nana

Drummer EDWARD VESALA was an early Finnish pioneer of avant garde jazz, and he managed to release the first proper Finnish free jazz album in 1970. The Vesala trio was supposed to be a quartet, but trumpetist Mike Koskinen fell ill, and the remaining threesome (Vesala, saxophonist Juhani Aaltonen and bassist Arild Andersen) recorded the album in a short, fiery session. The album Nana is an absolute rarity as well as an absolute beauty. Finally reissued, with extensive new liner notes and rare photos.

Track listing:

• Alhambra Mood 6:32
• Nana 4:19
• Joiku 7:13
• My B 5:08
• Gamma 6:01
• Fill In 1:27
• Albatros 4:00