ArtistInfo

Elonkorjuu

Band, *1969 FI, Pori
Rock and Jazz

Elonkorjuu is a prog rock band from Pori, Finland. The band was founded in the late 1960s. The first lineup was Jukka Syrenius (guitar), Timo Hannukainen, Veli-Pekka Pessi (bass) and Rainer Koski (drums). In the early 1970s singer Heikki Lajunen joined the group and Eero Rantasila replaced Rainer Koski in drums. This lineup recorded the band's only album "Harvest Time" in 1972. After the album Pessi and Rantasila left the band and two new members joined: Hannu Nieminen (bass) and Reijo Hannuksela (drums). In the mid 1970s Elonkorjuu moved towards funk/soul-based rock. The lineup changed again: new members were Veli-Pekka Pessi (bass), Veikko Nuotio (drums), Kari Tamminen (vocals, replaced Heikki Lajunen), Jukka Unkila (tenor saxophone), Petri Heimonen (alto saxophone) and Pekka Tyni (piano). Also guitarist Seppo Tyni played in the band for a short time. In the late 1970s Elonkorjuu changed their name to Harvest and recorded one album of instrumental funkjazz called "Flyin' High, Runnin' Fast". Harvest split up in the end of the 1970s.

Members

	Kari Tamminen voc
	Pekka Tyni key, ep, p
	Veli-Pekka Pessi b
	Heikki Lajunen voc
	Ilkka Poijärvi g, fl, org
	Eero Rantasila dr
	Jukka Syrenius g, voc *1952 FI
	Antti Halminen
	Jari Perkiömäki as *1961 FI
	Pertti Hannus dr, perc FI
	Rainer Koski
	Timo Hannukainen
	Veikko Nuotio dr