Album Notes

Tri-Polar Order

Kari Henrik Juusela

Track List
1. Tri-Polar Order - Movement I EMME
2. Tri-Polar Order - Movement II UZUZU
3. Tri-Polar Order - Movement III AKA
4. Fado
5. Dressin’ Up for You
6. Moment Metale
7. Chasing Karma
8. Purge
9. Wadada
10. Dream Forests - Movement I
11. Dream Forests - Movement II
12. Dream Forests - Movement III
13. Satu II

All pieces composed by Kari Henrik Juusela except Dressin’Up for You composed by Suzanne Clark and arranged by Kari Henrik Juusela. All compositions are published by MuusJuus Music, except Chasing Karma, published by ISG.

Tracks 1-6 Recorded at Steelgrass Studios, Kauai, Hawaii. Stephen Webber, engineer.
Track 7 Recorded at Elizabeth Hall, Stetson University. Kari Juusela, engineer
Track 8-9 Recorded at Berklee College of Music. Kari Juusela, engineer
Track 10-12 Recorded at Futura Studios. John Weston, engineer
Track 13 Recorded at Berklee College of Music. Kari Juusela, engineer

Perfomers:
Tracks 1-6
Kari Henrik Juusela – Cello
Melissa Howe – Viola
Mimi Rabson – Violin

Track 7
David Bjella – Cello
Beth Newdome – Violin

Track 8
Kari Henrik Juusela – Zeta Electric Cello
Jackson Schultz – Conductor
Greg Hopkins – Trumpet
Ken Pullig – Trumpet
Dick Lowell – Trumpet
Dave Johnson – Trumpet
Daniel Ian Smith – Soprano and Alto Saxophone, Flute
Shannon LeClaire – Alto Saxophone
Bob Patton – Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Dino Govoni – Tenor Saxophone
Mike Duke – Baritone Saxophone
Bob Pilkington – Trombone
Jason Camelio – Trombone
Nick Noonan – Trombone
Robynn Amy – Bass Trombone
Greg Fritze – Tuba
Winnie Dahlgren – Vibraphone
Bob Tamagni – Drums
Ricardo Monzon - Percussion
Scott Free – Guitar
Bruce Thomas - Piano
Michael Farquharson – Electric Bass

Track 9
Kari Henrik Juusela – Zeta Electric Cello, Voice

Track 10-12
Kari Henrik Juusela – Cello
Francine Trester – Violin
Elena Lucas – Piano

Track 13
Rohan Gregory – Violin


A HUGE THANKS to Tony, Will and Emily Lydgate, owners of Steelgrass Farms/Studio on the beautiful island of Kauai, for their generosity and support of this project! The Steelgrass studio was amazing and the vibrant, yet peaceful, atmosphere of Steelgrass offered a beautiful creative oasis. Big thanks also to Berklee College of Music for arranging the Steelgrass Fellowship. Special people to thank include: Suzanne Clark, Emmi Clark, Stephen Webber, Janet Chwalibog, Alex Juusela, Kate Bailey, Oiva and Kaija Juusela for the gift of life and music, my dear old Grothian Steinweg, and all my amazing and talented musical friends and collaborators on this project.

Cover Photograph by Suzanne Clark

Scores and parts for Chasing Karma are available through ISG Publications (www.isgpublications.com). Scores and parts for all other compositions are available through MuusJuus Music (kjuusela@berklee.edu). Kari Juusela and Suzanne Clark are ASCAP composers.
© P Copyright MuusJuus Music, 2010. All Rights Reserved

Tri-Polar Order is an eclectic compilation of recent works for strings composed or arranged by Kari Henrik Juusela. All but one of the pieces, Satu II for solo violin, features the cello in a variety of settings that range from trios to electric cello and big band. The cello and strings swing, sing, snarl, squeal, gasp, coo and improvise in this flavorful gumbo of new music.