Mikkonen - Kuara

An enchanting debut for a Finnish-Norwegian trio featuring the trumpet and vocalese of the great Per Jorgensen, the piano of Samuli Mikkonen and the drums of Markku Ounaskari. This is sinewy, hypnotic music unlike any other in the ECM catalogue. It's slow moving but full of purpose and long, winding melodies that insinuate themselves deep under the skin. Ounaskari and J rgensen have played with the likes of Lee Konitz, Don Cherry, Jon Balke, Michael Mantler, Kenny Wheeler and Tomasz Stanko, amongst others.