Name: III
Brand: Alder Ego

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WJLP31

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black

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-04-09

Signed copies

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Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5050580756854

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WJLP31ORANGE

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orange

Extended format: Yes

5050580756861

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Artist

Alder Ego

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

We Jazz

Helsinki quartet Alder Ego, led by drummer/composer Joonas Leppänen, returns with their new album "III" on 9 April on We Jazz Records. A follow up to their successful 2018 We Jazz album, III finds Leppänen and his bandmates extracting more depth and punch out of their tenor sax + trumpet + double bass + drums setup, which echoes the greats in the game, such as Ornette Coleman, yet adds a readily identifiable edge to it all. Leppänen's writing is evolving, becoming more and more of a signature of the band and sounding delightfully angular yet easily flowing. On III, Alder Ego features Leppänen on drums, Jarno Tikka (of OK:KO) on tenor sax, Tomi Nikku (of Bowman Trio) on trumpet and the new addition Nathan Francis on bass.

Kicking off with a key track introducing the band's deep sound, Love And Maladies, III moves through a sonic landscape which is constantly surprising yet identifiable as Alder Ego guided by Leppänen's musical vision at all times. This is true even during moments when the composer himself steps aside, namely in the Tikka–Nikku duo cut Impermanence and Nathan Davis's highly memorable solo outing Nathan's World.

The album's many highlights include singles November Ghost and I Saw It In a Dream, plus the stunning closing track Ephemeral, featuring Natalia Castrillon on harp.

Music GB