Haarla, Iro
ECM, 2011, CD
Instrument: Piano
Issue: 17.2
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 3
Sound: 5
Score: 
O’s Notes: Norwegian pianist Iro Haarla leads a quintet featuring trumpeter Mathias Eick with Trygve Seim (sax), Ulf Krokfors (b) and Jon Christensen on drums. She wrote all of the compositions highlighted by the title track that is dedicated to her father. The music is an illustration of natural sound giving the listener a sense of peace and tranquility.
Publicist: ECM Records
