Released 1990 Length 55:55 Artist Edward Vesala Producer Manfred Eicher Genre Jazz | Recorded April and May 1989 Ode to the Death of Jazz
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(1991) Release date 1990 Label ECM Records | |
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Ode to the Death of Jazz is an album by Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer Edward Vesala recorded in 1989 and released on the ECM label in 1990.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 2½ stars stating "it feels as though something essential is being restrained, as though Vesala is reluctant to simply let his ensemble surge forward unbound. Fine instrumental work abounds, however, notably by the leader himself on drums and the Garbarek-laden tones of tenor saxophonist Jouni Kannisto. In sum, the listener gets the impression that, although all the elements are in place for a fine album, excessive control has led to a dilution of the power that could have been".
Track listing
All compositions by Edward Vesala- "Sylvan Swizzle" - 8:34
- "Infinite Express" - 7:54
- "Time to Think" - 7:34
- "Winds of Sahara" - 4:19
- "Watching for the Signal" - 8:13
- "A Glimmer of Sepal" - 5:26
- "Mop Mop" - 5:37
- "What? Where? Hum Hum" - 8:19
Personnel
References
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