IM-PER-DÍ-VEL !!!
Não sou um grande especialista, mas tenho a impressão de que a cena do jazz europeu é hoje mais interessante do que norte-americana. Estes finlandeses são bons demais e formam uma extraordinária orquestra com os pés firmados no campo do jazz. Confira a faixa de abertura enganosamente chamada, Frozen Petals com seus saxofonistas tenor ao estilo Brecker com uma verdadeira “tempestade perfeita” acontecendo atrás dele. Os caras amam muitas vozes, contrapontos, etc.
Financiado pela cidade de Helsinque, pela Finnish Broadcasting Company e pelo Ministério da Educação, a UMO é algo como a orquestra nacional de jazz da Finlândia. A big band foi fundada por músicos que tocavam na Radio Dance Orchestra do país, que existe desde 1957. A UMO fez turnês por todo o mundo e se apresentou com músicos de jazz como Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Larry Coryell, Joe Williams, McCoy Tyner e Muhal Richard Abrams, entre outros.
Umo Jazz Orchestra (1997)
1 Frozen Petals
Composed By – Kari Heinilä
Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Manuel Dunkel
5:47
2 All Blues
Arranged By – Eero Koivistoinen
Composed By – Miles Davis
Soloist [Flugelhorn] – Anders Bergcrantz
Vocals – Bina Nkwazi
5:01
3 Aldebaran
Composed By – Kari Komppa
Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Manuel Dunkel
9:32
4 What Is This?
Composed By – Eero Koivistoinen
Soloist [Drums] – Markus Ketola
Soloist [Piano] – Seppo Kantonen
Soloist [Trumpet] – Anders Bergcrantz
7:48
5 Bermuda
Composed By – Jukka Linkola
Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Manuel Dunkel
5:29
6 Blue In Distance
Composed By – Kari Heinilä
Soloist [Trombone] – Markku Veijonsuo
4:49
7 Cuckoo’s Nest
Composed By – Eero Koivistoinen
Soloist [Drums] – Markus Ketola
Soloist [Piano] – Seppo Kantonen
Soloist [Trumpet] – Anders Bergcrantz
7:28
8 Equinox
Arranged By – Eero Koivistoinen
Composed By – John Coltrane
Soloist [Baritone Saxophone] – Pertti Päivinen*
Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Eero Koivistoinen
6:28
9 Life Is A Cobra
Composed By – Jarmo Savolainen
Soloist [Soprano Saxophone] – Jouni Järvelä
7:08
10 Tarkovski
Composed By – Kirmo Lintinen
Soloist [Guitar] – Jarmo Saari
8:43
Umo Jazz Orchestra:
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet – Jouni Järvelä
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Pentti Lahti
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute – Pertti Päivinen*
Bass Trombone – Mikael Långbacka
Conductor – Kari Heinilä (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6 to 8), Kirmo Lintinen (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 10)
Double Bass – Pekka Sarmanto
Drums – Markus Ketola
Electric Bass – Hannu Rantanen (tracks: 2, 5, 9)
Guitar – Jarmo Saari (tracks: 2, 4, 9, 10), Markku Kanerva (tracks: 5)
Percussion – Mongo Aaltonen
Piano – Seppo Kantonen
Synthesizer – Kirmo Lintinen (tracks: 5)
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute – Teemu Salminen
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Manuel Dunkel
Trombone – Markku Veijonsuo
Trombone, Euphonium – Mikko Mustonen
Trombone, Tuba – Pekka Laukkanen
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Esko Heikkinen, Mikko Pettinen, Teemu Mattsson, Timo Paasonen
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Jarmo Saari (tracks: 9)
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