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Apart from David Sanborn, probably no living saxophonist has a more instantly recognizable voice than Jan Garbarek; actually, given the fact that Sanborn's sound is so widely copied, Garbarek's may be easier to identify in a blindfold test. This album in particular puts that sound front and center. Garbarek's the show; he composed all of the music, and is essentially the only soloist. The music (much of which was composed as soundtrack material for film or video) is quintessential Garbarek, full of the world music influences that have characterized his work since the 1970s. Garbarek's resonant, carefully articulated tenor and soprano tone suits the spacious, minor/modal themes. He's as much a singer as instrumentalist. Garbarek also plays digital synthesizers, mostly as string or flute pads underneath the folkish melodies. The record's most notable secondary player is Garbarek's ECM labelmate, the bassist Eberhard Weber, whose lyric sensibility is a virtual mirror of Garbarek's. This is quiet, contemplative music for the most part -- attractive, but not superficially pretty. Its grooves are less celebratory than melancholic. There's an intensity here borne of deep concentration and commitment to beauty. Garbarek has come a long way since his early days as a quasi-free jazz experimentalist. This music is not jazz, nor is it experimental. But it is compelling in its way, representative of a first-rate creative musician, beyond category.
© Chris Kelsey /TiVo
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Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Manu Katche, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Manu Katche, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eberhard Weber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eberhard Weber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Marilyn Mazur, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Brüninghaus, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Marilyn Mazur, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eberhard Weber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Brüninghaus, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eberhard Weber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Marilyn Mazur, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Brüninghaus, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Manu Katche, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eberhard Weber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Arranger, Soprano Saxophone, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Brüninghaus, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eberhard Weber, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Brüninghaus, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Manu Katche, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trilok Gurtu, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mari Boine, Author, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Jan Garbarek, Composer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
Apart from David Sanborn, probably no living saxophonist has a more instantly recognizable voice than Jan Garbarek; actually, given the fact that Sanborn's sound is so widely copied, Garbarek's may be easier to identify in a blindfold test. This album in particular puts that sound front and center. Garbarek's the show; he composed all of the music, and is essentially the only soloist. The music (much of which was composed as soundtrack material for film or video) is quintessential Garbarek, full of the world music influences that have characterized his work since the 1970s. Garbarek's resonant, carefully articulated tenor and soprano tone suits the spacious, minor/modal themes. He's as much a singer as instrumentalist. Garbarek also plays digital synthesizers, mostly as string or flute pads underneath the folkish melodies. The record's most notable secondary player is Garbarek's ECM labelmate, the bassist Eberhard Weber, whose lyric sensibility is a virtual mirror of Garbarek's. This is quiet, contemplative music for the most part -- attractive, but not superficially pretty. Its grooves are less celebratory than melancholic. There's an intensity here borne of deep concentration and commitment to beauty. Garbarek has come a long way since his early days as a quasi-free jazz experimentalist. This music is not jazz, nor is it experimental. But it is compelling in its way, representative of a first-rate creative musician, beyond category.
© Chris Kelsey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:50
- Main artists: Jan Garbarek
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1996 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1996 ECM Records GmbH
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