NUNNU BIG BAND - KARELIA GROUP "NUNNU" (BLUE MASTER, 1971)

Nunnu Big Band:
Hannu Saxelin, alto saxophone, clarinet, birchbark flute
Paavo Honkanen, alto saxophone, clarinet, birchbark flute
Juhani Aaltonen, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Pekka Pöyry, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Penntti Lahti, baritone & soprano saxophone, birchbark flute
Kaj Backlund, trumpet
Markku Johansson, trumpet
Mike Koskinen, trumpet
Emppu Peltola, trumpet
Mircea Stan, trumpet
Heikki Sarmanto, electric piano
Teemu Hauta-aho, bass

Karelia Group:
Pekka Sarmanto, electric violin
Ilja Saastamoinen, guitar
Edward Vesala, drums, vocals, percussion, birchbark flute
Seppo Paakunainen, violin, birchbark flute, birchbark korn, birchbark clarinet, kantele, baritone saxophone


A1. Optaatus Marssi (Optaatus March)  7:20
A2. Kantelon Koetus (Trying Kantele)  8:26
B1. Joikujuttu (Joiku Story)  6:30
B2. Tuohi Soi (Sound Of Birchbark)  3:47
B3. Uusi Hymni Vapaudelle (A New Hymn For Freedom)  2:27
B4. Kahella Sarvella (With Two Horns)  3:47


All composed by Seppo Paakunainen

Recorded September 8, 1971 at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki

BLUE MASTER SPEL301 (vinyl rip)

Note:
The original Finnish instruments used when Nunnu was recorded:
Birchbark Clarinet (a birchbark pipe, mouthpiece resembling the embouchre of an oboe)
Birchbark Flutes (5 holes)
Birchbark Horn (5 holes, blown like a trumpet)
Kantele (with 5 strings to be held on knees or on a table, played with fingers)

TUOHI KLANG "PENNSELMANN HITS VOL.2765" (UFO, 1972)

After removing at least 500 clicks I'm finally able to present this wonderful music.

In my IMHO this is one of Vesala's best recordings - excellent and intense drumming!
Strong baritone from  Paakkunainen....Koskinen's trumpet!
Wonderful and joyful bass work from Hauta-aho...Pekka Pöyry's reeds are...Mircea Stan and his trombone...high wailing harmonies - snake-lines...clear articulation - no cliches....space even when playing heavy....enough praising...
A real gem - hope it will be re-issued soon - would be happy to delete the links and buy me a remastered CD....

Meanwhile - Enjoy.




Heikki 'Mike' Koskinen, trumpet
Mircea Stan, trombone
Pekka Pöyry, alto and soprano saxophone, flute
Seppo Paakkunainen, baritone and soprano saxophone
Teppo Hauta-aho, bass, pipe
Edward Vesala, drums

A1. A-vara (Koskinen)                  12:53
A2. Marssi For Keinonen (Hauta-aho)  05:12   
A3. Interlude (Paakkunainen)         01:45   
B1. Waltz No. 3 (Vesala)             08:40   
B2. Kling Klang (Paakkunainen)       10:23

Recorded on April 20, 1972, at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland.

UFO 004 (lp rip)

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QUARTET MODERNE "ST.JOHANN, 2009"

Harri Sjöström, soprano saxophone
Phil Wachsmann, violin, electronics
Teppo Hauta-Aho, bass
Paul Lovens, drums   

   
1. announcement   00:34
2. unknown title  28:27
3. unknown title  09:44
4. unknown title  03:45
5. unknown title  05:29

Recorded at the Alte Gerberei in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria on March 7, 2009.

VESALA / SERMILÄ / HAUTA-AHO / HONKANEN / HELASVUO ‎– ODE TO MARILYN (SCANDIA, 1974)

A1. Painajaisia [Nightmares]
A2. Nuken Itku [A Doll’s Cry]
A3. Lohdutus [Consolation]

B1. Öinen Vaikutelma [Nocturnal Impression]
B2. Aallokko [The Waves]
B3. Myytti Itkee Jälleen [The Myth Is Weeping Again]
B4. Keskiyö [Midnight]


Teppo Hauta-aho, bass
Antero Honkanen, electronics, percussion
Mikael Helasvuo, flute
Edward Vesala, percussion
Jarmo Sermilä, trumpet, organ, kantele
Pirkkoliisa Tikka, vocals (A2)


Recorded in November 1973, Finnish Broadcasting Company, Helsinki.

Scandia ‎– SLP 608

Vinyl Rip (thanks to M for the trade)

QUINTET MODERNE ‎– THE STRANGE AND THE COMMONPLACE (PO TORCH RECORDS, 1991)

"Late 1989 we did some concerts in Finland, the last of which put us in one of the classical situations: huge stage, immense auditorium - five musicians, eleven listeners".


A. The Strange And The Commonplace


Teppo Hauta-aho, double bass
Paul Lovens, drums, cymbal
Harri Sjöström, soprano saxophone
Paul Rutherford, trombone
Phil Wachsmann, violin



Played in Jarvenpaa, Finland on 4 November, 1989.

CECIL TAYLOR QUINTET "KÖLN, 1999"

CECIL TAYLOR QUINTET  "KÖLN, 1999"


Cecil Taylor, piano
Harri Sjöström, soprano saxophone
Tristan Honsinger, cello
Teppo Hauta-Aho, bass
Paul Lovens, percussion


1. Desperados 71:42


Recorded at the Klaus von Bismarck Saal, Funkhaus of the WDR, Köln, Germany on March 21, 1999.