Heikki Sarmanto Quintet Counterbalance 1971 Finland, Contemporary Jazz, Free Jazz

Heikki Sarmanto Quintet Counterbalance 1971 (Finland, Contemporary Jazz, Free Jazz) Heikki Veli Uolevi Sarmanto Finnish (from Helsinki), jazz pianist and composer, one of the main figures of the Finnish Jazz (second from right on the cover). He studied first in the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, then in the Berklee College of Music in Boston (USA), the first Finnish musicians. In 1970 he became a Jazz Musician of the Year in Finland in 1971, won top prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival. .. He has recorded about 40 LPs and music for several films. His younger brother a jazz bassist Pekka Sarmanto. The album is completely instrumental, where the main instruments electric piano and flute. .. Tracks: All tracks written by Heikki Sarmanto except where noted. 01. Azure Skies (Lance Gunderson) 0:00 02. Jai Guru Dev 7:01 03. Counterbalance 14:11 04. Moonflower 23:20 05. Seagull 31:31 06. Wolf 37:51 Personnel: Heikki Sarman