Nan Madol (album)

Nan Madol
Studio album by Edward Vesala
Released	1974
Recorded	April 25 and 26, 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:07
Label	JAPO ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Edward Vesala chronology
(1973) Nan Madol (1974) Satu (1976)
ECM Reissue Cover

Nan Madol is an album by Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer Edward Vesala originally released on the JAPO label in 1974 and re-released on the ECM label in 1976.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Leader plays percussion, flutes, harp. With Finnish friends in duo to large-ensemble contexts".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Edward Vesala

1. "Nan Madol" - 6:02
2. "Love for Living" - 3:47
3. "Call from the Sea" - 1:58
4. "The Way of..." - 12:09
5. "Areous Vlor Ta" - 12:38
6. "The Wind" - 9:23

• Recorded at Alppi Studio in Helsinki, Finland on April 25 and 26, 1974

Personnel[]

• Edward Vesala - drums, percussion, flute, harp
• Teppo Hauta-aho - bass, voice (tracks 1, & 4-6)
• Sakari Kukko - flute (track 1)
• Elisabeth Leistola - harp (track 4)
• Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 5 & 6)
• Pentti Lahti - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 5 & 6)
• Seppo Paakkunainen - soprano saxophone, flute (tracks 5 & 6)
• Juhani Aaltonen - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo flute, bells, voice (tracks: 1, 2, & 4-6)
• Mircea Stan - trombone (track 5)
• Kaj Backlund - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
• Juhani Poutanen - violin, viola, voice (tracks 1 & 4-6)

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