meola with John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucia - discography 1981-1996 (FLAC)

 

1981 - Friday Night in San Francisco

1983 - Passion Grace and Fire

1996 - The Guitar Trio

George Benson discography 1964 - 2019 (FLAC)

 George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.

A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976. His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following. Benson has won ten Grammy Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

1964 - George Benson - The New Boss Guitar of George Benson

1966 - The George Benson Quartet - It's Uptown

1967 - The George Benson Quartet - The George Benson Cookbook

1968 - George Benson - Giblet Gravy

1968 - George Benson - Goodies

1968 - George Benson - Shape Of Things To Come

1969 - George Benson - Tell It Like It Is

1970 - George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road

1971 - George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon

1972 - George Benson - White Rabbit

1973 - George Benson - Body Talk

1973 - George Benson Quartet - After Hours - Live at Casa Caribe Club

1974 - George Benson - Bad Benson

1976 - George Benson & Joe Farrell - Benson & Farrell

1976 - George Benson - Benson Burner

1976 - George Benson - Breezin'

1976 - George Benson - Good King Bad

1976 - George Benson - In Concert-Carnegie Hall

1977 - George Benson & Jack McDuff

1977 - George Benson - In Flight

1978 - George Benson - Weekend In L.A

1979 - George Benson - Livin' Inside Your Love

1980 - George Benson - Give Me The Night

1981 - George Benson - The George Benson Collection

1983 - George Benson - In Your Eyes

1983 - George Benson - Pacific Fire

1984 - George Benson - I Got A Woman And Some Blues

1985 - George Benson - 20-20

1986 - George Benson - While The City Sleeps

1987 - George Benson & Earl Klugh - Collaboration

1988 - George Benson - Twice The Love

1989 - George Benson - Tenderly

1990 - George Benson - Big Boss Band

1990 - George Benson - Grand New World - Greatest Love Songs

1993 - George Benson - Love Remembers

1996 - George Benson - That's Right

1998 - George Benson - Standing Together

2000 - George Benson - Absolute Benson

2003 - George Benson - Irreplaceable

2006 - George Benson & Al Jarreau - Givin' It Up

2009 - George Benson - Songs And Stories

2011 - George Benson - Guitar Man

2013 - George Benson - Inspiration. A Tribute To Nat King Cole

2019 - George Benson - Walking To New Orleans

Sun Ra - The Early Albums Collection 1957-1963 (4 CD, 2018/FLAC)

 

A true maverick in every sense of the word, Sun Ra remains one of the most influential, innovative and controversial figures in jazz. An exceptional composer, pianist and bandleader, Ra and his amorphous Arkestra embraced a vast array of styles from the entire jazz spectrum, from swing to bebop, free jazz to fusion and avant-garde to space music, while often adopting extravagant personas and costumes, and giving performances that pioneered the Afrofuturism movement. Never a great commercial success, Sun Ra boasts one of the largest discographies of any recording artist, having released over 100 LPs and numerous compositions. Of notable interest is the early part of Sun Ra s career, when his experimental nature was first developing. Sun Ra s career would remain as eclectic and exciting as ever it was throughout the rest of his life, as he continued to push boundaries and influence countless musicians within the world of jazz and beyond. He passed away on 30th May 1993 at the age of 79, but after death, his legacy lived on, as the Arkestra continued to operate in his honour, playing the great man s compositions to this very day. This collection brings together seven full albums, and many early singles, featuring more than five hours of music from the early part of his career as bandleader. Documenting the development of his music from 1955 to 1963, this set goes some way to unraveling the depths of this master musician and wholly unique individual s music.

Candy Dulfer discography 1990-2017 (FLAC)

Candy Dulfer (born 19 September 1969) is a Dutch jazz and pop saxophonist. She is the daughter of jazz saxophonist Hans Dulfer. She began playing at age six and founded her band Funky Stuff when she was fourteen. Her debut album Saxuality (1990) received a Grammy nomination. She has performed and recorded with Hans Dulfer, Prince, Dave Stewart, Van Morrison, Angie Stone, Maceo Parker and Rick Braun and has performed live with Alan Parsons (1995), Pink Floyd (1990), and Tower of Power (2014). 

1990. Candy Dulfer - SAXuality (Ariola 260.696, Germany)

1991. Candy Dulfer - SAXuality (Arista ARCD-8674, USA)

1993. Candy Dulfer - Sax-A-Go-Go (BMG-Ariola 74321 111812, Germany)

1993. Candy Dulfer - Sax-A-Go-Go (RCA-BMG 07863 66248-2, USA)

1995. Candy Dulfer - Big Girl (BMG-Ariola 74321 315132, EU)

1997. Candy Dulfer - For The Love Of You (BMG 74321 468622, EU)

1999. Candy Dulfer - Girls Night Out (BMG-Ariola 74321 686002, EU)

1999. Candy Dulfer - What Does It Take (N-Coded NC-4204-2, USA, Promo)

2001. Candy Dulfer - Live In Amsterdam (BMG 74321 826 082, EU)

2002. Hans & Candy Dulfer - Dulfer Dulfer (Eagle WK24345, USA)

2003. Candy Dulfer - Right In My Soul (Eagles EAGCD208, EU)

2005. Candy Dulfer - Live At Montreux (Eagle ER 20076-2, USA)

2007. Candy Dulfer - Candy Store (Heads Up HUCD3131, EU)

2009. Candy Dulfer - Funked Up & Chilled Out (Heads Up HUCD3152E, EU)

2011. Candy Dulfer - Crazy (Razor & Tie 7930183323-2, USA)

2017. Candy Dulfer - Together (CTM CTM2017333, EU)

The Brecker Brothers discography [1975-2020] (FLAC)

 In the '70s, brothers Michael and Randy Brecker co-led a band of New York session big shots that included, at various times, David Sanborn, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, and George Duke, among others. When they chose to, the Brecker Brothers Band could be one of the most intelligent and creative fusion outfits. Chief composer/trumpeter Randy's best tunes were structurally unpredictable, melodically intricate, and harmonically complex, inside/out bop heads played in an impossibly precise manner over a bed of funk rhythms. Unlike the bulk of jazz-funk, the Breckers -- on their first record, at least -- kept the pandering to a minimum. Though it had a certain commercial appeal, 1975's Back to Back was an artistic success as well. The Brothers' music was a smart combination of extended pop forms, top-notch jazz improvisation, and sophisticated compositional techniques. On later albums, the temptation to sell records apparently became too great to resist. Still, virtually every record had something of substance to recommend it. In the early '90s, RCA issued a pair of compilation CDs that combined the best of the band's purely instrumental, jazz-based work. By 1982, the brothers had ceased working together, but they did reunite occasionally for touring and the recording of two albums for GRP: Return of the Brecker Brothers in 1992 and Out of the Loop in 1994. 

1975 - The Brecker Brothers (2016)

1976 - Back To Back (2016)

1977 - Don't Stop The Music (2016)

1978 - Heavy Metal Be-Bop (2017)

1980 - Detente (2017)

1981 - Straphangin' (2017)

1991 - Score (1991)

1992 - Return Of The Brecker Brothers (2017)

1994 - Out Of The Loop (2017)

2015 - The Bottom Line Archive (2015)

2020 - Live And Unreleased

The Alex Skolnick Trio discography [2002-2016]

 

The Alex Skolnick Trio is an American jazz music trio comprising the guitarist Alex Skolnick, Matt Zebroski on drums, and Nathan Peck on bass. Previously, John Davis played bass for the group. The Trio is known for its inventive jazz take on hard rock and heavy metal "standards". Alex Skolnick himself is a member of thrash metal band Testament. He is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time as well as one of the fastest guitarists in the world.

The Trio is known for performing songs written by bands of the Classic rock and Heavy metal variety - what they call "modern standards". They have covered portions of, or the entirety of the following songs, in concert or on record: Tom Sawyer, The Trooper, Highway Star, Practica lo que predicas (Testament's Practice What You Preach), Goodbye to Romance, Detroit Rock City, Still Loving You, Don't Talk to Strangers, Dream On, No One Like You (which appears twice on the UK version of their debut album, once as a studio recording, and as a bonus last track from a live show), War Pigs, Electric Eye, Money, Blackout, Fade to Black, and Pinball Wizard.

Since their first album, the Trio has shifted to a direction that includes more original material, as half the songs on their second album are original compositions, and only three are covers on their third album. Their fourth album, Veritas, contains only one cover song.

The Trio has covered 3 Scorpions songs to date, and bandleader Alex has called them "our Rodgers and Hammerstein".

Alex Skolnick Trio.2002-Goodbye To Romance (Standards For A New Generation)

Alex Skolnick Trio.2004-Transformation

Alex Skolnick Trio.2007-Last Day in Paradise

Alex Skolnick Trio.2011-Veritas

Alex Skolnick Trio.2016-Live Unbound

Alex Skolnick Trio.2018-Conundrum

Gateway (John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette) discography [1976-1996/FLAC]

 Gateway was an American jazz trio formed in 1975. The members were guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. The group has also joined Collin Walcott on his debut album Cloud Dance (ECM 1062) recorded in 1975. The trio reunited temporarily for a performance in 2012 to mark DeJohnette's 70th birthday.

    1976: Gateway 

    1978: Gateway 2 

    1995: Homecoming 

    1996: In the Moment 

Polar Bear discography 2004-2015 [FLAC]

Not to be confused with the American alternative rock outfit of the same name, Polar Bear are a British experimental post-jazz five-piece influenced by the likes of Beethoven, Stevie Wonder, and Björk. Formed in London in 2004 by drummer Sebastian Rochford, previously an early member of Babyshambles, saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart, double bassist Tom Herbert, and electronic musician/guitarist Leafcutter John, the band first attracted attention with its 2004 debut album, Dim Lit, whose eclectic fusion of avant jazz, folk, electronica, and punk earned them a nomination for Best Band at the BBC Jazz Awards.

They received their highest-profile accolades to date in 2005, when their sophomore effort, Held on the Tips of Fingers, was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. After headlining Noel Fielding's Mighty Boosh Festival in 2008, they released their self-titled third album, and followed it up two years later with Peepers. After intensive touring and a brief period of rest to reassess their direction, the band returned with In Each and Every One in 2014, a multifaceted album that veered from sprawling ambient compositions to hip-hop-flavored electronic beats. It was issued by The Leaf Label, and was also shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Assured of their new direction, Polar Bear played shows and festivals in support, then immediately returned to the studio. The end result was Same as You, another diverse offering that revealed the group had permanently moved beyond genre restrictions. Released in the spring of 2015, it featured a guest appearance from Shabaka Hutchings (Sons of Kemet, Melt Yourself Down), and earned the band a nomination for a MOBO Award in the category of Best Jazz.  

Polar Bear - 2004 Dim Lit

Polar Bear - 2005 Held On The Tips Of Fingers

Polar Bear - 2008 Polar Bear

Polar Bear - 2010 Peepers

Polar Bear - 2014 In Each And Every One

Polar Bear - 2015 Same as You

Esbjörn Svensson Trio discography 1993-2012 [FLAC]

 Esbjörn Svensson Trio (or e.s.t.) was a Swedish jazz piano trio formed in 1993 consisting of Esbjörn Svensson (piano), Dan Berglund (double bass), and Magnus Öström (drums). Its music has classical, rock, pop, and techno elements. It lists classical composer Béla Bartók and rock band Radiohead as influences. Its style involves conventional jazz and the use of electronic effects and multitrack recording.

The trio deliberately blurred genres, with Svensson's musical catholicism drawing on a wide variety of artist influences. e.s.t. was also renowned for its vibrant style in live performances, often playing in rock and roll oriented venues to young crowds. It achieved great commercial success and critical acclaim throughout Europe. Its 1999 release From Gagarin's Point of View started its international breakthrough, being the first e.s.t. album to be released outside of Scandinavia through the German label ACT.

Svensson died in a scuba diving accident in Stockholm on 14 June 2008. He is survived by his wife and two sons. The publication All About Jazz remarked that the loss "will surely deeply sadden music lovers everywhere."

Since 2013 Magnus Öström and Dan Berglund are touring with the project e.s.t. symphony with Swedish arrangeur and conductor Hans Ek, performing symphonic versions of the e.s.t. songs.

(1993) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - When Everyone Has Gone 

(1995) Esbjorn Swensson Trio - E.S.T. Live (2001) 

(1996) Esjborn Svensson Trio - Plays Monk  (1998) 

(1997) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Winter in Venice  

(1999) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - From Gagarin's Point Of View 

(2000) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Good Morning Susie Soho 

(2001) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Somewhere Else Before 

(2002) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Strange Place for Snow (FLAC)

(2003) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Seven days Of Falling 

(2005) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Viaticum & Live in Berlin 

(2005) Esbj”rn Svensson Trio - Viaticum  

(2006) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Tuesday Wonderland 

(2007) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Live In Hamburg 

(2008) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Leucocyte 

(2009) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Retrospective - The very best of e.s.t 

(2012) Esbjorn Svensson Trio - 301