A beautiful statement from tenorist Jimi Ahlroos – maybe not a name you'll know, but one you'll love after hearing this fantastic record! Jimi's got a rich voice on his horn – one that starts way down at the bottom and brims right over the top – and he blows here in a superb trio ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderfully raw keyboard trio session from the Norwegian scene of the early 70s – served up by a group led by Christian Reim, who you may know from more modern jazz-styled material, but who's in a killer funky group here! Reim plays Fender Rhodes and organ next to the guitar of Rickard ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 250 copies!)
Greg Foat & Eero Koivistoinen —
Feathers ... LP Jazzaggression (Finland), 2023. New Copy ...
$30.9934.99
Greg Foat has given us lots of wonderful records over the years, but this set may well be one of his best – a fantastic collaboration with Finnish reedman Eero Koivistoinen – a legendary player from the 70s who really brings a hell of a lot to the set! Eero's solos have this extended, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great work from a contemporary hardbop genius – Finnish drummer Aleksi Heinola, a musician who's got the same sense of leadership as the great Art Blakey! Not that Heinola's any sort of Blakey imitation – just that he's got a way of picking all the best elements for a group, putting ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Great work from a contemporary hardbop genius – Finnish drummer Aleksi Heinola, a musician who's got the same sense of leadership as the great Art Blakey! Not that Heinola's any sort of Blakey imitation – just that he's got a way of picking all the best elements for a group, putting ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Warm and wonderful work from the Finnish scene – served up by reedman Markus Holkko, and in a way that resonates strongly with some of the best Finnish jazz of the 70s – especially work from the Love Records generation! A key part of the set is the electric piano work of Samuli ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Saxophonist Gisle Roen Johansen's been working on the Norwegian scene since the mid 90s, but this is his first set as a leader – a really well-crafted, large-format record that shows that he was clearly brewing up plenty of new ideas before stepping into the studio at the head of his own ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A funky combo from Finland, and one who really take us back to the genius we were hearing from that scene at the start of this century – a time when we were really surprised that such funky sounds could be coming from a land up north! Here, the Kuja Orchestra blend together small combo funk ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Incredible funk from the Estonian scene of the 70s – grooves so rare, the Iron Curtain kept them locked away from most of the Western world! This excellent collection finally brings these gems to light – and showcases not only Jaan Kuman's tight talent for lead trumpet solos – on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ville Lahteenmaki is a bass clarinet player, but one who hearkens towards the more spiritual, avant side of the instrument – blowing here in a legacy that would also include Eric Dolphy and David Murray – strong references to be sure, but very fitting given the sound of this set! The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A group with an enigmatic name, and one with a sound to match – as the quintet play together in ways that link late 50s modern jazz with later, more experimental moments – but all with a sense of cohesion that really makes for a hell of a record all the way through! Some tracks are ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set with a great improvised groove – music that's created on the spot, yet often nicely rhythmic too – although not without some farther-out moments as well! The set really gets a lot from the keyboards of Virginia Genta and guitar of Topias Tiheasalo – both players whose ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
You might know the music of keyboardist Tonu Naisso from his work in jazz, but here the approach is slightly different – still jazz-based, but with the more compact approach of vintage sound library work – as Tonu serves up a dozen great instrumentals, all with a range of excellent ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Oiro Pena is almost a one-man spiritual jazz ensemble – given that most of the record's work on saxes, drums, piano, and organ come from leader Pentti Oironen – mixed with a few other contributions on other keyboards, bass, percussion, and guitar – all in a fantastic blend that's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Misha Panfilov takes on the sound library style of the 70s – and as with all of his other projects, the results are completely top shelf all the way through – wonderfully funky, yet handled in a style that's a nice change from Misha's work in other modes as well! Tunes are short and ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The front cover might look a bit dramatic, but the set's got a warm and wonderful feel – lean, soulful instrumentation from a Finnish trio that features Aleksi Heinola on drums, Temu Akerblom on bass, and Marku Holkko on reeds and flute – coming together with this gentle groove that's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Christian Reim is a Norwegian jazz legend, with a legacy of recordings that stretches back to the 60s – but here, he presents new material with two different trios – both of whom have the pianist sounding even more vibrant than ever! The first half of the set features Harald Johnsen on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A session of spiritual avant genius from pianist Isac Skeidsvoll – only his first record as a leader, but a set that's bound to become the start of a really special run of music! Skeidsvoll has a quality that's very much his own – bold chains of sound from the piano that sometimes have ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Spiritual jazz and freer improvisation – served up wonderfully here in the debut release from saxophonist Lauritz Heitmann Skeidsvoll – a player we're certain to be hearing more from in years to come! The approach here is unusual – in that tracks often start out modal and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two amazing tracks from underground Chicago jazz legend Paris Smith – back to back on a limited 45! "Thought Seeds" is this amazing blend of vibes, alto sax, and haunting female vocals – a very righteous tune, and one with a spirit that's unlike anything else we can think of ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Solar Unity Ensemble —
Upstream ... LP Jazzaggression (Finland), 2024. New Copy ...
Just Sold Out!
Powerful work from the Solar Unity Ensemble – a group who might give the wrong impression from their name, as they're actually a duo – but one who manage to layer together all sorts of instruments in a very expansive sound! The tunes here have a very slow-building, meditative approach ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited pressing of 400 copies in a silkscreen cover!)