TIMO LASSY - The Call / Sweet Spot »
"Helsinki based saxophone player Timo Lassy likes his sound big. If John Coltrane had a baby with Gene Ammons, the kid's name would have been Timo Lassy. Incl. two brand new tracks, the latin tinged ""The Call"" and the more gentle little bossa track ""Sweet Spot"". Tenor & baritone sax: Timo Lassy; trumpet, Jukka Eskola; trombone, Mikko Mustonen; piano, Giorgios Kontrafouris; bass, Antti Lötjönen; drums & percussion, Teppo Mäkynen. Produced by Teppo ""Teddy Rok"" Mäkynen."
Taken from the album: The Soul & Jazz of Timo Lassy
| Track Name |
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Time |
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Price |
Buy |
| The Call |
(6:39) |
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€1.19 |
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| Sweet Spot |
(4:08) |
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€1.19 |
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| BUY ALL 2 TRACKS €2.00 |
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(all tracks are high quality 320 mp3 files - if not stated differently)
TIMO LASSY
Timo is a Helsinki-based sax player who likes his sound BIG. There’s the bluesy and soulful undertone of Mr Ammons or say Willis Jackson and the spiritual side of Pharoah Sanders and John Coltrane. As The Guardian’s John L. Walters put it: “Saxophonist Timo Lassy has storytelling approach to solos”. Baritone, tenor or flute, Timo will deliver. Timo has played in many groups, such as the Blue Note recording U-Street All Stars and the mighty Five Corners Quintet and has performed from New York to Istanbul.
Now it’s time see what the man is about.
Timo’s first single "African Rumble/High at Noon" was released a year ago and since that he has been recording his debut album titled "The Soul & Jazz of Timo Lassy", released in the Fall of 2007. These two tracks give a foretaste of what’s about to follow and we guarantee that you want to have more of this jazz/soulfood! As usual, the musicians are the cream of the crop with such names as Jukka Eskola on trumpet and Teppo "Teddy Rok" Mäkynen on drums. On the latin tinged "The Call" Timo’s heavy and rich baritone sound is backed by a horn section and we hear great solos from Timo and Giorgios. "Sweet Spot" is a more gentle little bossa number that show’s a more delicate and sophisticated side of this sax king who stands on the shoulder giants in order to see further.
LINKS:
www.timolassy.com
www.myspace.com/timolassy
