The Hook (album)

The Hook is the third studio album by guitarist Jukka Tolonen, released in 1974 through Love Records; a remastered edition was reissued in 2004.[2]

The Hook
Studio album by
Released1974 (1974)
RecordedAugust 5–11 at Marcus Music AB in Stockholm
GenreJazz fusion[1]
Length36:11
LabelLove
ProducerMåns Groundstöm
Jukka Tolonen chronology
Summer Games
(1973)
The Hook
(1974)
Hysterica
(1975)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jukka Tolonen.

No.TitleLength
1."Aurora Borealis"12:56
2."Starfish"6:17
3."The Sea"8:22
4."The Hook"8:36
5."Together"3:16
Total length:39:28

Production

"Aurora Borealis" commences as a brass-dominated exercise in R&B, then switches to an uptempo fusion piece with analog synthesiser solos. "Starfish" is a lively, elaborate jazz composition originally written by Tolonen for the Pori Jazz Festival in 1974 which allows for extended solos on guitar, trumpet, saxophone, and synthesiser. "The Sea" is a midtempo jazz piano ballad with full band accompaniment. "The Hook" begins humorously with guitar strings detuned before launching into its whole tone scale-dominated melody. "Together" is a sensitive electric guitar and piano ballad.

Personnel

References

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