un | ان – Signed, Personalized CD
un | ان – Signed, Personalized CD
“Finnish fretted/fretless guitarist and oud player Reijonen brings a pan-global perspective to the extraordinary music on this disc. Backed by a distinguished ensemble comprising Turkish, Swedish, Palestinian, and Spanish musicians, his playing is deep and profoundly nuanced throughout. Reijonen’s oud work is superb, but it is the ways in which he has applied oud techniques and sensibilities to guitar – particularly fretless – that are most likely to blow [Guitar Player] readers’ minds. A spiritual atmosphere permeates this music, so its not surprising that the album’s sole cover is a haunting reimagining of Coltrane’s ‘Naima’.”
–Barry Cleveland, Editor’s April Faves, GUITAR PLAYER, April 2013
“A borderless music meeting… Un is an unheard-of, exciting and fine album.”
-Rasmus Klockljung, LIRA magazine 2/2013 (Sweden)
“…an ethereal vibe of open spaces and pregnant pauses, an antidote to the undertones of urban angst prevalent in much New York jazz.”
-Tom Greenland, The New York City Jazz Record, June 2013
“Un convinces on every level, and is therefore comparable to groundbreaking albums by pioneers such as John McLaughlin, Ralph Towner, Oregon and the like. ★★★★“
-Ole Nerdrum, RYTMI magazine (Finland)