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Olli Ahvenlahti: Thinking, Whistling
Non manca un buon gusto di fondo, ma anche tematicamente (tutti a firma del pianista e leader i nove temi in programma) viene praticato un post-bop assai prudente, onestissimo, dignitosissimo, anche gradevole, ma totalmente privo di ogni tipo di sorpresa. I brani migliori? Potremmo estrarne dal mazzo un paio ("Late Night" e "Saturday"), pur all'interno di un parterre di valore piuttosto omogeneo, svolto secondo i canoni testé descritti.
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Ecumenico ma (abbastanza) esclusivo, non sopporta la musica – e l’arte in generale – di routine, rassicurante e dozzinale, preferendo, se proprio deve, il brutto all’inutile. Un ideale spaccato dei suoi amori musicali (che non si limitano al jazz; e più o
Track Listing
Thinking, Whistling; Minor Minor; Miles Away; Say It Again; Black Forest Air; Late Night; A Piano Song; Saturday; Little White.
Personnel
Jussi Kannaste, tenor sax; Olli Ahvenlahti, piano; Antti Lötjönen, bass; Jaska Lukkarinen, drums.
Album information
Title: Thinking, Whistling | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: We Jazz Records
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