The dead don't dream

"Det er ikke uden grund, at rygtet om den finske jazztrompetist Verneri Pohjolas talent, spreder sig som ringe i vandet. Bare man lægger øren til hans nye album i eget navn, The Dead Don't Dream, kan man konstatere, at hans kvaliteter står i kø. Man skal ikke høre mere end et par minutter af albummet, før man må sande, at Verneri Pohjola er en musiker med endog meget udtalte kvaliteter - som komponist og instrumentalist, i det hele taget: som artist. Hans musik er enkel og dog kompleks, ekspressiv, dynamisk og dog ydmyg (hvis musik ellers kan være dét)".

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"This is Finnish horn player Verneri Pohjola's fourth album on Edition and it confirms his stature on the European jazz scene. Unlike a lot of contemporary jazz artists, 42-year old Pohjola has developed a mostly pristine sound that's not a hybrid, borrowing from electronica, folk, world or classical music. Forced to make a comparison using a Venn diagram, I'd put him in an overlap that had Kenny Wheeler in one circle and Jon Hassell in the other. His music is much cooler than either, however".

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