Esa Pietilä Trio
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New, original and interesting material from a new Finnish trio, of which members have been actively performing over a decade on the Finnish and international jazz scene. Trio's leader, Esa Pietilä has led his own projects for many years. He has previously done two cd's with his quartet / quintet combinations.
Musicians
- Esa Pietilä, tenor and soprano saxophone
- Uffe Krokfors, double bass
- Markku Ounaskari, drums, percussion
Tracks
| 1. | Mind Hunt | (Pietilä) | (4:11) |
| 2. | Headway | (Pietilä) | (8:30) |
| 3. | Direct | (Pietilä-Ounaskari) | (3:03) |
| 4. | A Sign | (Pietilä-Krokfors-Ounaskari) | (2:13) |
| 5. | So is... | (Pietilä) | (6:15) |
| 6. | Bumpy Down | (Pietilä-Krokfors) | (3:09) |
| 7. | Spring Flower | (Krokfors) | (5:32) |
| 8. | Purple Jungle | (Pietilä-Krokfors-Ounaskari) | (2:47) |
| 9. | Freejohn | (Pietilä-Krokfors) | (3:26) |
| 10. | Strong till three | (Pietilä) | (4:27) |
| 11. | Point Zero | (Pietilä-Ounaskari) | (3:23) |
| 12. | Triangles | (Pietilä) | (6:29) |
| Total time: | 55:55 |
Other information
- Recording location
- Mango Studios P. Jyrälä, Porvoo, Finland
- Recording dates
- April 20 & 21, May 8 & 15, 2002
- Produced by
- Esa Pietilä / Tricks Music
- Recording and mixing
- Teemu Kortelainen
- Assistant recording
- Puke Kataja
- Mastered by
- Otto Donner, DER, Tammisaari, Finland
- Cover art
- Teemu Saarinen

















