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Leucocyte (album)

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Leucocyte
Studio album by
Released30 September 2008
RecordedJanuary 17–18, 2007
GenreJazz
Length74:38
LabelACT Music
Esbjörn Svensson Trio chronology
Viaticum
(2005)
Leucocyte
(2008)
301
(2012)

Leucocyte is a posthumous jazz album that Esbjörn Svensson Trio released on 30 September 2008 after pianist Esbjörn Svensson had died in June 2008.

Track listing

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  1. Decade
  2. Premonition I: Earth
  3. Premonition II: Contorted
  4. Jazz
  5. Still
  6. Ajar
  7. Leucocyte I: Ab Initio
  8. Leucocyte II: Ad Interim
  9. Leucocyte III: Ad Mortem
  10. Leucocyte IV: Ad Infinitum

Reception

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Allmusic found that "more than any other recording issued by this excellent band, Leucocyte captures the art of music making at the moment of conception."[1] PopMatters said that the album "is refreshing if not always easy or fun listening. E.S.T. could have continued making contemplative or gospel-tinged acoustic jazz in the Jarrett/ECM mode (the brief “Ajar” here is a fine example), but Svensson and his group have been frying bigger fish from the start."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
PopMatters(7/10)[2]

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom "Review". Allmusic. (accessed 7 January 2009)
  2. ^ a b Layman, Will (8 December 2008), "Leucocyte". PopMatters.com (accessed 7 January 2008)
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – E.S.T. – Leucocyte" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com – E.S.T. – Leucocyte". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – E.S.T. – Leucocyte" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – E.S.T. – Leucocyte". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – E.S.T. – Leucocyte". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2008" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 July 2020.