Lumi (album)

Lumi is an album by Finnish avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader and drummer Edward Vesala recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987.[1]

Lumi
Studio album by
Edward Vesala
Released1987
RecordedJune 1986
GenreJazz
Length38:46
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Edward Vesala chronology
Kullervo
(1985)		 Lumi
(1987)		 Ode to the Death of Jazz
(1989)

Reception

Critical reception to the album has been divided.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection and awarded it a "Crown".[2]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz👑[4]

Track listing
All compositions by Edward Vesala except as indicated
  1. "The Wind" - 9:00
  2. "Frozen Melody" - 4:19
  3. "Calypso Bulbosa" - 4:52
  4. "Third Moon" - 2:53
  5. "Lumi" - 6:36
  6. "Camel Walk" - 4:58
  7. "Fingo" - 3:23
  8. "Early Messenger" - 2:31
  9. "Together" (Edward Vesala, Tomasz Stańko) - 6:14
  • Recorded at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland in June 1986

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography accessed September 27, 2011
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Edward Vesala". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1448. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2011
  4. "Penguin Guide to Jazz: 4-Star Records in 8th Edition". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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