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Tigers Are Better Looking

by Valtteri Laurell Nonet

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Hear the Nonet on beautiful black vinyl edition vinyl record, complete with heavy-duty tip-on sleeve. The text on the front is EMBOSSED IN GOLD. Herttileijaa!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tigers Are Better Looking via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD lovers we see you! Here's Nonet on a reliable "Compact Disc" edition, stylish matte digisleeve with GOLD EMBOSSED TEXT on the front.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Tigers Are Better Looking via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

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Composer Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen presents his Nonet formation of We Jazz Records. Their debut album "Tigers Are Better Looking" is released 3 Feb and the ensemble features internationally renowned Finnish clarinetist Antti Sarpila, plus a strong cast of Helsinki-based musicians from several of the top Finnish groups.

Based on the writings of British-Caribbean author Jean Rhys (1890–1979), the 6-track album is a melancholy, intimate chamber jazz creation. Laurell's music swings, yet he doesn't stop there, but moves further to paint an original, richly-toned sonic image with the highly potent Nonet.

Laurell states Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis's "Water Babies" and Charles Mingus among the key musical influences of his compositions on this album. Through Rhys's text, Laurell finds a special sense of detachment and melancholy evident in his new material. Laurell's music swings, yet he doesn't stop there, but moves further to paint an original, richly-toned sonic image with the highly potent Nonet. Antti Sarpila's masterful clarinet provides the icing on the cake, floating high above the clouds of sound.

credits

released February 3, 2023

Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen; compositions, electric guitar
Antti Sarpila, clarinet
Jukka Eskola; trumpet, flugelhorn
Petri Puolitaival; alto sax, flute
Jussi Kannaste, tenor sax
Antti Rissanen, trombone
Ville Vannemaa, baritone sax
Ville Herrala, double bass
Jaska Lukkarinen, drums

Composed by Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen
Design by Matti Nives

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We Jazz Records is a label based in Helsinki releasing cutting edge jazz music on vinyl + additional formats.

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