UMO Jazz Orchestra & Michael Brecker - Live in Helsinki 1995 (2015)

A live recording of Finnish big band UMO Jazz Orchestra and sax legend Michael Brecker (1949-2007), 'Live in Helsinki 1995' has never been released before. The record features compositions by Michael Brecker, Horace Silver, Vince Mendoza and Kirmo Lintinen, among others, with styles ranging from bebop to funk and ballads. "The most treacherous position in jazz, was being the guy on the bandstand who has to take a solo right after Mike Brecker." - Pat Metheny

Tracklist:

01. Invitation
02. Slang 6.27
03. Andrea's Song
04. Nica's Dream
05. Ginare
06. The Meaning of the Blues
07. The Big Picture
08. Song for Barry
09. Nutville
10. Never Alone

Personnel:

Sax (Tenor) - Michael Brecker
Saxophones - Pentti Lahti, Mikko Makinen, Pertti "Pepa" Paivinen, Teemu Salminen
Trumpet - Esko Heikkinen, Timo Paasonen, Sami Poyhonen, Tero Saarti
Trombone - Mikael Langbacka, Pekka Laukkanen, Mikko Mustonen, Markku Veijonsuo
Electric Guitar - Markku Kanerva
Keyboards, Piano - Seppo Kantonen
Drums - Markus Ketola
Bass (Upright) - Pekka Sarmanto
Electric Bass (1,5,8) - Pekka Pohjola
Percussion (1,4,5,8,9,10) - Ricardo Padilla
Conductor - Rich Shemaria