Biography

Conversations presents two Finnish jazz icons, Juhani Aaltonen and Heikki Sarmanto, in an extended musical conversation - an open dialogue. It is a collection of 16 improvisations either created spontaneously in the studio or by using Sarmanto´s compositions and even two standards as a launching pad - nearly two hours of improvised music altogether. Conversations is not their first duo album but it is without a doubt one of their very best, reflecting nearly five decades of shared musical history and their love for improvisation

Tracklist

1. When I Was With Yousäv. Heikki Sarmanto
2. So Much Happened...säv. Heikki Sarmanto & Juhani Aaltonen
3. What We Cannot Imaginesäv. Heikki Sarmanto
4. ...It Happened Todaysäv. Heikki Sarmanto & Juhani Aaltonen
5. Le Petit Soldatsäv. Heikki Sarmanto
6. Just Like A Dreamsäv. Heikki Sarmanto & Juhani Aaltonen
7. You and the Night and the Musicsäv. Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz
8. Evening Prayersäv. Heikki Sarmanto
9. From Nothingsäv. Heikki Sarmanto
10. No Work Bound Mesäv. Heikki Sarmanto
11. Free Soulssäv. Heikki Sarmanto & Juhani Aaltonen
12. The Sea In The Moonlightsäv. Heikki Sarmanto
13. War Tranesäv. Heikki Sarmanto
14. Peace Talksäv. Heikki Sarmanto & Juhani Aaltonen
15. Alone Togethersäv. Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz
16. Evening Hazesäv. Heikki Sarmanto