Strange Place for Snow

Strange Place for Snow is a studio album by the Swedish group Esbjörn Svensson Trio released in 2002.

Strange Place for Snow
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch/June 2002
RecordedDecember 2001
StudioAtlantis, Stockholm, Sweden
Length69:02
LabelACT Music/Sony BMG
ProducerEsbjörn Svensson Trio
Esbjörn Svensson Trio chronology
Good Morning Susie Soho
(2000)
Strange Place for Snow
(2002)
Seven Days of Falling
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Background

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The album was recorded in December 2001 and released in Europe on March 1, 2002 by ACT Music.[3] The international release was on June 4, 2002 by Sony BMG.[1]

Reception

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The recording was awarded the annual prize of the German Record Critics 2002 and the German Jazz Award.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "The Message" – 5:16
  2. "Serenade For The Renegade" – 4:30
  3. "Strange Place For Snow" – 6:44
  4. "Behind The Yashmak" – 10:30
  5. "Bound For The Beauty Of The South" – 5:10
  6. "Years Of Yearning" – 5:44
  7. "When God Created The Coffeebreak" – 6:38
  8. "Spunky Sprawl" – 6:29
  9. "Carcrash" – 18:01

The last track of the CD release – "Carcrash" – contains a hidden track.[1] The tracks itself ends at 05:05[3] and after about three minutes of silence the hidden track commences.[4]

Personnel

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  • Daniel Berglund – Double Bass
  • Magnus Öström – Percussion, Drums
  • Esbjörn Svensson – Keyboards, Piano (Grand)

Production

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  • E.S.T. – Producer
  • Janne Hansson – Engineer, Mixing
  • Åke Linton – Engineer
  • Tommy Lydell – Mastering

References

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  1. ^ a b c Adler, David R.. Strange Place for Snow 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. ^ a b c ACT Catalog, Esbjörn Svensson Trio Strange Place for Snow CD release page, retrieved 12 June 2019
  4. ^ rateyourmusic.com, Strange Place for Snow landing page, retrieved 12 June 2019