- Digital
Olli Ahvenlahti
Thinking, Whistling
We Jazz
- Cat No: WJCD06
- Release: 2017-12-15
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Track List
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1. Olli Ahvenlahti - Thinking, Whistling
05:31 -
2. Olli Ahvenlahti - Minor Minor
04:32 -
3. Olli Ahvenlahti - Miles Away
04:37 -
4. Olli Ahvenlahti - Say It Again
03:50 -
5. Olli Ahvenlahti - Black Forest Air
05:19 -
6. Olli Ahvenlahti - Late Night
03:56 -
7. Olli Ahvenlahti - A Piano Song
03:59 -
8. Olli Ahvenlahti - Saturday
04:16 -
9. Olli Ahvenlahti - Little White
06:22
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The legendary Finnish pianist/composer Olli Ahvenlahti returns with his first new jazz album in 31 years! The new album "Thinking, Whistling" will be released 8 Dec by Helsinki's We Jazz Records.
The new record finds Ahvenlahti teaming up with the Jaska Lukkarinen Trio, one of the most highly-regarded ensembles in Finnish jazz. From funk-influenced acoustic jazz to heartfelt ballads, the band are delightfully in a world of their own, drawing from Ahvenlahti's effortless pianism and the trios natural swing.
As Ahvenlahti sums it up: "For me, jazz music has always been about three things: melody, harmony and rhythm."
Olli Ahvenlahti is one of the living legends in the Finnish jazz scene. His debut album was released in 1975 by the famed Love Records. DJs are likely to know him from such highly-regarded rare groove classics as "Grandma's Rockin' Chair" and "Countenance". The new album "Thinking, Whistling" presents Ahvenlahti's knack for writing catchy jazz music with a solid groove base, plus his more introspective side through the heartfelt ballads found on the new record.
CD version includes booklet with liner notes.
The new record finds Ahvenlahti teaming up with the Jaska Lukkarinen Trio, one of the most highly-regarded ensembles in Finnish jazz. From funk-influenced acoustic jazz to heartfelt ballads, the band are delightfully in a world of their own, drawing from Ahvenlahti's effortless pianism and the trios natural swing.
As Ahvenlahti sums it up: "For me, jazz music has always been about three things: melody, harmony and rhythm."
Olli Ahvenlahti is one of the living legends in the Finnish jazz scene. His debut album was released in 1975 by the famed Love Records. DJs are likely to know him from such highly-regarded rare groove classics as "Grandma's Rockin' Chair" and "Countenance". The new album "Thinking, Whistling" presents Ahvenlahti's knack for writing catchy jazz music with a solid groove base, plus his more introspective side through the heartfelt ballads found on the new record.
CD version includes booklet with liner notes.