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  | MARTTI VESALA SOUNDPOST QUINTET ~ LANDMARKS
OZELLA 102 (Barcode: 4038952001024) ~ FINLAND ~ Jazz
Recorded: 2020 Released: 2022
This is the third album by Finnish Jazz trumpeter / composer Martti VesalaFind albums by this artist and his Soundpost QuintetFind albums by this artist, which also includes saxophonist Petri PoulitaivalFind albums by this artist, pianist Joonas HaavistoFind albums by this artist, bassist Juho KivivuoriFind albums by this artist and drummer Ville PynssiFind albums by this artist. The album presents eight original compositions, all by the leader.
The music is pretty standard mainstream Jazz, based on solid melodic themes, that serve as basis for extensive improvisations by the quintet members. There is very little, if any, Nordic influence and stylistically the music is mostly post-Bebop oriented, with strong ties to American Jazz tradition and quite distant from the contemporary European Jazz and the Finnish Jazz tradition, which tends to be more adventurous and idiosyncratic.
Having said that, this is still a first class Jazz album for listeners who like a more conventional and traditional approach. These relatively young musicians are all highly professional and well educated, and can plays as good as any musician from across the pond. There are plenty of fiery soli by the three soloists and the rhythm section is fluid and stable, supporting the music amicably.
Overall, this is a fine Jazz album, played by gifted musicians and full of energy and spunk, suitable mostly for mainstream Jazz enthusiasts, who should enjoy this music immensely. Listeners looking for the typical Finnish Jazz aesthetic could be disappointed.
| | Updated: 09/08/2022Posted: 09/08/2022 | CD 1 Mini-Sleeve Recommend To A Friend |
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