Antti Lötjönen – Circus/Citadel (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:21 minutes | 698 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen returns in February 2023 with his second Quintet East album on We Jazz Records. With Verneri Pohjola on trumpet, Mikko Innanen and Jussi Kannaste on saxes, and Joonas Riippa on drums, Quintet East is a hard-hitting ensemble of Helsinki scene A-listers. The new release sees the quintet work with Lötjönen’s inspired new music with remarkable spirit, spreading out on a quest for new sounds and ideas, and returning to base with a fresh batch of acoustic creative music, wild to the bone even when sounding completely in control.
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Aleksi Heinola Quintet, Antti Lötjönen & Oaagaada – Lonna 2019 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 52:14 minutes | 610 MB | Genre: Jazz
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We Jazz Records presents “Lonna 2019”, a nautical live album bringing together recordings captured at the successful concert series at the island of Lonna just outside Helsinki in July 2019. Part 3 of their ongoing “We Jazz Live Plates” series documenting the label’s live activity, “Lonna 2019” features inspired performances by Aleksi Heinola Quintet, Antti Lötjönen Quintet East and Oaagaada. Drummer Heinola’s quintet and the Hämeenlinna-based quartet Oaagaada make their We Jazz Records debut with this release, while Lötjönen is releasing his debut as a leader on the label in April.
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