Riitta Paakki Quartet - Väri (2023) [Hi-Res]

Riitta Paakki Quartet's music is irresistibly effortless. The new album is inspired by nature, visual arts, music and places dear to composer Paakki. Her swinging and clear piano playing style meets Manuel Dunkel's powerful and nuanced saxophone sound, and the whole is completed by the bubbling rhythm section of Antti Lötjönen and Joonas Riippa. In the more up-tempo tunes you can hear echos of the bebop tradition, and the calmer compositions paint traditional Finnish landscapes

Manuel Dunkel – saxophone
Riitta Paakki – piano
Antti Lötjönen – bass
Joonas Riippa – drums