The Hook (album)
# The Hook (album)

The Hook is the third studio album by guitarist Jukka Tolonen, released in 1974 through Love Records; a remastered edition was reissued in 2004.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Jukka Tolonen.

## Production

"Aurora Borealis" commences as a brass-dominated exercise in R&B, then switches to an uptempo fusion piece with analog synthesiser solos. "Starfish" is a lively, elaborate jazz composition originally written by Tolonen for the Pori Jazz Festival in 1974 which allows for extended solos on guitar, trumpet, saxophone, and synthesiser. "The Sea" is a midtempo jazz piano ballad with full band accompaniment. "The Hook" begins humorously with guitar strings detuned before launching into its whole tone scale-dominated melody. "Together" is a sensitive electric guitar and piano ballad.

## Personnel

* Jukka Tolonen – guitar, piano
* Esa Kotilainen – Minimoog, clavinet, accordion
* Esko Rosnell – drums, percussion
* Heikki Virtanen – bass
* Seppo Paakkunainen – baritone saxophone
* Jan Kling – tenor saxophone
* Pekka Pöyry – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
* Torgny Nilsson – trombone
* Bertil Löfgren – trumpet
* Måns Groundstöm – production
