Lumi (album)
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| Lumi | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | June 1986 | |||
| Studio | Finnvox Studios Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:46 | |||
| Label | ECM 1339 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Lumi is an album by Finnish jazz drummer and bandleader Edward Vesala recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987. The ensemble consists brass section Esko Heikkinen and Tom Bildo, woodwind section Pentti Lahti, Jorma Tapio, Tapani Rinne, and Kari Heinilä, and rhythm section Taito Vainio, Raoul Björkenheim, Iro Haarla, Häkä, and Vesala himself.[1]
Critical reception to the album has been divided.
Describing the album as an “unqualified masterpiece”, The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected it as part of its suggested Core Collection, and also awarded it a "Crown" indicating an album for which the authors felt “special admiration or affection”.[2]
The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | 👑[4] |
