| Nan Madol | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | April 25–26, 1974 | |||
| Studio | Alppi Studio Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:07 | |||
| Label | JAPO ECM ECM 1077 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Nan Madol is an album by Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer Edward Vesala, recorded over two days in April 1974 and released on ECM's JAPO imprint laster that year. It was re-released on ECM 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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Edward Vesala
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nan Madol" | 6:02 |
| 2. | "Love for Living" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Call from the Sea" | 1:58 |
| 4. | "The Way of..." | 12:09 |
| Total length: | 23:56 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Areous Vlor Ta" | 12:38 |
| 2. | "The Wind" | 9:23 |
| Total length: | 22:01 | |
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 – soprano 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
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1447. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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