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UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
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UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

Finnish big band

Formed
1975
Discography
35 albums

Biography

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is a jazz group, formed in 1975. The discography here lists 35 albums, from “A Good Time Was Had By All” (1976) to “Agatha 2” (2022).

UMO Jazz Orchestra is a Finnish big band. It was founded in 1975 by jazz musicians Heikki Sarmanto and Esko Linnavalli. UMO is an abbreviation of "Uuden Musiikin Orkesteri" (New Musical Orchestra). Since 1984 UMO has been a professional orchestra which is financed by Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and the city of Helsinki. UMO has been toured in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. and has worked with Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Mercer Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Maria Schneider, Michael Brecker, John Scofield, and Lenny Pickett.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Good Time Was Had By All 1976
Our Latin Friends 1976
Umophilos 1979
Sea Suite 1983
Ultima Thule 1983
Umo New Music Orchestra Plays the Music of Koivistoinen & Linkola 1985
UMO Plays the Music of Muhal Richard Adams 1989
The First Seven: UMO Plays BAT Jazz in Finland 1992
Selected Standards 1993
Green & Yellow 1994
UMO Jazz Orchestra 1997
Day Dreamin': The Music of Billy Strayhorn 1998
Electrifying Miles 1998
UMO Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Ellington / Ellington Tribute 1999
One More Time 2000
Transit People 2001
Jatkumo 2003
Counting on the Count: UMO Jazz Orchestra Plays Count Basie 2004
Sauna palaa! 2005
Mister Blues 2006
The Sky Is Ruby 2007
Taikapeitto 2008
UMO on UMO 2009
Beauty and the Beast: UMO Plays the Music of Pekka Pohjola, Live & Studio 1977 - 2004 2010
Primal Mind: UMO Plays the Music of Raoul Björkenheim, Live in Helsinki 1991 2010 · Live
Rytmihyrrä / Rytmyra 2011
Supermusic 2012
Ville ja Valle 2013
Live in Helsinki 1995 2015
Mysterium Magnum 2015
Arctic Blues 2016
My Name Is Nicole Willis 2017
Music of Haarla, Heinilä, Kasurinen & Rönkä 2020
Terra Exotica 2021
Agatha 2 2022

Also plays on

Albums where UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is credited as a sideman

1978 Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO — Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & UMO performing orchestra

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Frequently asked questions

What are UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include A Good Time Was Had By All (1976), Our Latin Friends (1976), Umophilos (1979), Sea Suite (1983) and Ultima Thule (1983).

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