Tes Esat is an album by jazz trumpeter Alan Shorter, recorded in Paris in 1970 and released on the French America label.[1]

Tes Esat
Studio album by
Released1971 (1971)
RecordedMarch 11, 1970
StudioDecca Studios, Paris, France
GenreJazz
Length40:44
LabelAmerica
30 AM 6118
ProducerPierre Berjot
Alan Shorter chronology
Orgasm
(1968)
Tes Esat
(1971)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

AllMusic rated the album 4 stars with its review by Brandon Burke stating, "On this, the last of his leader dates, Shorter's compositions employ relatively vague stutter-step heads and then quickly dive right into free improvisation without looking back".[2]

Writing for JazzTimes, Peter Margasak called the recording "a scalding album" featuring "fire-breathing saxophone work" by Gary Windo.[4]

Clifford Allen of Paris Transatlantic described Tes Esat as "a sketchier and more mysterious follow-up" to Shorter's debut album, and commented: "It's difficult to say whether Shorter's music is 'likeable', as it's so difficult to make sense of. Is this sloppy and poorly intoned, also-ran improvising and unimaginative composition or the perfect springboard based on what would otherwise be shortcomings? I still haven't decided, but Shorter is definitely one of the most unique figures of his generation."[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Alan Shorter

  1. "Disposition Part One" - 20:30
  2. "Disposition Part Two" - 6:00
  3. "Beast of Bash" - 3:10
  4. "One Million Squared" - 8:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Verve Records’ Free America Series: French Freedom, JazzTimes July/August 2005
  2. ^ a b Burke, Brandon. Tes Esat – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1294. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Margasak, Peter (July 1, 2005). "Verve Records' Free America Series: French Freedom". JazzTimes. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Allen, Clifford (May 2005). "MAY News". Paris Transatlantic. Retrieved March 22, 2023.