Tigers Are Better Looking

Hear the Nonet on beautiful black vinyl edition vinyl record, complete with heavy-duty tip-on sleeve. The text on the front is embossed in gold. Herttileijaa! Composer Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen presents his Nonet formation of We Jazz Records. Their debut album “Tigers Are Better Looking” is released 3 Feb and the ensemble features internationally renowned Finnish clarinetist Antti Sarpila, plus a strong cast of Helsinki-based musicians from several of the top Finnish groups
Based on the writings of British-Caribbean author Jean Rhys (1890–1979), the 6-track album is a melancholy, intimate chamber jazz creation. Laurell’s music swings, yet he doesn’t stop there, but moves further to paint an original, richly-toned sonic image with the highly potent Nonet
Laurell states Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis’s “Water Babies” and Charles Mingus among the key musical influences of his compositions on this album. Through Rhys’s text, Laurell finds a special sense of detachment and melancholy evident in his new material. Laurell’s music swings, yet he doesn’t stop there, but moves further to paint an original, richly-toned sonic image with the highly potent Nonet. Antti Sarpila’s masterful clarinet provides the icing on the cake, floating high above the clouds of sound