Tes Esat

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

Reception
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".

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

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."

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