Lumi (album)

Lumi
Studio album by Edward Vesala
Released 1987
Recorded June 1986
Genre Jazz
Length 38:46
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
Edward Vesala chronology
Kullervo
(1985)
Lumi
(1986)
Ode to the Death of Jazz
(1989)

Lumi is an album by Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer Edward Vesala recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987.[1]

Reception

Critical reception to the album has been divided.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection and awarded it a "Crown".[2]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Penguin Guide to Jazz"Crown"[2]
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Edward Vesala except as indicated
  1. "The Wind" - 9:00
  2. "Frozen Melody" - 4:19
  3. "Calypso Bulbosa" - 4:52
  4. "Third Moon" - 2:53
  5. "Lumi" - 6:36
  6. "Camel Walk" - 4:58
  7. "Fingo" - 3:23
  8. "Early Messenger" - 2:31
  9. "Together" (Edward Vesala, Tomasz Stańko) - 6:14
  • Recorded at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland in June 1986

Personnel

References

  1. ECM discography accessed September 27, 2011
  2. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Edward Vesala". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1448. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2011
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