Antti Alanen (born 1955) is Film Programmer at National Audiovisual Institute (Finland), which runs the Cinema Orion in Helsinki. This diary is an irregular notebook and scrapbook of rough notes on films and related matters. Spoiler alert: I spoil everything because for me plot and conclusion are essential to discuss!
The Five Corners Quintet featuring Mark Murphy: Chasin' the Jazz Gone By
Jazz Record of the Week 15/2018
Verneri Pohjola Quartet: Ancient History
Jazz Record of the Week 10/2018
Edward Vesala Sound & Fury: Nordic Gallery
Jazz Record of the Week 9/2018
Grazing in the Grass: The Best of Hugh Masekela
Jazz Record of the Week 8/2018
Olli Ahvenlahti: The Poet
Jazz Record of the Week 7/2018
Heikki Sarmanto feat. Art Farmer & Bertil Lövgren: Many Moons - July '69 (live recordings)
Jazz Record of the Week 6/2018
Severi Pyysalo: Autumn Leaves - Severi Comes
Jazz Record of the Week 5/2018
Mikko Innanen & Innkvisitio: Clustrophy
Jazz Record of the Week 4/2018
DDT Jazzband: Vintage
Jazz Record of the Week 3/2018
Riitta Paakki Trio: Riitta Paakki Trio
Jazz Record of the Week 3/2018
Peggy Lee: It's a Good Day. Original Recordings 1941-1950 with Benny Goodman & Dave Barbour
Jazz Record of the Week 2/2018
Erroll Garner Plays Misty 3 (1953-1954)
Jazz Record of the Week 1/2018
Kenny Burrell: Soulero (inc. The Tender Gender)
Jazz Record of the Week 52/2017
Eero Koivistoinen Quartet: Illusion
Jazz Record of the Week 51/2017
Charlie Mingus: Pre-Bird
Jazz Record of the Week 49/2017
Charlie Rouse: Unsung Hero
Jazz Record of the Week 48/2017
John Abercrombie: Timeless
Jazz Record of the Week 47/2017
John Coltrane: Live at the Village Vanguard Again!
Jazz Record of the Week 46/2017
Horace Parlan: Up & Down
Jazz Record of the Week 44/2017
Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
The Benny Goodman Story Vol. 1+2 (Jazz on Film: Biopics 10)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
The James Dean Story (1957) (second soundtrack: Leith Stevens) (Jazz on Film: Biopics 9)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
Pete Kelly's Blues (Jazz on Film: Biopics 8)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
Young Man with a Horn (Jazz on Film: Biopics 7)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
The Glenn Miller Story (Jazz on Film: Biopics 6)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
The Eddy Duchin Story (Jazz on Flim: Biopics 5)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
St. Louis Blues (1958) (Jazz on Film: Biopics 4)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
The Five Pennies (Jazz on Film: Biopics 3)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
The James Dean Story (1957) (first soundtrack: Johnny Mandel / Bill Holman) (Jazz on Film: Biopics 2)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
The Gene Krupa Story (Jazz on Film: Biopics 1)
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2017
Jazz on Film: Biopics (6 cd's, 10 soundtracks)
Jazz Record of the Week 36/2017
The Booker Ervin Sextet: Heavy!!!
Jazz Record of the Week 35/2017
Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2
Jazz Record of the Week 35/2017
Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1
Jazz Record of the Week 34/2017
Fats Waller: The Joint Is Jumpin'
Jazz Record of the Week 33/2017
John Coltrane: Coltrane "Live" at the Village Vanguard
Jazz Record of the Week 32/2017
Lee Konitz: Very Cool
Jazz Record of the Week 30/2017
John Coltrane: Meditations
Jazz Record of the Week 30/2017
John Coltrane: Ascension
Jazz Record of the Week 30/2017
Coltrane Live at Birdland
Jazz Record of the Week 30/2017
John Coltrane: Impressions
Jazz Record of the Week 30/2017
John Coltrane: Ballads
Jazz Record of the Week 29/2017
Rolf Ericson and His All American Stars (Freddie Redd Six Classic Albums 6/6)
Jazz Record of the Week 29/2017
Howard McGhee: The Music from The Connection (1960) (Freddie Redd Six Classic Albums 5/6)
Jazz Record of the Week 29/2017
Gene Ammons: All Star Sessions (Freddie Redd Six Classic Albums 4/6)
Jazz Record of the Week 29/2017
Freddie Redd Quintet: Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd Six Classic Albums 3/6)
Jazz Record of the Week 29/2017
Freddie Redd Quartet: The Music from The Connection [1960] (Freddie Redd Six Classic Albums 2/6)
Jazz Record of the Week 29/2017
Introducing Freddie Redd (Freddie Redd Six Classic Albums 1/6)
Jazz Record of the Week 28/2017
Kenny Dorham: Jazz Contrasts
Jazz Record of the Week 20/2017
Joe Henderson: Page One
Jazz Record of the Week 17/2017
Miroslav Vitouš: The Bass
Jazz Records of the Week 16/2017
Billie Holiday: All or Nothing at All (5 Original Albums 5/5)
Jazz Records of the Week 16/2017
Billie Holiday: Stay with Me (5 Original Albums 4/5)
Jazz Records of the Week 16/2017
Billie Holiday: Songs for Distingué Lovers (5 Original Albums 3/5)
Jazz Records of the Week 16/2017
Billie Holiday: Body and Soul (5 Original Albums 2/5)
Jazz Records of the Week 16/2017
Billie Holiday: Lady Sings the Blues (5 Original Albums Box Set 1/5)
Jazz Record of the Week 14/2017
The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin: The Inner Mounting Flame
Jazz Record of the Week 13/2017
Eero Koivistoinen: For Children
Jazz Record of the Week 8/2017
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Jazz Record of the Week 7/2017
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: In a Mellotone
Jazz Record of the Week 6/2017
Duke Ellington: Piano Reflections
Jazz Record of the Week 5/2017
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew
Jazz Record of the Week 4/2017
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
Jazz Record of the Week 3/2017
Dollar Brand Quartet: Africa – Tears and Laughter
Jazz Record of the Week 52/2016
Albert Ayler: Goin' Home
Jazz Record of the Week 49/2016
Charles Lloyd: Forest Flower, live at Monterey
Jazz Record of the Week 48/2016
Sinikka Oksanen, Antero Stenberg, Radio Sessions 1959-1966
Jazz Record of the Week 47/2016
Django Reinhardt Vol. 6: 1940: Nuages
Jazz Record of the Week 43/2016
The Essence of Louis Armstrong (Phontastic, Sweden, 1987)
Jazz Record of the Week 42/2016
Tomasz Stańko: Balladyna
Jazz Record of the Week 39/2016
Cannonball Adderley: Somethin' Else
Jazz Record of the Week 38/2016
Tommy Flanagan Trio: Overseas
Jazz Record of the Week 37/2016
Miles Davis: Miles Smiles
Jazz Record of the Week 36/2016
Red Garland Trio: Groovy
Jazz Record of the Week 35/2016
John Coltrane: My Favorite Things
Jazz Record of the Week 34/2016
The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out
Jazz Record of the Week 33/2016
Christian Schwindt Quintet: For Friends and Relatives
Jazz Record of the Week 32/2016
Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio
Jazz Record of the Week 25/2016
Cecil Taylor: Silent Tongues
Jazz Record of the Week 24/2016
Sonny Rollins: A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957, 2 cd reissue 2016)
Jazz Record of the Week 23/2016
Charlie Mingus: Blues & Roots
Jazz Record of the Week 22/2016
Mal Waldron: Moods
Jazz Record of the Week 21/2016
Django Bates: Belovèd Bird
Jazz Record of the Week 20/2016
Jacques Loussier Trio: The Original Play Bach Vols. 1 & 2
Jazz Record of the Week 19/2016
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges: Side by Side
Jazz Record of the Week 18/2016
Ray Charles: Genius+Soul=Jazz. Complete 1956-1960 Sessions with Quincy Jones (Genius+Soul=Jazz, The Genius of Ray Charles, The Genius Hits the Road, and from The Great Ray Charles and The Genius After Hours)
Jazz Record of the Week 17/2016
Erik Lindström Sextet: No Money No Music
Jazz Record of the Week 16/2016
Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues
Jazz Record of the Week 15/2016
Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder
Jazz Record of the Week 14/2016
Chick Corea: Return to Forever
Jazz Record of the Week 12/2016
Stan Getz: Sweet Rain
Jazz Record of the Week 10/2016
The Gary Burton Quartet: Duster / Country Roads & Other Places
Jazz Record of the Week 9/2016
Duke Ellington: New Orleans Suite
Jazz Record of the Week 8/2016
Ben Webster, Harry Edison: Complete Sextet Studio Sessions (4 albums: Sweets; Some of My Favorites; Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You; Songs for Hip Lovers) (2 cd)
Jazz record of the week 7/2016
Lee Morgan: Candy
Jazz Record of the Week 6/2016
The Roland Kirk Quartet: Rip, Rig, and Panic / Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith
Jazz record of the week 5/2016
Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section
Jazz record of the week 4/2016
Miles Davis: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
Jazz record of the week 3/2016
Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Jazz in Silhouette / Sound Sun Pleasure!!
Jazz record of the week 2/2016
Donald Byrd, Kenny Burrell: All Night Long / All Day Long (2 cd)
Jazz Record of the Week 1/2016
New Thing! (2 cd) (Maulawi, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Sun Ra, Paris Smith, Travis Biggs, Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe, Archie Shepp, Hannibal & Sunrise Orchestra, Amina Claudine Myers, Alice Coltrane, Lloyd McNeill, East New York Ensemble, Robert Rockwell III, Eddie Gale, Stanley Cowell, Steve Davis)
Jazz Record of the Week 53/2015
Steve Lacy: Solos Duos Trios. 6 cd: Only Monk, More Monk, Sempre amore, Communiqué, The Flame, The Window
Jazz Record of the Week 52/2015
Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds: Blue Hour. The Complete Sessions. Master Takes