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This Finnish saxophonist and flutist is largely associated with the
fusion jazz efforts of bandleader Edward Vesala. Juhani Aaltonen began
playing professionally in the late '50s and, by 1961, was somewhat of
a veteran at the numerous dance gigs his fellow countrymen used to
keep from freezing to death. One of his first professional jobs was in
a sextet led by trumpeter Heiki Rosendahl. More serious matters on his
mind, he began studying the classical flute at the Sibelius Academy,
then came stateside for a stint at the Berklee College of Music in
Boston. At this point, he was heavily influenced by John Coltrane and
was leaning toward the free side of things, as in free improvisation
and free jazz. Berklee did not round this up to a threesome and offer
free tuition, however. Soon after returning to Finland, he made the
jump to the big city, in this case Helsinki. There he found plentiful
work as a studio hack, but was also making a name for himself on the
jazz scene. It was certainly the ground floor for jazz-rock and fusion
experiments, and while American artists such as Miles Davis led the
way, there was much interesting music in this idiom coming out of all
parts of Europe, as well. He began a successful collaboration with
Edward Vesala, in the beginning involving long duo sessions. Aaltonen
blew in the jazz-rock outfit Eero Koivistoinen, also laying down his
first creative recording tracks in his stint with the band. He worked
with this group off and on for the next four years, but the
association with Vesala was also going on during this entire period. A
fellow Finn, the percussionist and composer Vesala was actually the
younger man by a decade. Because of this bandleader's success at
cracking the international fusion jazz market, these recordings remain
Aaltonen's highest profile work. A recording with the big band of Thad
Jones and Mel Lewis represents even further mainstream jazz
identification, although the jazz-rock ethos made an impact on this
band as well after the '60s. The recording does not provide Aaltonen
with much soloing space, however. He recorded with Heiki Sarmanto in
1969 and 1972, and from 1974, concentrated his energy on his efforts
as a leader. He released his debut solo album, Etiquette, in 1974. In
1975, he was a member of Helsinki's New Music Orchestra. The Nordic
All Stars have of course called on Aaltonen, and he has worked with
the quartet of bassist Arild Andersen in the late '70s and with the
hearty German saxophonist Peter Br÷tzmann. Aaltonen nabbed a lot of
studio work in the '80s and also toured Europe with Andersen,
regularly appearing on albums. The UFO Big Band project allowed him a
regular solo spotlight in this period, putting him in the company of
both Jan Garbarek, perhaps the most famous Scandinavian reed player,
and Charlie Mariano, a bop-era saxophonist who expatriated to Europe.
In the mid-'80s, something of a dream for any musician came true for
Aaltonen when he received a 15-year state grant, again allowing him to
concentrate on his own projects. Spirituality began to be a strong
influence and he began to perform more frequently at church concerts
and related events and much less at rowdy jazz-rock gigs. In the '90s,
he presented a remarkable solo flute recital at the Tampere Biennale
and returned to the collaboration with Sarmanto. In 1990 and 1992,
Aaltonen toured with his own quartet. "For me life is an ongoing
school and I am an enigma even to myself," is an example of Aaltonen's
philosophy as provided by the Finnish Music Information Centre, the
enigma compounded by the Centre's assertion that this comment was made
on the musician's "150th birthday." In 2001, the duo of Aaltonen and
Sarmanto released their most successful venture together to date, the
duo recording Rise.
Tracks:
01. A Call (7:27)
02. Mother Cries (6:28)
03. Morning Splendor (6:01)
04. Waltzing With You (6:14)
05. Dance To The Invisible (6:19)
06. The Long Nights (8:27)
07. Sweet Embraces (5:37)
08. A Moment Of Peace (5:36)
09. We Still Dream (8:20)
10. Through Forests (3:07)
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