Teemu Viinikainen Trio release their second album on Prophone Records on January 29. The official release concert takes place on Flame Jazz Cruise.
Teemu Viinikainen Trio releases their sophomore album "Hit it!" on the Flame Jazz Cruise on February 1 - 2.
The compositions and track list started to come together on tour in the spring of 2013. All but two compositions are by band leader Viinikainen:
"I had created some new material for the trio and on tour we got a chance to take the new songs to live audience", Viinikainen describes the process. In October 2013 the threesome took a whole bunch of ripe tracks and sketches to Markku Veijonsuo's Varistoteles studios. Many of the compositions also made it to the record, but there was still room for improv: "Aside from complete compositions, we used free improvisation to draw inspiration and get new ideas", adds Viinikainen. The result is evident: The "Hit it!" album brings out the more energetic, more dynamic Teemu Viinikainen Trio.
The two covers on the album are carefully chosen classics: Joe Zawinul's "Directions" and Duke Ellington's "Things Ain't What They Used to Be".
Teemu Viinikainen – guitar
Ville Herrala – bass
Mika Kallio – drums
Read more:
www.teemuviinikainen.com
www.prophonerecords.se
http://www.flamejazz.com/tapahtuma/flame-jazz-cruise-iv/