Good Morning Susie Soho is a studio album by Swedish group Esbjörn Svensson Trio

Esbjörn Svensson Trio

Esbjörn Svensson Trio was a Swedish jazz piano trio formed in 1993 consisting of Esbjörn Svensson , Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström . Its music has classical, rock, pop, and techno elements. It lists classical composer Béla Bartók and rock band Radiohead as influences...

, released in September 2000 on Sony BMG. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan

Sverigetopplistan

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 album chart. All tracks were written by the trio, with the exception of "The Face of Love", by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, David Robbins and Tim Robbins.

Reception

Good Morning Susie Soho received critical acclaim. Stuart Nicholson of JazzTimes

JazzTimes

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described the album as "darkly lyrical [and] fiercely contemporary". It was named "Album of the Year" for 2000 by Jazzwise

Jazzwise

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magazine.

Track listing

1. "Somewhere Else Before" — 5:35
2. "Do the Jangle" — 5:58
3. "Serenity" — 1:50
4. "The Wraith" — 9:20
5. "Last Letter from Lithuania" — 4:10
6. "Good Morning Susie Soho" — 5:51
7. "Providence" — 4:53
8. "Pavan (Thoughts of a Septuagenarian)" — 3:43
9. "Spam-Boo-Limbo" — 4:39
10. "The Face of Love" — 6:51
11. "Reminiscence of a Soul" — 11:59

Personnel

• Esbjörn Svensson — keyboards, piano
• Dan Berglund — bass, double bass
• Magnus Öström — drums, gopichard
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  , percussion, tabla
  Tabla
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• Johan Ekelund — mastering
• Janne Hansson — technician
• Jonas "Joker" Berggren — photography
• Jonas Asp — piano technician
• Esbjörn Svensson Trio — arrangements, composition, production