Rantala, Iiro - Anyone With a Heart

Line-up:

Iiro Rantala String Trio:

Iiro Rantala / piano

Adam Baldych / violin

Asja Valcic / cello

In the song "Anyone With A Heart," Iiro Rantala clearly shows himself to be a great neo-romantic who transcends all stylistic limitations: "Now it's simply about my melodies." And he designed them all from the outset for the classical piano trio format: piano, violin, and cello. This is a rather unique form in jazz. The trio is complemented by the extremely virtuosic multi-instrumentalist Adam Baldych (violin) and Asja Valcic (cello), who also has a background in classical music. "I've always loved melodies," says Rantala, and that's all there is to it, as "Anyone With A Heart" proves!