Kukunor 5:44/The Great River 6:54/Solveig’s Song 5:36/Passage
- Dance for the Horse 3:55/Sunset 4:38/Catch-Up 4:26/Type 6:15/Tuonen
Tytti 3:25/Suhka 10:13
Total playing time 51:06
Jone Takamäki, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet and didgeridoo;
Juhani Aaltonen, tenor saxophone and flutes; Tane Kannisto, tenor
and soprano saxophones, alto clarinet, flutes and percussion; Verneri
Pohjola, trumpet and fluegel horn; Patrik Latvala, trombone and
tuba; Seppo Kantonen, piano and Fender Rhodes; Jarmo Savolainen,
keyboards; Pekka Nylund, guitar; Antti Hytti, arco bass and conductor;
Ulf Krokfors, lead bass; Tom Nekljudow, drums and percussion; and
Stefan Paavola, voice.
Suhka is the first recording by SUHKAN UHKA, the “dream band”
founded by bassist Antti Hytti and saxophonist Jone Takamäki in
2000. SUHKAN UHKA lays the foundation of its sound on two main pillars:
a massive rhythm section of six musicians and a group of soloist
possessing an individual style and extraordinary musicianship. The
main part of the music on this recording was composed by Antti Hytti
and/or Jone Takamäki and comprises new versions of compositions
originally created to accompany different kinds of visual presentations
- film, plays, etc.
Suhka was recorded in May 2002 at Mango Studios in Magnusborg,
Porvoo, Finland with Tapio Ylitalo and Marko Kataja as the recording
engineers. The recording was mixed and mastered by Antti Hytti at
Mango Studios.