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    Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:01
^ Yup, not to mention this one (which I find more interesting musically):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a-E5TF1JlI
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Originally posted by tmay102436

Does anyone know what he died of?

Of course it's all guessing, but throughout his last years, he had some hard times with the King Alc....
In the meantime, just take a look at/listen to his solo in this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wlbMKqlMPU
Pekka at his best as a bass player. What a fantastic musician. So sad that belongs to the past now.  Cry
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This is really, really sad news. In fact, I had just found a couple of hard to get CD's of Pekka's, and was so admiring his wonderful blend of composition, performance.

Does anyone know what he died of? I am friends with Jim Pembroke, and will try and found out any details.

Another, hidden gem passes to the next moment. Long live Pekka Pohjola!
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Originally posted by Jimbo

What a terrible year. Esbjörn Svensson, Rick Wright, Pekka Pohjola... Cry



Ah sh*t, not Esbjörn Svensson!! I did not know about him.  I guess I should stay in the loop.  I got to see him play in Austin in 2000 and he sold me his last copy of  "From Gagarin's Point of View" that night.

And of course Pekka too - perhaps someone can recommend some of his best that I might seek out to appreciate. 

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Cry

R.I.P. Indeed.


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Too bad,another great musician 6 feet under,RIP
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Au revoir l'artiste!!!!
 
et merci pour tout!!
 
 
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I started listening to him only a couple of days ago. Not only creepy but sad. RIP
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Cry Pihkasilmä kaarnakorva,  rest in peace!
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Very talented guy, what a sad day for proggers.  
Short shorts? Ok, I s'pose I can deal with it.




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One more Cry
RIP

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Posts: 4718 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2008 at 08:17
Yet another tragic loss in the world of prog. WIGWAM was a hell of a band while he was in it, and how can anyone deny that he provided a solid foundation for the ambitious pieces performed at Mike Oldfield's Exposed tour: he was precise, charismatic and original a a bass player, write and multi-instrumentalist.
  THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, MASTER!!
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RIP Pekka

In the late 70s my dad had a tape of Mathematician's Air Display, which I played over and over, without noting who it was by.  Apart from Pink Floyd it was my first introduction to any of the music now featured on PA
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Very sad news indeed.

R.I.P.

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Cry Listening to "Hereilläkin uni jatkuu" fromHarakka Bialoipokku -lp. One of the greatest bass players gone... He was sick for some time before perishing, I've heard... Time has no mercy for anybody.
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Sad news indeed. Even though Mathematician's Air Display is the only album of his that I'm familiar with, I really like it a lot. I'm going to listen to it tomorrow.
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I was just at an Uzva gig, and after one song they said "this next song is for the memory of Pekka Pohjola" and played Metsonpeliä. I said "memory?! Shocked"out loud and the girl next to me explained that he had indeed just died... RIP, you great musician.
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R.I.P.
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oh no, that's awful, magnificent music.. 56, terrible
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Posts: 6387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2008 at 16:30
Like Frank Zappa with stricter quality control - a longtime favourite of mine. I'll be revisiting Heavy Jazz this evening I think; an immensely sad loss coming hard on the heels of Esbjorn Svensson and Rick Wright, as Jimbo pointed out.
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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

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