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Nan Madol is an album by Finnish jazz drummer and composer Edward Vesala, recorded over two days in April 1974 and released on ECM’s JAPO imprint later that year. It was re-released on ECM in 1976.

Track listing:
All tracks are written by Edward Vesala.

Side I
1. “Nan Madol” 6:02
2. “Love for Living” 3:47
3. “Call from the Sea” 1:58
4. “The Way of…” 12:09
Total length: 23:56
Side II
1. “Areous vlor ta” 12:38
2. “The Wind” 9:23

Personnel:
Edward Vesala – drums, percussion, flute, harp
Teppo Hauta-aho – bass, voice (tracks 1, & 4–6)
Sakari Kukko – flute (track 1)
Elisabeth Leistola – harp (track 4)
Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone, flute (tracks 5 & 6)
Pentti Lahti – soprano saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 5 & 6)
Seppo Paakkunainen – soprano saxophone, flute (tracks 5 & 6)
Juhani Aaltonen – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piccolo flute, bells, voice (tracks: 1, 2, & 4–6)
Mircea Stan – trombone (track 5)
Kaj Backlund – trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
Juhani Poutanen – violin, viola, voice (tracks 1 & 4–6)

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Released: 1974
RecordedL April 25–26, 1974
Studio: Alppi Studio
Helsinki, Finland
Length: 45:07
Label: JAPO
ECM 1077 ST
Producer: Manfred Eicher