Nan Madol (album)

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]

Nan Madol
Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedApril 25 and 26, 1974
GenreJazz
Length45:07
LabelJAPO
ECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Edward Vesala chronology
Hot Lotta
(1973)
Nan Madol
(1974)
Satu
(1976)
ECM Reissue Cover

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
SourceRating
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

References

  1. ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011
  2. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1447. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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