The Hook

by Jukka Tolonen

The Hook cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1974
  • Label: Love
  • Country: Finland
  • Length: 39:13
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The third solo album from the virtuoso Finnish guitarist (and Tasavallan Presidentti member) is a vibrant, technically dazzling excursion into jazz-rock. Backed by an incredibly tight brass section and an aggressive rhythm section, Tolonen delivers rapid-fire fretwork that stands among the finest European fusion of the decade.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, progressive, guitar-led, jamming, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Aurora Boralis (12:52)
  2. Starfish (6:13)
  3. The Sea (8:18)
  4. The Hook (8:32)
  5. Together (3:15)

Credits

  • Jukka Tolonen - primary artist, guitar [guitars], piano, written-by
  • Pekka P枚yry - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Seppo Paakkunainen - baritone saxophone
  • Heikki Virtanen - bass
  • Ben Kaila - cover [back]
  • SAFTRA - cover [back]
  • Sauli Rantam盲ki - cover [front]
  • Esko Rosnell - drums, percussion

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