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Friday, August 2, 2013

Juhani Aaltonen Trio - Mother Tongue



















Artist:  Juhani Aaltonen Trio
Album: Mother Tongue
Genre:  Free Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Labe: TUM Records
Recording Date: 2003


Mother Tongue is the first recording of the Juhani Aaltonen Trio founded in 2001. In addition to saxophonist and flutist Juhani Aaltonen, the trio includes Ulf Krokfors on bass and Tom Nekljudow on drums. The music was recorded at Helsinki’s Kanneltalo during a concert held in fall 2002 towards the end of a nine-concert tour by the Juhani Aaltonen Trio. The recording includes free-flowing improvised music principally based on compositions by Juhani Aaltonen. In addition to original compositions, the trio performs its own, unique version of the evergreen Nature Boy made immortal by Nat King Cole.

Mother Tongue was recorded live at Kanneltalo in Helsinki, Finland on October 17, 2002 with Ilari Suonp?? and Mauri Marin as the recording engineers. The recording was mixed by Dan Tigerstedt at Finnvox in Helsinki, Finland and mastered by Henrik Otto Donner at DER in Tammisaari, Finland.

Mother Tongue is a candidate for the Emma Award granted by the Finnish National Group of the International Federation of Phonographic Industry to the best Finnish jazz recording in 2003.

Bass – Ulf Krokfors
Drums – Tom Nekljudow
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Juhani Aaltonen

1 Lullaby 9:07   
2 Hymn 11:46   
3 Tuuliviiri 8:43   
4 Reflections 14:49   
5 Nature Boy 5:21   
6 Tribute 12:58
Recorded live at Kanneltalo in Helsinki, Finland, on October 17, 2002. Mixed at Finnvox in Helsinki, Finland. Mastered at DER in Tammisaari, Finland.


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