The Dead Don't Dream
Verneri Pohjola
It was, and now is, the best context for his playing, broadened since the Ilmillieki days by Prättälä’s use of subtle electronics and while Paatelainen on pedal steel and Lyytinen on saxes broaden...
The Dead Don't Dream
Verneri Pohjola
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It was, and now is, the best context for his playing, broadened since the Ilmillieki days by Prättälä’s use of subtle electronics and while Paatelainen on pedal steel and Lyytinen on saxes broaden...
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Finnish trumpet star Verneri Pohjola has earned a formidable reputation as one of Europe's most creative and original jazz innovators for his commanding sound, expressive tone and the rich intensity of his improvisations. Following a series of highly successful and praised albums he releases The Dead Don't Dream in 2020, his fourth album for Edition Records. The new record incorporates influences from his last three albums into one definitive and beautifully crafted statement. The band, featuring Tuomo Prattala on piano, Antti Lotjonen on bass and Mika Kallio on drums, share a deep sense of collaboration and a common purpose. They are explorers of sound through Verneri's captivating and vibrant music, balancing freedom and composition, expression and voice. It's a defining work of art for Verneri, for Finnish culture and a statement of intent for an artist immersed in the world of European Jazz.
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July 2020
It was, and now is, the best context for his playing, broadened since the Ilmillieki days by Prättälä’s use of subtle electronics and while Paatelainen on pedal steel and Lyytinen on saxes broaden the sonic palette, they are not really integral to the core quartet. It’s the easy interplay they developed first time around that seems to be where the future might be realised for this enigmatic trumpeter.
