Wood, Juli Quartet / Synkka Metsa (Dark Forest)
| Album: | Synkka Metsa (Dark Forest) | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Wood, Juli Quartet | Added: | Aug 2015 | |
| Label: | Oa2 Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2015-09-11 | Pull Date: | 2015-11-13 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Nov 8 | Nov 1 | Oct 11 | Oct 4 | Sep 27 | Sep 20 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 07, 2022: | Melange (rebroadcast from Oct 1, 2015)
Valiaikainen (Temporary) |
4. | Nov 14, 2015: | Music Casserole
Taivas On Sininen Ja Valkoinen (The Sky Is Blue And White) |
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| 2. | Sep 09, 2021: | Rebop (rebroadcast from Oct 2, 2015)
Karjalan Kunnailla (Hills Of Karelia) |
5. | Nov 06, 2015: | Rebop
Taivas On Sininen Ja Valkoinen (The Sky Is Blue And White) |
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| 3. | Aug 16, 2021: | Melange (rebroadcast from Oct 1, 2015)
Valiaikainen (Temporary) |
6. | Nov 02, 2015: | Souls of Sound
Karjalan Kunnailla (Hills Of Karelia) |
Album Review
Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2015-09-02
Reviewed 2015-09-02
Finnish folk songs played in jazz styles on a tenor sax. Lyrics and notes on case provide context. Recording quality could be better; but still interesting and worth playing
No FCC's (all instrumental)
Lapin Aidin Kehto Laulu (Lapland Mother's Cradle Song) strong melody played by sax segues into jazz riffs with percussive underpinnings; not very lullaby-ish, but interesting; trails off at end 5:04
Taivas on Sininen Ja Valkoinen (The Sky Is Blue and White) – extended sax solo with some percussion 7:30
*Karjalan Kunnailla (Hills of Karelia) more pensive (I can picture those hills) – nice guitar plus sax 4:40
*Valiaikainen (Temporary) –familiar sounding melody, repurposed polka, but nice 5:30
Ken Voi Tyynessa Seilata (Who Can Sail in the Calm?) starts off with bass; nice slow melancholy waltz which then peps up 5:02
Toul' on Mun Kultani (There Is My Sweetheart) solo sax; sound quality less than optimal 3:47
Tuohinen Sormus (Birchbark Ring) – tune sounds a little generic played this way, 6:17
Villiruusu (Wild Rose) - more interesting melody to start, more drum work; nice trilling fadeout at the end 3:00
Track Listing