LIBERTY SHIP: APPROACHING
Liberty Ship, formed in 2012, navigates the deep waters of free jazz and improvised music in constant pursuit of liberated self-expression. Liberty Ship glides gracefully out of the mist on gently rolling waves, combining the adventurous spirit and improvisation of free jazz to influences from contemporary art music outside of jazz and a Nordic cool sensibility. Their music is adventurous, mysterious, creative and unpredictable as the sea, but the crew of Liberty Ship always stays together as a cohesive unit with a single course and a unified vision, the prow firmly pointed toward the edge of the map to uncharted waters. – Pasi Virtanen
CD “Approaching” voted for ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Best new releases 2013″
by The New York City Jazz Record
A double album, cd1 loosely sketched tunes – cd2 totally improvised material
Esa Pietilä – tenor saxophone, Aki Rissanen – piano, Antti Lötjönen – ac. bass,
Olavi Louhivuori – drums