Ilmiliekki Quartet
Verneri Pohjola
Tuomo Prättälä
Antti Lötjönen
Olavi Louhivuori
Take It With Me
The sophomore album of this premiere group offers original compositions as well as new angles for the songs of the likes of Tom Waits and Suzanne Vega. Just like on their debut, Ilmiliekki Quartet emphasize strong melodies. Ilmiliekki Quartet: Verneri Pohjola, trumpet; Tuomo Prättälä, piano; Antti Lötjönen, bass; Olavi Louhivuori, drums.
TUM CD 020 |
Ilmiliekki Quartet
Verneri Pohjola
Tuomo Prättälä
Antti Lötjönen
Olavi Louhivuori
Jaska Lukkarinen
March of the Alpha Males
Eager musicians from the youngest Finnish jazz generation show that the combination of invented themes and free approach can be most fruitful. Ilmiliekki's music is romantic in the best sense of the word. Verneri Pohjola, trumpet; Tuomo Prättälä, piano; Antti Lötjönen, bass; Olavi Louhivuori, drums; with Jaska Lukkarinen, percussion.
TUM CD 005 |
Suhkan Uhka
Juhani Aaltonen
Verneri Pohjola
Seppo Kantonen
Jarmo Savolainen
Jouni 'Tane' Kannisto
Jone Takamäki
Antti Hytti
Ulf 'Uffe' Krokfors
Tom Nekljudow
Suhka
Jone Takamäki, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, didgeridoo; Juhani Aaltonen, tenor saxophone, flutes; Tane Kannisto, saxophones, alto clarinet, flutes, percussion; Verneri Pohjola, trumpet, fluegel horn; Patrik Latvala, trombone, tuba; Seppo Kantonen, piano, Rhodes; Jarmo Savolainen, keyboards; Pekka Nylund, guitar; Antti Hytti, arco bass, conductor; Ulf Krokfors, bass; Tom Nekljudow, drums; Stefan Paavola, voice. Kukunor's repertoire consists mainly of compositions that Antti Hytti and Jone Takamäki have written for plays or movies. The 12 musicians of Suhkan Uhka do heed the context set up by the composition, but they also take occasional forays into collective improvisation.
TUM CD 001 |