Tes Esat

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 Alan Shorter
Released	1971 (1971)
Recorded	March 11, 1970
Studio	Decca Studios, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:44
Label	America 30 AM 6118
Producer	Pierre Berjot
Alan Shorter chronology
Orgasm (1968) Tes Esat (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

• Alan Shorter - trumpet
• Gary Windo - tenor saxophone
• Johnny Mbizo Dyani - bass, flute, piano, bells
• Rene Augustus - drums, bells