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Pinetop Perkins & Jimmy Rogers are 'Genuine Blues Legends,' ELROB Records (REVIEW)
Juhani Aaltonen & Iro Haarla of Finland Create 'Kirkastus' on TUM Records [REVIEW]
Saxophonist and flutist Juhani "Junnu" Aaltonen, 80, is one of Finland's most respected improvisers. He's led trios and quartets but this is his first duo. Pianist and harpist Iro Haarla, 59, has performed her original music in solo, duo, quintet, sextet and big band settings. Their first record together, 'Kirkastus' (TUM Records), features her music but it's his personality that comes shining through. Joseph Daley, Warren Smith & Scott Robinson, 'The Tuba Trio Chronicles,' [REVIEW]
The new year brings new music that questions the very existence of a set of parameters used to define and categorize the concept of free jazz. Simply stated, 'The Tuba Trio Chronicles' (Joda Music) is, in actuality, Joseph Daley on tuba, Warren Smith on drums and Scott Robinson on saxophone, but that enticement is woefully inaccurate. For it is the ghost of Sam Rivers [1923-2011] and his original Tuba Trio, that permeates the proceedings.
