The unforgettable experience of e.s.t. playing live has been caught before on CD and Vinyl, notably in Live in Hamburg, which was named the Jazz album of the decade 2000-2010 by The Times, whose critic wrote: In a decade when Scandinavia staked a claim as the home of progressive jazz, no one had more success than this piano trio. Jamie Cullum described the appeal of their live concerts: „e.s.t. are a jazz trio, only I can take my non-jazz friends along to see them. This new release was recorded at a completely sold-out Barbican Centre in 2005, during a hugely successful and highly popular UK tour. It is e.s.t. at the peak of their creativity touring after the release of their to-date best selling album Viaticum. The organic and natural way in which the set evolves is remarkable, and there is plentiful evidence of what Canadian critic John Kelman has called their unique simpatico. For people who know and remember the band well, the absolute gem here is a serene, deliciously poised account of Believe, Beleft, Below.
