My first Stanko album and this one is absolutely amazing. It’s moody and spiritual. Like a dark and beautiful poem laid bare before the elements of the earth. This is inward, intuitive music. It touches the deeper and hidden emotions of the self. It awakens something that needs to be set free.
We have Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko, his countryman Tomasz Szukalski on tenor sax, Palle Danielsson, a fellow Swede, on the double bass and the fantastic Finnish drummer Edward Vesala. The quality of these four individuals is superb.
I got this at a local store and I’m elated to have been able to acquire this. Not an easy one to find. This has to be my favorite addition of the year so far. The music is to die for and so is the condition of the vinyl. The fidelity and overall mix is stupendous. One of my best sounding stereo albums for sure. Recorded in Helsinki, Finland in 1978 and released in 1979. This album needs to be reissued.
Highly recommended.