Genre: Post Bop
Quality: APE
Recording Date: 1974 LP
Size: 649 MB

Catalyst International - Jazz from Finland
In it's continuing series of the best jazz from international sources Catalyst International is proud to present it's first album from Finland.
Featuring Charlie Mariano on alto and soprano sax, it also brings to American listeners some of the best jazz performers from Finland. Listen particularly to the counterpart tenor sax of Eero Koivistoinen one of Finlands rising young jazz artists who has played with some of the top groups throughout Europe.
Like its Scandinavian neighbor Denmark, Finland is a hot bed of jazz tradition and the young musicians grow up on a diet of jazz laced with English and American rock. This album aptly demonstrates that heritage with the electric guitar of Jukka Tolonen and electric piano of Olli Ahvenlahti complimenting the softer sounds of Mariano and Koivistoinen.
In addition to the two standards by Miles Davis and John Coltrane there are six originals giving the Finnish Jazzmen a chance to show their wares with Mariano.

Charlie Mariano: alto, soprano sax
Eero Koivistoinen: tenor, soprano sax
Jukka Tolonen: electric guitar
Ollo Ahvenlahti: piano, electric piano
Pentti Hietanen: piano
Pekka Sarmanto: acoustic bass
Heikki Virtanan: electric bass
Esko Rossnell: drums
Reino Laine: drums
Sabu Martinez: congas, percussion

1. Glenford Crescent 05:39
2. Naima 08:46
3. Brother Muthaiah 07:17
4. Spanish dance no. 2 04:27
5. Blue in green 05:50
6. Thiruvarankulam 04:51
7. Chile 06:02
8. Rambling 10:55
Recorded at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland, March 14-15, 1974

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