Edward Vesala
Nan Madol
ECM Records (Germany) 1976
ECM 1077 (LP)
sleeve : VG+(wear on side and corner)
media : EX-/EX(some slightly noise. from the end of A1 to the beginning of A2 has some small scratches that does not affect to sounds)
Featured in both editions of the guidebook Obscure Sound. Originally released in 1974 on JAPO, the ECM-affiliated jazz label, this masterpiece by Finnish drummer Edward Vesala was reissued by ECM itself in 1976. While revealing free and experimental tendencies, the album is also deeply spiritual and cosmic in atmosphere. A1 and B3 unfold as ethnic ambient echo-jazz, with crystalline sounds resonating through a tense and spacious sonic field, while B1 moves into ethno-jazz territory that recalls the worlds of Don Cherry and Bengt Berger’s Bitter Funeral Beer Band. The organic atmosphere throughout is exceptional. The dreamlike flute parts are performed by Charlie Mariano and Juhani Aaltonen, and the sound quality is equally remarkable, with finely detailed textures spreading throughout the entire stereo field. An outstanding recording in every respect.
A1: Nan Madol
A2: Love for Living
B2: Wind