Lumi

Beschreibung

Esko Heikkinen: trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Penti Lahti: alto and baritone saxophones, flutes
Jorma Tapio: alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
Tapani Rinne: tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinets
Keiri Heinil: tenor and soprano saxophones, flute
Tom Bildo: trombone, tuba
Iro Haarla: piano, harp
Raoul Bjørkenheim: guitar
Taito Vainio: accordion
Häkä: bass
Edward Vesala: drums, percussion
Recipient of a rare 5-Star review from the Penguin Guide to Jazz, Lumi is one of the key items in the discography of Finnish drummer-composer Edward Vesala. It was the first of his ECM recordings to feature his Sound and Fury ensemble, with creative co-arranger Iro Haarla on piano and harp. „Each piece is full of melodic ideas, brilliantly scored“, wrote The Wire. A range of moods is explored, from the impressionist tone poem The Wind to the playful Finnish tango Fingo, and guitarist Raoul Bjørkenheim solos powerfully.
1987