Gourmet: En garde
  • FRCD-83
  • CD (digisleeve)
  • Release date:
    April 27, 2018

Tracks

  1. Louis XIV (5:04)
    (Innanen-Onttonen)
  2. Love Gone Wrong (6:45)
    (Onttonen)
  3. Voice of Velour (2:35)
    (Onttonen)
  4. What Can We Do When the Sky Falls Down? (5:27)
    (Innanen)
  5. Flowers Are Pretty (5:36)
    (Innanen)
  6. When We Leave, Where Will We Go? (3:04)
    (Onttonen)
  7. Roy (2:21)
    (Onttonen)
  8. Vorwärts gegen Faschismus (4:20)
    (Innanen)
  9. Lasinen vuori (3:56)
    (Innanen)
  10. Pas de pluie mardi (3:31)
    (Innanen-Onttonen)
  11. My Little Llama Blue (1:38)
    (Keskitalo)
  12. Pink Camel (6:57)
    (Innanen-Onttonen)
  13. Muistoja Luxemburgista (3:32)
    (Innanen)
  14. Järviradiota kuuntelen (2:10)
    (Innanen)
  15. Lauluja tilaisuuksiin, osa 2: Juhlasoitto (3:18)
    (Onttonen)

Musicians

  • Mikko Innanen - alto, sopranino and baritone saxophone, voice (on 8)
  • Esa Onttonen - guitars, ukulele (on 13), vocals (on 14)
  • Ilmari Pohjola - trombone
  • Veli Kujala - accordion
  • Petri Keskitalo - tuba
  • Mika Kallio - drums
  • Nathalie Aubret - voice (on 10)

Produced by Esa Onttonen & Mikko Innanen.

Ⓟ© 2018 Esa Onttonen & Mikko Innanen

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Review Highlights

In Finland Gourmet is in a class of its own. ★★★★★

- Helsingin Sanomat

Insanely good tragicomical and twisted jazz, simultaneously both intellectual and obscene. ★★★★★

- Keskisuomalainen

Gourmet strikes like zillion volts ★★★★★

- SuomiJazz.com

The best features of the band are still glowing. Both saxophonist Innanen and guitarist Onttonen can write songs that you'll remember and cause emotional reactions, not to mention visions. ★★★★

- Soundi

A food of high-class quality and appearance. That's the dictionary definition of gourmet and the same applies to the music of Gourmet. ★★★★

- Satakunnan kansa

En Garde [..] will always surprise you with unexpected twists in a very musical way with a positive energy. ★★★★

- SkJazz.sk

... this is jazz music at its best and most fun... An absolutely wonderful music experience!

- salt peanuts*

Jälki vakuuttaa kautta linjan riemukkaalla revityksellään, timmillä tiukkuudellaan ja silkalla sujuvuudellaan.

- Turun Sanomat

... the album is a jubilant listen.

- Jazzpossu

You can expect anything from this sextet – and they also do it! The best thing about the music of this group is its ease. Nothing feels forced.

- Salon seudun sanomat