Unelmaloma Roomassa CD
is the original Finnish edition of “When in Rome” is full of swinging, rhythmic, romantic and whimsical original compositions by Bianca and her writing partner, Maria Parr, with some music composed by American composer/musician Larry Price and by Finnish composer/musician Klaus Roos.
The English lyrics, based on Maria’s
Unelmaloma Roomassa CD
is the original Finnish edition of “When in Rome” is full of swinging, rhythmic, romantic and whimsical original compositions by Bianca and her writing partner, Maria Parr, with some music composed by American composer/musician Larry Price and by Finnish composer/musician Klaus Roos.
The English lyrics, based on Maria’s original Finnish lyrics, are written by Judy Lamppu, a native Los Angelino. This CD is considered to be a tribute to the great jazz classics of the fifties and sixties, with wonderful arrangements by Sven Nygård.
Bianca Morales – half Afro-Cuban, half Finnish – is a renowned
recording and performing jazz vocalist and composer. At the age of 14,
she had already started her jazz career, both singing and recording with Grani Big Band. Bianca was well-established by the age of 18 after winning MTV 3’s (one of Finland’s main national TV channels) Spring Tune Contest in 1984 with an original composition that she co-wrote, a reggae tune titled “Our Party.” Bianca continues to be a full-time jazz performer continuing a busy performance schedule, both in Finland and many other countries around the world including the U.S. As she spends more and more months in her second home in Los Angeles, her local fan base is growing rapidly.
The UMO Jazz Orchestra is nowadays regarded as one of the Europe’s
leading big bands. It has made numerous concert tours a.o. a great
European tour with Natalie Cole. Amongst conductors and soloists are
legendary jazz artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Joe Williams and Michael Brecker.
The Beem Jazz Combo features leading Finnish jazz musicians and
from the USA composer, saxophonist Larry Price.
- Music Larry Price, orig. lyric Maria Parr, English lyric Judy Lamppu, arr. Sven Nygård
Music ja orig. lyric Bianca Morales & Maria Parr, English lyric Judy Lamppu, arr. Sven Nygård
* Music Klaus Roos, orig. lyric Maria Parr, English lyric Judy Lamppu, arr. Lasse Hirvi
All songs: © 2003 Beem Publishing
Producer: 2003 Beem Records
BMPCD03001
ISRC-codes: FI-BMP-03-00001-13
The Musicians:
UMO Jazz Orchestra:
Trumpets:
Jan Kohlin
Timo Paasonen
Mikko Pettinen
Teemu Mattsson
Trombones:
Antti Rissanen
Mikko Mustonen
Pekka Laukkanen
Mikael Långbacka
Saxophones:
Olli Ojajärvi
Pekka Pylkkänen
Mikko Mäkinen
Teemu Salminen
Pertti “Pepa” Päivinen
Grand Piano: Jarmo Savolainen
Bass: Ville Huolman
Drums: Mikko Hassinen
Musical Producer for UMO: Markku Veijonsuo
Beem Jazz Combo:
Grand Piano & keys: Lasse Hirvi
Bass: Timo Tuppurainen
Guitars: Jari “Heinä” Nieminen
Drums & Percussion: Jari “Kepa” Kettunen
Violin: Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola
Tenor Saxophone: Sven Nygård
Alto & Soprano Saxophone: Larry Price
Trumpet and Flugel Horn: Tero Saarti
Producers: Bianca Morales & Merja Partanen
Sound engineer & mix: Martin Brushane / Studio Brushane Oy, Helsinki
Mastering: Petri Sihvonen / Måndag Oy, Helsinki