2/3 Finnish and 1/3 Norwegian avant-garde trio led by drummer Edward Vesala with Juhani Aaltonen on tenor and soprano sax and Arild Andersen on double bass. Recorded in 1970 for the Finnish Blue Master label. The trio was intended to be a quartet, but trumpeter Mike Koskinen was ill, so a trio it was and what a trio! Absolutely superb music resides in these grooves. And they are rare grooves. This LP is hard to come by, and after this 1st issue it has only been reissued once on vinyl, on the Finnish Svart Records label in 2016 , and on CD in 2018.
Favorite picks after listening to the album just one time include the post-boppish ”Albatros” where Aaltonen shines on the soprano sax. The searching ”Joiku” where Aaltonen plays some spiritual stuff on the tenor and Vesala lays lovely rhythmically intricate patterns underneath and also ”My B” where Arild Andersens bass work is impressive.
Highly recommended stuff.