...Jaloa Ylpeyttä Yletän....Ylevää Nöyryyttä Nousen (1978)
Back into the newly acquired collection. I'd heard this album once before but never owned a physical copy. Let's see how it goes this time.
As with Vortex's second album that I recently revisited, Jukka Gustavson's solo debut (technically released as Jukka Gustavson's Alone Together Orchestra) could be described as orchestrated jazz. Though in this case there isn't that avant prog vibe, more towards pure jazz fusion. Elements of Soft Machine appear throughout. There's a cast of thousands here, and only Gustavson's keyboard are allowed to dominate in any one place. Organ is still his preferred instrument, giving it more of an early to mid 70s sound. Reeds also play a major role here. The album is broken into 13 all-instrumental pieces representing one suite across both sides. The central theme is based around Christian principles and the lavish booklet includes many Biblical quotes.
This was only the beginning for the former Wigwam keyboardist. He continues to record to this day. I haven't heard any of them, but certainly wouldn't deny the chance to do so.
Ownership: 1978 Love (LP). With booklet as noted above.
5/8/12 (first listen); 1/29/26 (LP acquired / review)
1/29/26 (new entry)
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