Edward Vesala - I'm Here

Svart Records

£25.18

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: SRE598LP
Barcode: 6430050660215
Release Date: 18 Nov 2022
Genre: Free Jazz

Drummer and composer Edward Vesala, the most internationally renowned jazz musician from Finland, was very keen on percussion instruments. Oddly enough, this broad and enduring interest is hardly evident on his albums. Whether playing on his own albums or contributing to other musicians’ work, Vesala played a standard drum kit most of the time. He hardly used external percussionists on his own albums either. And most of all: his music was almost never percussive, at least in the traditional manner. Perhaps even stranger is the fact that he barely played any drum solos on his own albums. That’s why I’m Here (Blue Master Special, SPEL 311, 1974), recorded in Helsinki in 1973, is such a rarity. Of course, being a limited release has also made it an expensive treasure among collectors. Additionally, I’m Here is Vesala’s only solo album and only percussive album, and one of the few where he can be said to play drum solos, albeit in his own idiosyncratic way..

Tracklisting
1. I'm Here
2. Homage To Jan Garbarek
3. Ho Ping (Peace)
4. A Day Of Life
5. Minttu
6. M.M.M.
7. Uhuru
8. But We Didn't Get The Fox
9. Palkin kutsu
10. Natural Rock Formation In The Harbor
11. Murli Manohar
12. Byågz
13. Whispering
14. One For The Road
15. Sinathropus
16. "Tra-dri, Them-pa"
17. Puro - Rivulet
18. For You Who Bring Flowers And Love in My Lonesome Bared Nest
19. K. WN. V. H.