Valtteri Laurell Nonet - Tigers Are Better Looking
Valtteri Laurell Nonet - Tigers Are Better Looking
Artist:
Valtteri Laurell Nonet
Title:
Tigers Are Better Looking
Label:
We Jazz
Cat. No.:
WJLP44
Released:
2023
Style:
contemporary jazz
Format:
LP
Condition:
NEW
Composer Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen presents his Nonet formation of We Jazz Records. Their debut album "Tigers Are Better Looking" is released 3 Feb and the ensemble features internationally renowned Finnish clarinetist Antti Sarpila, plus a strong cast of Helsinki-based musicians from several of the top Finnish groups.
Based on the writings of British-Caribbean author Jean Rhys (1890–1979), the 6-track album is a melancholy, intimate chamber jazz creation. Laurell's music swings, yet he doesn't stop there, but moves further to paint an original, richly-toned sonic image with the highly potent Nonet.
Laurell states Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis's "Water Babies" and Charles Mingus among the key musical influences of his compositions on this album. Through Rhys's text, Laurell finds a special sense of detachment and melancholy evident in his new material. Laurell's music swings, yet he doesn't stop there, but moves further to paint an original, richly-toned sonic image with the highly potent Nonet. Antti Sarpila's masterful clarinet provides the icing on the cake, floating high above the clouds of sound.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Tigers Are Better Looking
A2. At the Villa d'Or
A3. Wide Sargasso Sea
B1. Let Them Call It Jazz
B2. Till September Petronella
B3. Temps Perdi