Lumi (album)
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | June 1986 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:46 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Edward Vesala chronology | ||||
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Lumi is an album by Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer Edward Vesala recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987.[1]
Reception
Critical reception to the album has been divided.
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection and awarded it a "Crown".[2]
The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | 👑[4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Edward Vesala except as indicated
- "The Wind" - 9:00
- "Frozen Melody" - 4:19
- "Calypso Bulbosa" - 4:52
- "Third Moon" - 2:53
- "Lumi" - 6:36
- "Camel Walk" - 4:58
- "Fingo" - 3:23
- "Early Messenger" - 2:31
- "Together" (Edward Vesala, Tomasz Stańko) - 6:14
- Recorded at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland in June 1986
Personnel
- Edward Vesala - drums, percussion
- Esko Heikkinen - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Pentti Lahti - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- Jorma Tapio - alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
- Tapani Rinne - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
- Kari Heinilä - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Tom Bildo - trombone, tuba
- Iro Haarla - piano, harp
- Raoul Björkenheim - guitar
- Taito Vainio - accordion
- Häkä - bass
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed September 27, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Edward Vesala". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1448. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2011
- ^ "Penguin Guide to Jazz: 4-Star Records in 8th Edition". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
