Believe Beleft Below - Esbj​ö​rn Svensson (arr. by Jenny Eriksson)

from Fika by Elysian Fields

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I only heard Esbjörn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.) once when they visited Australia for the Sydney Festival. Soon after that tour pianist and band leader Esbjörn Svensson died tragically in a diving accident. Listening to e.s.t. that night had a profound effect on me. I was already interested in jazz but was not sure how to find a way into the genre. After all, the viola da gamba is best known as a refined instrument of the French baroque court of Louis XIV! In addition, I was not convinced that a miked up acoustic viola da gamba would work in a jazz context - I was not at the time aware of the existence of the electric gamba. I loved everything about e.s.t.: the resonant, modal harmonies, the long sweeping phrases and the sound production quality. Here was an amplified band that sounded like a chamber music ensemble. I went on to record one of Svensson’s charts on The Marais Project’s CD, Smörgåsbord. Believe Beleft Below sits beautifully on the electric viola da gamba. I’ve arranged the chart to take advantage of the voice-like quality of the instrument in harmony with Susie Bishop’s gorgeous soprano and Matt Keegan’s superb sax. (Jenny Eriksson)

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Lyrics by Josh Haden

If we meet again I´ll tell you how I feel.
I´ll tell you from the start, I´ll tell you love is real.
How everything we say, and everything we do
Has been preordained to bring true love to you.
Nothing else is pure, nothing else is right
You will know for sure, once you´ve seen the light.

If we meet again, I´ll tell you how I feel
I´ll tell you love is real.

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from Fika, released July 10, 2020

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Elysian Fields Sydney, Australia

Elysian Fields is one of the world's rare electric viola da gamba bands. The sextet was founded by gambist, Jenny Eriksson along Matt Keegan, sax, and Matt McMahon, piano. We largely play original music and arrangements written by group members.

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