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Edward Vesala

Edward Vesala

Edward Vesala has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 20 June 2016. Edward Vesala's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

Under this page there are two artists:

1) Edward Vesala (born Martti Vesala 1945, Mäntyharju - died December 4, 1999 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer. He began as a drummer playing jazz and rock in the 60s, among all in such bands as the early line-up of Blues Section and Apollo. In the 70s, he led his own jazz groups, led a quartet with Polish trumpet player Tomasz Stanko and sax player Tomasz Szukalski, played with Toto Blanke's Electric Circus, and recorded with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek. In the 80s and 90s, Vesala recorded several albums of his own compositions exhibiting a unique style that combines jazz, classical music, tango, and folk music with his own group Sound and Fury, which was an ensemble of about ten players comprised mostly of Vesala's students. Prominent players in Sound and Fury included saxophonists Jorma Tapio and Pepa Päivinen , guitarists Raoul Björkenheim and Jimi Sumen, and harpist and keyboardist Iro Haarla who was Vesala's wife.

2) Vesala Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She performs under name Vesala.

If you are listening to "Vesala" (Paula, not Edward), please fill out this form https://getsatisfaction.com/lastfm/topics/incorrect-artist-re-directions and paste https://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Vesala. Or scrobble as Paula Vesala.

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Edward Vesala

Edward Vesala has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 20 June 2016. Edward Vesala's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

Under this page there are two artists:

1) Edward Vesala (born Martti Vesala 1945, Mäntyharju - died December 4, 1999 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer. He began as a drummer playing jazz and rock in the 60s, among all in such bands as the early line-up of Blues Section and Apollo. In the 70s, he led his own jazz groups, led a quartet with Polish trumpet player Tomasz Stanko and sax player Tomasz Szukalski, played with Toto Blanke's Electric Circus, and recorded with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek. In the 80s and 90s, Vesala recorded several albums of his own compositions exhibiting a unique style that combines jazz, classical music, tango, and folk music with his own group Sound and Fury, which was an ensemble of about ten players comprised mostly of Vesala's students. Prominent players in Sound and Fury included saxophonists Jorma Tapio and Pepa Päivinen , guitarists Raoul Björkenheim and Jimi Sumen, and harpist and keyboardist Iro Haarla who was Vesala's wife.

2) Vesala Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter, actress, and playwright. She performs under name Vesala.

If you are listening to "Vesala" (Paula, not Edward), please fill out this form https://getsatisfaction.com/lastfm/topics/incorrect-artist-re-directions and paste https://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Vesala. Or scrobble as Paula Vesala.

Original source: Last.fm

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Edward Vesala
ECM Records1977
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Japo Records1974
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Leo Records1989
Iltalaulu
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Leo Records1989
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Leo Records1989
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Edward Vesala
Blue Master Special1973
Mintuu Maria
Tomasz Stańko, Tomasz Szukalski, Edvard Vesala, Peter Warren
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Rim
Jan Garbarek, Arild Andersen, Edward Vesala
ECM Records1973
First Song
Tomasz Stanko, Tomasz Szukalski, Dave Holland, Edward Vesala
ECM Records1994

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