Martti Vesala Soundpost Quintet

Martti Vesala Soundpost Quintet – Landmarks (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:48 minutes | 975 MB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
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Undercurrents can be unpredictable and violent on occasion. This was certainly the case for Martti Vesala’s new Soundpost album: “I really intended for the music to sound more Nordic, to give it a sense of calm, longing and space,” he recalls. “I’m drawing inspiration from more varied sources now.”
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Martti Vesala Soundpost Quintet – Stars Aligned (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 42:54 minutes | 918 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Trumpet player Martti Vesala clearly loves the jazz of the 60s and 70s – melodic without being too easy, funky and yet relaxed, filled to the brim with gripping grooves and ripping solos. Little wonder, then, that legendary jazz publication Downbeat recently compared him to Miles Davis. And yet, thanks to Vesala’s drive, passion and virtuosity “Stars Aligned” feels perfectly contemporary.

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