The Hook (album)

The Hook
Studio album by Jukka Tolonen
Released	1974
Recorded	August 5–11 at Marcus Music AB in Stockholm
Genre	Jazz fusion[1]
Length	36:11
Label	Love
Producer	Måns Groundstöm
Jukka Tolonen chronology

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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jukka Tolonen.

No.	Title	Length
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

Jukka Tolonen – guitar, piano
Esa Kotilainen – Minimoog, clavinet, accordion
Esko Rosnell – drums, percussion
Heikki Virtanen – bass
Seppo Paakkunainen – baritone saxophone
Jan Kling – tenor saxophone
Pekka Pöyry – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Torgny Nilsson – trombone
Bertil Löfgren – trumpet
Måns Groundstöm – production

References

"The Hook - Jukka Tolonen". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"Jukka Tolonen – The Hook". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-01-19.

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[1] "The Hook - Jukka Tolonen". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-19.

[2] "Jukka Tolonen – The Hook". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-01-19.