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Trio Nueva Finlandia: Ha ! - What's Going On ?
by Glenn Astarita
These three distinguished jazz veterans have paid dues with the likes of Ben Webster, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton and Jimmy Guiffre to name but a few. They bring impressive credentials to the table and based on this recording appear to re-invent themselves while displaying a level of expertise and sophistication that can only be attained with years of experience. On the CD liner notes it is stated that all of this music was composed “live” by the Trio. This is ...
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by Robert Spencer
The members of the Trio Nueva Finlandia call their music unique music" rather than improvised music," for they note that the word 'improvised' in general use has a taste of being something easy and cheap compared to composing." This is fine, for there's nothing easy or cheap about the music on Ha! - What's Going On?, which showcases their remarkable sensitivity in the musical moment. Part 3" of Suite N. 17258," for example, with Baron Paakkunainen on tenor saxophone, has ...
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