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Heikki Veli Uolevi Sarmanto (born 22 June 1939 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish jazz pianist and composer. Sarmanto began to play jazz during the 1960s. He studied first at the Sibelius Academy and later at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1970 he was chosen as 'Jazz Musician of the Year' in Finland and the following year he won top prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival in both piano and combo categories. Sarmanto has released around 40 recordings, numerous published scores, and songbooks, as well as having several film scores to his credit. He has collaborated with jazz musicians such as Sonny Rollins, Art Farmer, Helen Merrill and George Russell in addition to his work in the classical arena with baritone Jorma Hynninen, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Tapiola Children's Choir. In September 1998 Sarmanto was appointed Artistic Director of the UMO Jazz Orchestra. Pekka Sarmanto is Sarmanto's brother. ==Discography== * ''Flowers in the Water'' (1969) * ''Counterbalance'' (1971) * ''Like a Fragonard'' (1971) * ''Everything Is It'' (1972) * ''Onnen aika (Time of Happiness)'' (1973) * ''Open Ear'' (1975) * ''No Comments'' (1975) * ''Our Latin Friends'' (1976) * ''Syksy ja muita lauluja (Autumn and Other Songs)'' (1976) * ''Moment Musical'' (1978) * ''New Hope Jazz Mass'' (1979) * ''Magic Song'' (1980) * ''The Voice/Maija'' (1981) * ''Song for my Brother'' (1982) * ''Kuutamo Metsässä (Moonlight in the Forest)'' (1983) * ''Suomi, A Symphonic Poem for Orchestra'' (1984) * ''Betonimylläri (Concrete Mixer)'' (1987) * ''Man with a Sax'' (1987) * ''Taina: Scene from a Trance'' (1987) * ''Felix the Great'' (1988) * ''Northern Pictures'' (1989) * ''Salakuljetettu ikoni'' ("Smuggled Icon") (1989) * ''Pan Fantasy'' (1990) * ''Distant Dreams'' (1990) * ''The Traveler'' (1991) * ''Tales of Max: An Odyssey in Jazz'' (1991) * ''Kalevala Fantasy'' (1992) * ''Evergreen Love Songs'' (1993) * ''Hearts'' (1995) * ''Nocturne'' (1996) * ''Perfect Harmony'' (1996) * ''Carrousel'' (1997 * ''Hellyys'' (1997) * ''Meet the Composer'' (1997) * ''Déjà Vu'' (2000) * ''Rise'' (2001) * ''Horizons - A lua luará'' (2003) * ''The Touch Of Your Voice'' (2004) * ''Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio'' (2004) * ''The Song Of Extinct Birds'' (2005) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heikki Sarmanto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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