Label: OA2 Records
Format: CD
Barcode: 0805552212129
Catalog number: OA2 22121
Releasedate: 02-10-15
Format: CD
Barcode: 0805552212129
Releasedate: 02-10-15
- with hauntingly beautiful melodies and harmonies that invite new interpretations, Wood and her quartet create an inspired recording of six traditional Karelian, Finnish and Aland Island songs along with two compositions by famed Finnish musician Matti Jurva
Inspired by Art Farmer's 1964 recording of Swedish folk songs, "To Sweden With Love," Chicago saxophonist Juli Wood delved into her own Finnish heritage for material to explore on her newest recording. With hauntingly beautiful melodies and harmonies that invite new interpretations, Wood and her quartet with Alejandro Urzagaste on guitar, Clark Sommers on bass and drummer Mike Schlick create an inspired recording of six traditional Karelian, Finnish and Aland Island songs along with two compositions by famed Finnish musician Matti Jurva. "She weaves her own straight forward statements from the horn with a great deal of heart and a real heaping helping of soul." JanErik Holmberg, Hufvudstadsbladet/Helsinki.
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1Lapin Aidin Kehto Laulu (Lapland Mother's Cradle Song)05:04
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2Taivas on Sininen ja Valkoinen (The Sky is Blue and White)07:29
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3Karjalan Kunnailla (Hills of Karelia)04:40
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4Valiaikainen (Temporary)05:30
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5Ken Voi Tyynessa Seilata (Who Can Sail in the Calm?)05:01
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6Toul' on Mun Kultani (There is My Sweetheart)03:47
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7Tuohinen Sormus (Birchbark Ring)06:17
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8Villiruusu (Wild Rose)03:59