Esa Onttonen
Esa Onttonen occupies multiple roles in the field of jazz music, being a guitar player, composer, arranger, teacher and record producer. He has written music for his own bands and many other ensembles, and he is one of the founders of the Fiasko Records jazz label. He has been commissioned by the Jyväskylä Big Band and by UMO Jazz Orchestra and by various smaller ensembles.
| Title | Instrumentation | Year | Category | Duration | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1913 | 221/4/4, el guitar, piano, double bass, drums | 2015 | Works for Big Band | 05:30 | |
A Face You Can Trust | 221/4/4, el guitar, piano (or organ), double bass, drums | 2005 | Works for Big Band | 05:00 | |
Ain't Goin' Back to Yuma | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2009 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:00 | |
Anna-Mari Kähärä: Kadonnut tie | 111/4/4, clarinet, soprano sax, piano, bass, drums, vocal ensemble | 2003 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 05:00 | |
Anna-Mari Kähärä: Requiem | 2222/4231/1+1, strings, vocals | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 06:30 | |
Apokryfi | 121/4/4, soprano sax, piano, double bass drums | 2007 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Bauhaus | soprano sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1995 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 | |
Bela L | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1998 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:00 | |
Bellbottoms | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 2001 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
Calisthenics | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1996 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
Camaradas! | soprano sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2002 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:30 | |
Chains of Mind | string orchestra | 2006 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 09:40 | |
Coronation II | 221/4/4, el guitar, organ, double bass drums | 2005 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Diez Camaradas | soprano sax, vibes, drums, brass septet | 2003 | Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble | 05:30 | |
E.A. Hagfors: Oi Herra, jos mä matkamies maan | 111/4/4, soprano sax, clarinet, organ (or piano), double bass, drums, vocals | 2007 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 05:00 | |
Egisa the Sensational Catfish | ssax, trb, acc, elg, tba, dr | 2018 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:30 | |
Epílogo | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2004 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 01:30 | |
Everything Is Fine | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba/bass, drums | 2002 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:00 | |
Fanfarria | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2002 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 01:30 | |
Ferry 'Cross the Prairie | baritone sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2002 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:30 | |
Flagpole, Please | 1995 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | ||
Flesh and Some Bone | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2003 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
Freeze! | 1997 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | ||
Frozen Tango | 1999 | 05:30 | |||
Getting Paid (for What You Do) | 2trp, 2trb, euph, tba, perc ad lib | 2022 | Chamber Works | 07:30 | |
Goin' Back to Yuma | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2009 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:30 | |
Green | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1994 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 | |
Hamann eli vieraissa huoneissa | tin whistle, viola, classical guitar, piano, double bass, bodhran | 1998 | Works for the Stage | 00:00 | |
Hampi's Nighttime Rag | asax, trb, acc, elg, tba, dr | 2019 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
Hobo Ways | 221 4 4, pno, elg, db, dr | 2002 | Works for Big Band | 06:00 | |
Infinity | 000 4 4, 2fl, 2cl, bcl, elg, elorg, db, dr, voc | 1998 | Works for Big Band | 05:00 | Music Finland |
I Shot Liberty Valance | soprano sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2004 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:30 | |
Itämerirosvolaulu | baritone sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2006 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
It's Your Life | asax, trb, acc, elg, tba, dr | 2019 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 | |
Jaakko Löytty: Äidin kyyneleet | 110/4/4, 2 soprano saxes, bass clarinet, piano, double bass, drums, vocals | 2007 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 05:00 | |
Jaakko Löytty: Uusi tarina | 221/4/4, piano, el bass, drums, vocals | 2007 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 04:00 | |
Jännitys rakkauden | asax, trb, acc, elg, tba, dr | 2018 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 | |
Joe Zawinul: In A Silent Way | 110/4/4, 2 flutes, bass clarinet, piano, bass, drums, vocals | 2003 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 07:00 | |
Jormanuel(le) | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2009 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:30 | |
Jubilee | 1997 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | ||
Jubilee II | 221/4/4, 3 fluegelhorns, el guitar, organ, double bass drums | 2005 | Works for Big Band | 07:00 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Alla tähden alakulon | 121/4/4, soprano sax, 4 flugelhorns, el guitar, organ, bass, drums, vocals | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 09:00 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Ei voi mitään, ei voi mitään | 221/4/4, el guitar, organ, double bass, drums | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 08:00 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Hypelkää pehmeästi, oi, kuunsäteet | 110/4/4, 2 flutes, bass clarinet, el guitar, organ, piano, double bass, drums | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 04:30 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Kultainen kädenpuristus | 221/4/4, tenor sax, el guitar, organ, double bass, drums | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 07:00 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Meren pauhu meren laulu | 121/4/4, soprano sax, el guitar, organ, el bass, drums | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 09:00 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Ode To The Poor And The Unemployed | 221/4/4, el guitar, vocals, organ, double bass, drums | 2016 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 09:00 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Rakkaani, muistatko | 020/2/4, 2 soprano saxes, bass clarinet, 2 flugelhorns, piano, double bass, voice | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 03:30 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Suomalainen zekkailu-mentaliteetti | 221/4/4, el guitar, organ, double bass, drums | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 07:30 | |
Jukka Gustavson: Tervetuloa-Rag | 221/4/4, 2 soprano saxes | 2005 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 04:45 | |
Jukka Perko: ... And The Kite Escaped | 221/4/4, alto sax (soloist), el guitar, piano, double bass, drums | 2003 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 08:00 | |
Jukka Perko: Contemplation | 221/0/4, 4 flugelhorns, soprano sax (soloist), piano, double bass, drums | 2003 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 08:00 | |
Jukka Perko: Familiar Face | 221/4/4, alto sax (soloist), piano, bass, drums | 2004 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 09:30 | |
Jukka Perko: Huuhkain | 221/4/4, soprano sax (soloist), piano, double bass, drums | 2004 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 08:00 | |
Jukka Perko: (Living On) The Harvest Coast | 121/4/4, soprano sax, soprano sax (soloist), piano, double bass, drums | 2003 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 07:00 | |
Jukka Perko: Olavi-valssi | 121/4/4, soprano sax, alto sax (soloist), piano, double bass, drums | 2003 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 09:30 | |
Jukka Perko: Pallokentällä | strings, alto sax, vibes, vocals | 2003 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 05:00 | |
Jukka Perko: Tuntemattomia sotilaita | 221/4/4, soprano sax (soloist), piano, double bass, drums | 2004 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 08:00 | |
Keko | 121/4/4, soprano sax, piano, double bass, drums | 2002 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Kiduspoika Janus | accordion, string quintet | 1998 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 07:00 | |
Kovalle maalle | 2020 | Works for the Screen, TV and Radio | 02:45 | ||
Kukka | soprano sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1995 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:30 | |
La Balada de Camarillo Kid | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2004 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 | |
Las Palmas | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1996 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:30 | |
Lauluja tilaisuuksiin, osa 1: uudet valtiot | soprano sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1996 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 02:30 | |
Lauluja tilaisuuksiin, osa 2: Juhlasoitto | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2012 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:30 | |
Liechtenstein | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2009 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:17 | |
Love Gone Wrong | alto saxophone, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2012 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 07:00 | |
Ludvig XIV | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2002 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
Mihail & Katjuska | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1999 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:00 | |
Mirja Mäkelä: Lepo | 111/3/4, 2 flutes, flugelhorn, piano (or Rhodes), double bass, drums, vocals | 2006 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 05:00 | |
Mirja Mäkelä: Yön valossa pimeässä | 220/4/4, bass clarinet, 4 flugelhorns, piano, double bass, drums, vocals | 2006 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 05:00 | |
Myötäjäisinä ruskeaa vettä | asax, trb, acc, elg, tba, dr | 2019 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 10:00 | |
Noin viisi kappaletta saksofonille ja big bandille | 221 4 4, elg, pno, db, dr | 2001 | Works for Big Band | 40:00 | Music Finland |
No Rain On Tuesday | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2001 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:30 | |
Nuovo Mondo | 221 44, elg, pno, elbas, dr | 2008 | Works for Big Band | 00:00 | |
Olivier II | 221/4/4, 3 flutes, el guitar, organ, double bass drums | 2005 | Works for Big Band | 10:00 | |
Parempi valssi | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2006 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:00 | |
Passascoglia | 1995 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | ||
Pink Camel | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2013 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 07:00 | |
Ratakatu 12 | asax, trb, acc, elg, tba, dr | 2019 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:30 | |
Roy | alto saxophone, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2016 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 02:30 | |
Stay On The Scene-ah | 1997 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | ||
Supermarket | 1997 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | ||
Tähtivasara | 1996 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 00:00 | ||
The Known Soldier | 221/4/4, el guitar, piano, double bass, drums | 2008 | Works for Big Band | 06:00 | |
Thy Master | baritone sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1995 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:00 | |
trad.: Minä vaivainen, vain mato matkamies maan (virsi 622) | 2222/2000/11, strings, alto sax | 2002 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 04:30 | |
Tragedia | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 1996 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:30 | |
Victor Young: When I Fall In Love | 111/3/3, soprano sax, flute, 3 flugelhorns, el guitar, piano, bass, drums | 1998 | Orchestrations and Arrangements | 05:30 | |
Vodka | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2010 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 05:00 | |
Voice of Velour | alto saxophone, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2016 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 02:40 | |
Voodoo Time in West Orange | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2006 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 04:00 | |
When We Leave, Where Will We Go | baritone saxophone, trombone, accordion, el guitar, tuba, drums | 2016 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 03:00 | |
Xerox | alto sax, trombone, accordion, el guitar, double bass, drums | 2001 | Works for Jazz Ensembles | 06:00 |