Nan Madol (album)
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| Studio album by Edward Vesala | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | April 25 and 26, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:07 | |||
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JAPO ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Nan Madol is an album by Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer Edward Vesala originally released on the JAPO label in 1974 and re-released on the ECM label in 1976.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Leader plays percussion, flutes, harp. With Finnish friends in duo to large-ensemble contexts".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Edward Vesala
- "Nan Madol" - 6:02
- "Love for Living" - 3:47
- "Call from the Sea" - 1:58
- "The Way of..." - 12:09
- "Areous Vlor Ta" - 12:38
- "The Wind" - 9:23
- Recorded at Alppi Studio in Helsinki, Finland on April 25 and 26, 1974
Personnel
- Edward Vesala - drums, percussion, flute, harp
- Teppo Hauta-aho - bass, voice (tracks 1, & 4-6)
- Sakari Kukko - flute (track 1)
- Elisabeth Leistola - harp (track 4)
- Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 5 & 6)
- Pentti Lahti - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 5 & 6)
- Seppo Paakkunainen - sporano saxophone, flute (tracks 5 & 6)
- Juhani Aaltonen - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo flute, bells, voice (tracks: 1, 2, & 4-6)
- Mircea Stan - trombone (track 5)
- Kaj Backlund - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
- Juhani Poutanen - violin, viola, voice (tracks 1 & 4-6)
References
- ↑ ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011
- 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2011
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