Jimi Tenor
Jimi Tenor is a Finnish musician. His artist name is a combination of the first name of his youth idol Jimmy Osmond and the tenor saxophone. His band Jimi Tenor & His Shamans released its first album in 1988, whilst Tenor's first solo album appeared in 1994. "Take Me Baby" became his first hit in 1994. He has released albums on Sähkö Recordings, Warp Records and Kitty-Yo record labels.
Tenor has performed several times with the avant-garde big band Flat Earth Society.
In 1997, he contributed a cover of "Down in the Park" to on the Gary Numan tribute album 'Random. In 2009, he covered an Elektroids song for the Warp20 compilation album, as well as having his song "Paint the Stars" covered by Hudson Mohawke.
Tenor was born in Lahti, Finland.Discography
Jimi Tenor and his Shamans
- Total Capacity of 216,5 Litres; LP
- Diktafon; CD/LP
- Mekanoid; CD/LP
- Fear of a Black Jesus; CD/LP
Solo
- Sähkömies; Digital/CD/LP
- Europa; Digital/CD/LP
- Intervision; Digital/CD/LP
- Venera; EP/CD,
- Organism; Digital/CD/LP
- Out Of Nowhere; Digital/CD/LP
- Cosmic Relief; Digital/EP,
- Utopian Dream; Digital/CD/LP
- Higher Planes; Digital/CD/LP
- Beyond The Stars; Digital/CD/LP
- ReComposed by Jimi Tenor; Digital/CD/LP
- Live in Berlin; Digital
- Saxentric; Digital/CD/LP
- Order of Nothingness; Digital/CD/LP
- Metamorpha; Digital
With Abdissa Assefa
- Itetune; LP
With Kabu Kabu
- Sunrise; EP/CD
- Joystone; Digital/CD/LP
- Mystery Spot; 7"
- 4th Dimension; Digital/CD/LP
- Mystery of Aether; Digital/CD/LP
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- Inspiration Information Volume 4; Digital/CD/LP
- OTO Live Party; Digital/CD/LP
With Lary 7, Mia Teodoratus; Soft Focus
- Soft Focus; Digital/LP
- Soul Makeover; as Nicole Willis, Digital/CD/LP
- Be It; as Nicole Willis, Digital/CD/LP
- Enigmatic; as Cola & Jimmu, Digital/CD/LP
- I Give To You My Love And Devotion; as Cola & Jimmu, Digital/CD/LP
- My Name Is Nicole Willis; as Nicole Willis & UMO Jazz Orchestra, Digital/CD/LP
With Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators (As also Jimmy Tenor)
- You Better Change/Raw Steaks; 7"
- If This Ain't Love /Instrumental; 7"/Maxi/WL/CD
- Keep Reachin' Up; Digital/CD/LP/Cass
- My Four Leaf Clover/Holdin' On; 7"
- Feeling Free/Instrumental; 7"
- Tell Me When/It's All Because Of You; 7"
- Tortured Soul; Digital/CD/LP
- Paint Me In A Corner/Where Are You Now; 7"
- Happiness In Every Style; Digital/CD/LP
- One In A Million/Instrumental; Digital/7"
- Let's Communicate/Instrumental; 7"
With Nicole Willis featuring Tony Allen
- All For You/Touching; 7"
With Myron & E with The Soul Investigators
- Broadway; Digital/CD/LP
- Lost Soul; Digital/CD/LP
With The Soul Investigators
- Vulture's Prayer/Bad Viberations; 7"
- Soul Groove; Digital/CD/LP
- Mysterium Magnum; Digital/CD/LP
- My Name Is Nicole Willis; Digital/CD/LP