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Welcome to Jimi Sumén Discography Pages !!
We are pleased to present Jimi's Discography as widely it's known - presumeably this is the most complete list of records ''Featuring Jimi Sumen'' in the world.
Discography is shown on 3 pages: Albums, Singles & Single Tracks and Compilations.
These pages contain information of Jimi's recorded work as a musician: Compositions, Lyrics, Arrangements, Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion etc. His remarkable studio work - Producing, Recording, Mixing - is not included (yet).
The list has been collected from sources too many to tell. If you have ANY information helpful to update or correct this list, please contact us.
30+ years of records - in Jimi's own words: ''Just can't remember them all.''
OWN PROJECTS - Albums
Artist/Record/Tracks
Format/Year
 
Label/Code
Jimi Sumén:
''Key West''
LP / C-cassette
Sep 1978
 
Love Records
LRLP 259 / LRC 259
A1 -Fleet Street 64 
A2 -Your Day
A3 -Backroads
A4 -If It's Too Loud
A5 -'Cause It's Not Too Late
B1 -Hammingway Sam
B2 -You're a Punk
B3 -Miami Mammie
B4 -Hillage Boogie
B5 -Night Time
Personnel:
Jimi Sumén -vocals, guitars, bass, drums
Veijo Naakka -bass
Lauri Valjakka -drums
Billy Carson -drums, rap
Ari Erkko -guitar
All songs and lyrics by Jimi Sumén except (A2) by Dave Lindholm,
(B1) by Ari Erkko & Jimi Sumén and (B2,B5) by Bill Carson & Jimi Sumén
Recorded 1978
Jimi Sumén Projekt:
''Screenplay''
LP / C-cassette
1980
 
Dig It
DIGLP 08 / DIGMC 08
A1 -Screenplay (1:46)
A2 -Motor City (2:27)
A3 -China Speed (2:34)
A4 -Local Lust (2:40)
A5 -Movements (5:35)
A6 -Katsu! (3:34)
B1 -Scandinavian (3:18)
B2 -Cut Up (3:32)
B3 -Mister (4:26)
B4 -Swingin' London (3:39)
B5 -Isn't It Wild (3:59)
Personnel:
Jimi Sumén -vocals, guitar, keyboards
Illi Broman -drums
Kari Virta -keyboards
Veijo Naakka -bass
Seppo Valjakka -guitar
with
Heikki Halme -saxophone (B4)
All songs and lyrics by Jimi Sumén except (B3) by Mauri Sumén
Recorded 1980; Produced by Tapio Korjus
Jimi Sumén:
''Between Orient And Accidents''
LP / C-cassette
1981
 
Dig It
DIGLP 16 / DIGMC 16
A1 -Chain Party (4:58)
A2 -The Model (4:19)
A3 -Home Movies (3:45)
A4 -Neon Life (4:27)
A5 -Rebel Rebel (3:18)
B1 -Love Is a Liquid (5:47)
B2 -Visitor's New Objects (3:12)
B3 -Tokyo Story (4:46)
B4 -The Other Side of Life (7:13)
Personnel:
Jimi Sumen -vocals, guitars, bass,
keyboards, sax, drums
Marga Jatkola -violin
Pekka Hedkrok -grand piano
Lauri Valjakka -drums
All songs by Jimi Sumén except (A5) by David Bowie and (B4) by David Sylvian;
Lyrics on (A1,B1,B2,B3) by Tapio Korjus & Jimi Sumén, (A2,A3) by Tapio Korjus, (A4) by Jimi Sumén; (A4) arranged by Tapio Korjus
Recorded 1981 except (A4) 1980
WITHIN THE BANDS - Albums
Artist/Record/Tracks
Format/Year
 
Label/Code
Maukka Perusjätkä ja Sota apatiaa vastaan:
''Säpinää''
LP
late 1979
 
Johanna
JHN 2005
A1 -Herneenpalot (2:05)
A2 -Intro (3:09)
A3 -Säpinää (2:57)
A4 -Mun kaverit/Elvis (2:41)
A5 -Meidän perhe (2:47)
A6 -Meidän stadi (1:50)
A7 -Kun sä tuomitset mut (3:25)
B1 -Sotaa apatiaa vastaan (3:01)
B2 -Varokaa mellakkaa (1:22)
B3 -Mama (1:54)
B4 -Emme tarvitse terapiaa (0:55)
B5 -Se on meidän (4:27)
B6 -Meissä on voimaa (2:17)
B7 -Onnelliset ihmiset (3:55)
Personnel:
Maukka Perusjätkä -vocals
Ralf Örn -piano, vocals, musical director
Jimi Sumén -guitar, piano, backing vocals
Luumu Kaikkonen -guitar, slide guitar
Vexi Kumpula -bass
Keimo Hirvonen -drums, congas, tambourine
Hepa Halme -tenor saxophone
Namilo -violin, viola, piano, organ, electric piano, vocals
Pia-Maria Noponen -backing vocals
Elisa Korjus -backing vocals
Hande Virkki -backing vocals
Woude -backing vocals
with
Risto Hankala -bass
Jone Takamäki -alto saxophone
Irma Sandrén -cello
Recorded at Finnvox Studios, late 1979
Maukka Perusjätkä Ralf Örn Pop:
''Ennen kolmatta maailmansotaa''
LP
1980
 
Johanna
JHN 2025
A1 -Hidas (3:15)
A2 -Vaatteet (3:40)
A3 -Ska 4 (2:08)
A4 -Money money (2:40)
A5 -Tsemppaa (4:00)
A6 -Herätkää (1:55)
B1 -Ne etsii mua (4:40)
B2 -Mutta, minä tulen (1:53)
B3 -Ska 2 (1:45)
B4 -Ennen kolmatta maailmansotaa (2:33)
B5 -Koske mua (3:05)
B6 -Hi hi Gloria (2:56)
Personnel:
Maukka Perusjätkä -vocals
Ralf Örn -vocals, keyboards, musical director
Jimi Sumén -guitar, piano, string machine
Risto Hankala -bass
Jone Takamäki -tenor & alto saxophones
Keimo Hirvonen -drums
Kaija Kokkola -backing vocals
with
Andy McCoy -guitar
Puka Oinonen -guitar
Vesa Aaltonen -percussion (A2, A5)
Häkä Virtanen -bass (A5)
Pete Malmi -backing vocals (A5)
except (A4):
Ralf Örn -vocals
Kaija Kokkola -vocals
Andy McCoy -guitar
Häkä Virtanen -bass
Vesa Aaltonen -drums
Jukka Laaksonen -string machine
Recorded at Finnvox Studios and Soundtrack Studio, 1980
except (A4) Recorded at MTV Studios, 1980
Classix Nouveaux:
''Secret''
LP
Dec 1983
 
Liberty
LBG 183421
A1 -All Around the World (4:23)
A2 -Manitou (3:57)
A3 -The Heart from the Start (3:34)
A4 -The Fire Inside (3:52)
A5 -Forever and a Day (3:41)
B1 -Never Never Comes (3:03)
B2 -The Unloved (5:21)
B3 -When They All Have Gone (6:03)
B4 -No Other Way (4:52)
Personnel:
Sal Solo -vocals, keyboards
Mik Sweeney -bass, backing vocals
BP Harding -percussion, vocals
Jimi Sumen -guitar & hi-hat
with
S. Paul Wilson -keyboards
Jack Waldman
Adrian Lee
Pandit Dinesh -tablas
David Verhans
Gary Barnacle -saxophone
Andrew Prince
Nick Campey
Strings on (A5) arranged by Anne Dudley
All songs composed by Classix Nouveaux except (A5) by Solo/Sweeney
Recorded at Marcus Music & RAK Studios; Mixed at RAK & AIR Studios
Produced and arranged by Alex Sadkin
NOTE: Re-published on CD, Cherry Red Records CDM RED 303, 2006
Riipinen:
''Itäistä pituutta''
LP
1984
 
Johanna/Gogh
GOGH 1984
A1 -Prologi (Unen ja aamun maahan)
A2 -Saki
A3 -Itäistä pituutta
A4 -Kultainen kolmio
B1 -Radio Hong Kong
B2 -Billyboy Annabel
B3 -Chian Kai Chek
B4 -Aliens of Narita (Okubo House)
Personnel:
Riipinen -vocals,
keyboards & effects (A1)
Päivi von Hertzen-Riipinen -
vocals (B1)
Helena Lindgrén -talk & vocals (A4)
Jimi Sumén -guitars, bass, keyboards, sitar, hi-hat & rhythm machine
Kari Kalén -sitar (A3)
Edward Vesala -African clay drums(A3), penaali & jänisräikkä (A4), steel plate & gong (B1)
Pekka Hakala -synth (B2)
Hannu Nurmio -solo guitar (B1)
Dave Lindholm -solo guitar (B2)
Pelle Miljoona -vocals (A4)
Recorded at Photosonic Studio by Tom Wuori
Recorded and Mixed at Satril Studio, London, December 1983
Mixed by Jimi Sumén, Kari Kalén and Riipinen
Yari & Onnensoturit:
''Rakkauden kieli''
LP / C-cassette
1989
 
Pyramid
RAMI 3017
A1 -Taskut täynnä ihmeitä (3:17)
A2 -Kristiina (3:50)
A3 -Polttava rakkaus (3:40)
A4 -Hunajainen suu (3:05)
A5 -Oon ollu niin kauan ilman sua (5:39)
B1 -Tytöt hymyilee (3:40)
B2 -Jos sulla on sisko niin ota se mukaan
(3:35)
B3 -Ei mikään, ei mikään (2:32)
B4 -Tää huone näyttää pienemmältä kuin kymmenen vuotta sitten
(3:57)
B5 -Tähän aikaan illasta (4:10)
Personnel:
Yari -vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Jimi Sumén -guitar, keyboards, percussion
J.P. Väisänen -bass
Zoe Burtsow -backing vocals
Riikka Haapasalo -backing vocals
with
Jukka Tuovinen -sax (A3)
Börje Brandt -guitar (A2,A5,B1,B4,B5)
Eeva Koivusalo -bass (A1,A3,B3)
Miri Miettinen -drums, percussion (A1,A3)
Ismo Välikangas -drums (A2,A4,A5,B4,B5)
Santtu Sääkslahti -drums (B1,B2)
Pentti Degelström -drums (B3)
Mari Rantasila -backing vocals (A1)
All songs / lyrics by Yari except
(A3) by Elvis Presley / Jarkko Laine [''Burnin' Love''] and
(B3) by Paul Weller / Yari [''English Rose''];
Arrangements by Yari & Jimi Sumén except (A3) by Onnensoturit
Producers Jimi Sumén & Yari
Vesala Klaani:
''Afrikan Tähdet''
LP
1989
 
Leo Records
Leo 637
1 -Lennä poni (3:58)
2 -Kärryleikki (1:33)
3 -Hyrre hylje (4:08)
4 -Avaruus auto (1:53)
5 -Ei saa valittaa (1:55)
6 -Tirrati jee (2:50)
7 -Liikkuu liikkuu... (1:15)
8 -Kissat kilpasilla (2:00)
9 -Ihmeellinen pallo (1:50)
10 -Rattaa rattaa (1:55)
11 -Afrikan tähdet (2:25)
12 -Arvoituksia (2:05)
13 -Tanssitaan kuutamolla (2:00)
14 -Haukku haluaa (0:55)
15 -Kupula (1:58)
16 -Jooti joo (4:07)
17 -Pieniä urheilumiehiä (2:30)
18 -Tahtoisin Bambin (2:50)
19 -Iltalaulu (3:08)
Personnel:
Jenny Robson -voice
Lumi Vesala -voice
Ona Robson -voice
Aniida Vesala -voice
Jenni Päivinen -voice (1, 17)
Joni Päivinen -voice (1, 17)
Harri Saksala -voice (16)
Helena Salonius -voice (19)
Jorma Tapio -saxophone, bass clarinet
Jimi Sumen -guitar, bass, saron
Iro Haarla -harp, accordion, voice, keyboards
Uffe Krokfors -bass
Edward Vesala -percussion, wind instruments, keyboards, voice
All compositions by Edward Vesala, lyrics by Iro Haarla
A children's record; most of the vocalists are children
Recorded at Sound and Fury Studio, Helsinki, 1989
Edward Vesala - Sound And Fury:
''Ode To The Death Of Jazz''
LP / CD
Jun 1990
 
ECM Records
ECM 1413
1 -Sylvan Swizzle (8:34)
2 -Infinite Express (7:54)
3 -Time To Think (7:34)
4 -Winds Of Sahara (4:19)
5 -Watching For The Signal (8:13)
6 -A Glimmer Of Sepal (5:25)
7 -Mop Mop (5:37)
8 -What? Where? Hum Hum (8:19)
Personnel:
Matti Riikonen -trumpet
Jorma Tapio -alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
Pepa Päivinen -soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet
Jouni Kannisto -tenor saxophone, flute
Jimi Sumen -guitar
Taito Vainio -accordion
Tim Ferchen -marimba, tubular bells
Iro Haarla -piano, harp, keyboards
Uffe Krokfors -bass
Edward Vesala -drums
All compositions by Edward Vesala
Recorded at Sound and Fury Studio, Helsinki, April-May 1989
Engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug
Producers Manfred Eicher & Edward Vesala
Edward Vesala - Sound And Fury:
''Invisible Storm''
LP / CD
Mar 1992
 
ECM Records
ECM 1461
1 -Sheets And Shrouds (0:33)
2 -Murmuring Morning (1:19)
3 -Gordion’s Flashes (6:27)
4 -Shadows On The Frontier (7:53)
5 -In The Gate Of Another Gate (1:32)
6 -Somnamblues (8:37)
7 -Sarastus (5:34)
8 -The Wedding Of All Essential Parts (11:07)
9 -The Invisible Storm (7:23)
10 -The Haze Of The Frost (3:22)
11 -Caccaroo Boohoo (6:26)
Personnel:
Matti Riikonen -trumpet
Jorma Tapio -alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flutes, percussion
Pepa Päivinen -soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones, flutes
Jouni Kannisto -tenor saxophone, flute
Jimi Sumen -guitar
Iro Haarla -piano, harp, keyboards
Edward Vesala -drums, percussion
with
Marko Ylönen -cello (2, 4, 5, 8, 9)
Pekka Sarmanto -bass (11)
Mark Nauseef -bongos (3)
All compositions by Edward Vesala
Recorded at [Rainbow Studio, Oslo &] Sound and Fury Studio, Helsinki, May-June 1991
Engineers [Jan Erik Kongshaug (Oslo) &] Jimi Sumen (Helsinki)
Producers Edward Vesala & Manfred Eicher
Jimi Sumén:
''Paintbrush, Rock Penstemon''
CD
1993
 
CMP Records
CMP CD 61
1 -Crane (6:51)
2 -Curtain of Twilight Shimmer (9:53)
3 -Meant To Rippen Into Straw (2:54)
4 -Deep As Maze (4:17)
5 -Butterfly of Wisdom (5:03)
6 -Jumpin' In Obscure Mind (4:18)
7 -Paintbrush, Rock Penstemon (11:44)
8 -Envelopes of Despair (4:05)
9 -Berperest Brou (7:06)
Personnel:
Jimi Sumén -electric guitar
Matti Riikonen -trumpet
Jorma Tapio -bass clarinet
Jouni Kannisto -soprano, tenor and bass saxophones, flute
Tapani Rinne -clarinet
Jukka Orma -electric pipa
Iro Haarla -keyboards, harp
Edward Vesala -drums, percussion, keyboards, producer
Pertti Päivinen -soprano and tenor saxophones, piccolo flute, flute
Kari Kriikku -bass clarinet (2)
Mark Nauseef -percussion (1,3,9)
Produced and Composed by Edward Vesala
Recorded at Sound and Fury Studio & Finnvox Studios, Helsinki 1991-92
Mixed at Ztudio Zerkall, Germany by Walter Quintus
Executive Producer Kurt Renker
Edward Vesala - Sound And Fury:
''Nordic Gallery''
CD
1994
 
 
ECM 1541
1 -Bird In The High Room (11:03)
2 -Fulflandia (2:44)
3 -The Quay Of Meditative Future (10:05)
4 -Hadendas (5:05)
5 -Unexpected Guest (2:21)
6 -Bluego (4:07)
7 -Lavander Lass Blossom (8:33)
8 -Streaming Below The Time (9:40)
9 -One-Two-Three Or Four-Five-Six (1:46)
10 -A Significant Look Of Birch Grove (1:11)
11 -On The Shady Side Of Forty (5:46)
12 -Flavor Lust (6:17)
Personnel:
Matti Riikonen -trumpet
Jorma Tapio -alto saxophone, bass and alto clarinets, bass flute
Pepa Päivinen -soprano, tenor, baritone and bass saxophones, flutes
Jouni Kannisto -tenor saxophone, flute
Jimi Sumen -guitar
Iro Haarla -piano, harp, keyboards, accordion, koto
Edward Vesala -drums, bass, tamboura
with
Tapani Rinne -clarinet
Petri Ikkelã -accordion
Kari Linsted -cello
Pekka Sarmanto -bass
All compositions by Edward Vesala
Recorded at Sound and Fury Studio, Korkeakoski, 1993-94
Pepa Päivinen:
''Saxigon''
CD
1997
 
Strawberry
SBCD 030
1 -Saxigon (14:05)
2 -Secret Knowledge (14:57)
3 -Almond Snow (8:15)
4 -Surface Of The Well (11:50)
5 -Phenomena (9:49)
Personnel:
Pepa Päivinen -tenor and baritone saxophones
Jimi Sumen -guitar
Iro Haarla -keyboards, harp
Edward Vesala -drums
All compositions by Edward Vesala
Recorded at Sound and Fury Studio, Korkeakoski, ca. 1997
Seppo Valjakka:
''Blackbird''
 
2001
 
Rubato Music
 
1 -Tulsa Time (5:10)
2 -Stepping Out (2:50)
3 -Crosscut Saw (4:23)
4 -Hideaway (3:25)
5 -Oh Pretty Woman (3:25)
6 -White Room (4:30)
7 -I Know a Little (3:20)
8 -Strange Brew (3:15)
9 -Sensitive Kind (5:55)
10 -Born Under a Bad Sign (3:20)
11 -Oh Well Part One (2:50)
12 -We Ain´t Much Different (3:45)
13 -Rambling On My Mind (6:20)
14 -Blackbird (4:40)
Personnel:
Esa Niiva -tenor & baritone sax
Seppo Valjakka -vocals, guitar, percussion
Masa Maijanen -bass
Jarmo Nikku -lapsteel guitar
Timo Pratskin -keyboards
Jimi Sumén -guitar
Timo Rönkä -harp
Ninni Poijärvi -backing vocals
Mika Kuokkanen -hoedown vocals
Heikki Keskinen -tenor sax
Matti Lappalainen -trombone
Jukka Tiirikainen -trumpet
Classix Nouveaux:
''The River Sessions''
CD
Aug 2005
 
River
RIVERCD 077
1 -Too Late (2:55)
2 -1999 (3:30)
3 -Inside Outside (3:58)
4 -No Sympathy, No Violins (3:41)
5 -Because Your Young (3:25)
6 -Guilty (4:18)
7 -La Vertite (5:13)
8 -Never Again (3:40)
9 -623 (2:14)
10 -I Will Return (5:42)
11 -Is It a Dream? (3:52)
12 -Robot`s Dance (5:16)
13 -Is It a Dream? (encore) (3:59)
Personnel:
Recorded live at Strathclyde Univercity, Glasgow, on 24th of April 1982
T. Tuomanen & Bombay Boys:
''Kapeesti High Leveesti Low''
CD
Dec 2006
 
LampLite Ltd
LampCD 007
1 -Varjot Hakalin yllä (3:36)
2 -Olen nähnyt jo huomisen (4:02)
3 -Täti kuul (4:09)
4 -Aimo vain (6:36)
5 -Kadun toisella puolella (5:55)
6 -Hän oli sinun aurinkosi (5:11)
7 -Selitystä ei ole (3:51)
8 -Tämä on vain unta (5:03)
9 -Vanha lihava aurinko (4:49)
10 -Kapeesti High Leveesti Low (4:15)
11 -Kadun toisella puolella (2:23)
12 -Hän oli sinun aurinkosi (4:51)
13 -Irja osta mulle raktori (5:17)
14 -Veijo Veijo (6:15)
15 -Hyvästi julma maailma (4:35)
Personnel:
Teippi Tuomanen -vocals, guitars, saz, harp, harmonium, keyboards, percussion, sitar
Jimi Sumén -guitar, slide guitar, saarang, rutibox, percussion, devices
Esa Niiva -tenor & baritone sax, bass clarinet, shenai
Safka Pekkonen -grand piano, accordion, keyboards, vocals
Jyty Syrjäläinen -bass
Timo Kotineva -drums, percussion, ocarina
Masa Björn -drums, percussion
with
Susanna Syrjäläinen -celloes (9,14)
Essi Kesti -voice (15)
Pike Kontkanen -violin (14)
Jykä Honkanen -hammond, piano keyboard (3,9,12,13)
Pete Parkko -drums (9)
Oki Kymäläinen -guitars (9,14)
Jari Yliaho -harmony vocals (10,12)
Lätsä Nyström -vocal quartet & choir (2,13)
All songs and lyrics by Teippi Tuomanen
Recorded at Jimi's & LatoSound & Lofi & Halkovaja Studios
Mixed and Produced by Jimi Sumén
Mastering & Co-production Roger Renwall / DVCenter
NOTE: All updates and correctments, also concerning the misuse of one or more of languages used herein, are dearly and truly welcome in gaston@tuomanen.net !!
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