Myths & Beliefs - Remastered Expanded Edition | Mika Pohjola, Mick Goodrick, Bruno Råberg, Roberto Dani

Myths & Beliefs - Remastered Expanded Edition

by Mika Pohjola, Mick Goodrick, Bruno Råberg, Roberto Dani

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You'll get the classic Announcement CD and a Download of THIS album.
Announcement features saxophonist Chris Cheek, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Roberto Dani. Compositions by pianist Mika Pohjola.

Includes unlimited streaming of Turn Out the Stars - Music by Bill Evans via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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You'll get the Northern Sunrise CD and a Download of THIS album. Northern Sunrise features saxophonist Steve Wilson, guitarist Ben Monder, bassist Massimo Biolcati, drummer Mark Ferber, and compositions by pianist Mika Pohjola.

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You'll get the CD "Trio Hour" and a Download of THIS album.

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A Special Bundle Price for 5 CDs by pianist & composer Mika Pohjola:
• TRIO HOUR (w. Kyle Struve & Dan Loomis)
• NORTHERN SUNRISE (w. Steve Wilson, Ben Monder, Massimo Biolcati & Mark Ferber)
• LANDMARK (w. Miguel Zenón, Ben Monder, Fernando Huergo, Roberto Dani & Johanna Grüssner)
• ANNOUNCEMENT (w. Chris Cheek, Matt Penman, Roberto Dani)
• TWO FOR THE ROAD (w. Jill Seifers Walsh)

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Includes unlimited streaming of Still Alive via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	Tyrant Krinippos 06:28	buy track
2.	Goddess Arsinoe 08:57	buy track
3.	Before Dawn 05:49	buy track
4.	The Day of the Bear 03:00	buy track
5.	Dionysios 10:36	buy track
6.	Mood 4:30 AM 02:57	buy track
7.	The Night of the Bear 00:46	buy track
8.	Magneten 05:28	buy track
9.	The Myth of the Old Man 05:30	buy track
10.	Next Morning of the Bear 00:42	buy track
11.	Fall of 1978 08:48	buy track
12.	Kindergarten 06:48	buy track
13.	Kaféet 04:11	buy track
14.	The Day of the Bear (Composite Take) 13:03	buy track
15.	Fall of 1978 (Take 1, 2009 Edit) 04:50	buy track
16.	Goddess Arsinoe (Take 1) 09:28	buy track
17.	Mood 4:30 AM (Take 1) 03:01	buy track
18.	Mustat Ruusut 04:12	buy track
19.	Magneten (Take 1) 05:25	buy track
20.	Tyrant Krinippos (Take 1) 05:41	buy track
21.	The Day of the Bear (Complete Take 1) 06:16	buy track
22.	The Day of the Bear (Take 2) 03:12	buy track
23.	The Night of the Bear (Complete Take) 02:11	buy track
24.	Next Morning of the Bear (Complete Take) 01:46	buy track
25.	Fall of 1978 (Complete Take 1) 08:42	buy track
26.	Kaféet (Take 2) 04:15	buy track
27.	Magneten (Live in Japan) 04:47	buy track
28.	Goddess Arsinoe (Live in Japan) 11:12	buy track

about

The one word that best describes Mika Pohjola's debut as a leader is "original." The melodic strength of Pohjola's material suggests sources in the traditional music of Finland, where he was born, and Sweden, where he first studied jazz with a Spanish instructor. "I'm not interested in writing variations on the folkloric material," Mika insists, "but I like the idea of a general folk audience. So I write my own folk material."
Pohjola's strength is his ability to make something new of these influences and concepts. The empathy of the trio - plus guest guitarist Mick Goodrick on six tracks (including the three different sightings of "The Bear" that serve as strategically placed interludes) - reinforces the unity of the compositions.

Pohjola, as a pianist, is a master of tension and release, bassist Bruno Råberg (Full Circle, Orange Then Blue) complements and swings, drummer Roberto Dani (Enrico Rava, Devil Doll) delivers both power and delicacy, and guitarist Goodrick is his unpredictably delightful self, whether burning, rambling or singing lyrically.

Original music, unique concepts, extraordinary playing - it all adds up to one of the most persuasive debut albums in recent memory.
-Bob Blumenthal