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Iro Haarla - Northbound - ECM 1918 (2006)

Fans of the late Edward Vesala will probably remember Iro Haarla as the arranger, harpist and keyboard player for the drummer's Sound and Fury ensemble. Haarla still holds that job down as well as playing in various small groups with other ex Vesala sidemen, but this is her first recording as leader for ECM.

Alongside her are saxophonist Trygve Seim bassist Uffe Krokfors (both former Vesala collaborators), trumpeter Matthias Eick and the legendary Jon Christensen on drums. On first hearing it's clear that Haarla's music bears a strong resemblance to that of Vesala's (allegedly she co-authored a lot of his tunes without receiving any credit).

But further, closer listens uncover the unique beauties of Haarla's music, which sits at that mystical point halfway between improv and composition. "Barcarole" has one of those folky tunes that seems to have been around for years, just waiting for someone to pluck it from the air. Other pieces offer the barest wisps of melody, relying on the group's ability to generate structure spontaneously.

Haarla's approach to the piano has the weightless, displaced qualities of Paul Bley, while her harp brings a delicate romanticism to the proceedings. Unsurprisingly there are faint echoes of Alice Coltrane at times; "Yaara Yaara" is reminiscent of "Journey to Satchinanda", though taken a good few degrees nearer the Arctic Circle.

Seim's saxophone has something of Jan Garbarek about it, but he's a warmer, more approachable player. His tenor solo on the slow burning "Light in the Sadness" is a bit of a heartstopper, just the left side of sentimental. His blurry, slurred soprano curls are also gorgeously expressive, and a good foil for Eick's pure toned excursions. Avoiding the vocal tricks of Arve Henriksen or Per Jorgensen, Eick constructs logical, probing solos that hang in the spaces left by the rest of the group.

Christensen and Krokfors mark time fluidly, with the drummer sounding uncannily like Paul Motian these days. Though the pair never turn up the heat too much, they generate enough momentum to coax the frontline into some gorgeous performances. Let's hope we get to hear more from them...By Peter Marsh.

Iro Haarla piano, harp

Trygve Seim saxophones

Mathias Eick trumpet

Uffe Krokfors double-bass

Jon Christensen drums

Avian Kingdom

Barcarole

With Thanksgiving

Time For Recollection

On A Crest Of A Wave

Waterworn Rocks

Veil Of Mist

Light In The Sadness

A Singing Water Nymph

Yarra, Yarra

Northbound

Recorded September 2004

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