Nan Madol
Context
Title track of the album recorded in Helsinki in April 1974 by Finnish drummer and composer Edward Vesala. Released first on Japo, it was reissued by ECM in 1976; the music blends writing and open improvisation.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to ECM and European jazz, Nordic jazz, Free improvisation and European free. Among the origins and influences of ECM and European jazz: Free jazz, Modal, French jazz, Polish jazz, Free improvisation and European free.