The Hook (album)

1974 studio album by Jukka Tolonen

The Hook

Studio album by

Jukka Tolonen

Released| 1974 (1974)
Recorded| August 5–11 at Marcus Music AB in Stockholm
Genre| Jazz fusion[1]
Length| 36:11
Label| Love
Producer| Måns Groundstöm
Jukka Tolonen chronology
| Summer Games
(1973)  | The Hook
(1974)  | Hysterica
(1975)

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The Hook is the third studio album by guitarist Jukka Tolonen, released in 1974 through Love Records; a remastered edition was reissued in 2004.[2]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Jukka Tolonen

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Aurora Borealis"| 12:56
2.| "Starfish"| 6:17
3.| "The Sea"| 8:22
4.| "The Hook"| 8:36
5.| "Together"| 3:16
Total length:| 39:28

## Production[edit]

"Aurora Borealis" commences as a brass-dominated exercise in R&B, then switches to an uptempo fusion piece with analog synthesiser solos. "Starfish" is a lively, elaborate jazz composition originally written by Tolonen for the Pori Jazz Festival in 1974 which allows for extended solos on guitar, trumpet, saxophone, and synthesiser. "The Sea" is a midtempo jazz piano ballad with full band accompaniment. "The Hook" begins humorously with guitar strings detuned before launching into its whole tone scale-dominated melody. "Together" is a sensitive electric guitar and piano ballad.

## Personnel[edit]

* Jukka Tolonen – guitar, piano
* Esa Kotilainen – Minimoog, clavinet, accordion
* Esko Rosnell – drums, percussion
* Heikki Virtanen – bass
* Seppo Paakkunainen – baritone saxophone
* Jan Kling – tenor saxophone
* Pekka Pöyry – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
* Torgny Nilsson – trombone
* Bertil Löfgren – trumpet
* Måns Groundstöm – production

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Hook - Jukka Tolonen". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
2. ^ "Jukka Tolonen – The Hook". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-01-19.

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