Jan Garbarek Quartet
Afric Pepperbird (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 1/Mar/2024 ] Recorded in Oslo in September 1970, Afric Pepperbird was released on New Year's Day in 1971. Half a century later, it still conveys the freshness and excitement of discoveries being made. The album signalled the arrival of four Norwegian improvisers... |
Jan Garbarek / Kjell Johnsen
Aftenland [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Recorded in a Stockholm church in 1979, Aftenland documents a fascinating encounter between Jan Garbarek, improviser par excellence, and classical organist Kjell Johnsen. "Preparing and realizing Aftenland was one of the most interesting experiences... |
Paul Giger, Puierre Favre, Jan Garbarek
Alpstein (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 15/Dec/2008 ] |
Miroslav Vitous/Jan Garbarek
Atmos [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] "Jan Garbarek is my favorite sax player," Miroslav Vitous has said. "We have an incredible musical rapport and you can hear it. He understands my Slavic melodies and what I use for atmosphere because he's European and his father was Polish, which is... |
Jan Garbarek
Dansere [ ECM Records / 3 CD - released 29/Jun/2012 ] All of Garbarek's ECM collaborations with pianist Bobo Stenson - a welcome return to the catalogue for three much-loved albums: 'Sart', 'Witchi-Tai To' and 'Dansere'. |
Jan Garbarek Group
Dresden [ ECM / 2 CD - released 21/Sep/2009 ] This double album - recorded in Dresden's Alter Schlachthof in October 2007 - is the first-ever live set from the highly-popular Garbarek Group. |
Eleni Karaindrou, with Kim Kashkashian, Jan Garbarek & Vangelis Christopoulos
Eleni Karaindrou: Concert in Athens [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] An exceptional live recording, 'Concert in Athens', the tenth ECM release by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou, incorporates moving performances by guests Kim Kashkashian and Jan Garbarek. |
Pat Metheny / Jan Garbarek / Gary Burton / Scott Colley
Hommage a Eberhard Weber [ ECM / CD - released 25/Sep/2015 ] In January 2015 musicians and listeners converged upon Stuttgart's Theaterhaus for two consecutive nights to celebrate the 75th birthday of Eberhard Weber. The concerts centered around a specially commissioned 35-minute suite by Pat Metheny, with... |
Jan Garbarek
I Took up the Runes [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 2/Feb/2001 ] Jan Garbarek, saxophones, with Nana Vasconcelos & Eberhard Weber, Recorded August 1990. |
Jan Garbarek
I Took Up the Runes (180g LP) [ ECM Records / LP - released 24/May/2010 ] One of the Norwegian saxophonists most popular titles, "Runes" also marked the first appearance of Manu Katché with the Garbarek group. The centerpiece of the album is the five-part "Molde Canticle". Jan Garbarek soprano and tenor... |
Jan Garbarek
In Praise of Dreams [ ECM Records / CD - released 12/Nov/2004 ] Classical violist Kim Kashkashian and rock drummer Manu Katche join the great Norwegian saxophonist in memorable melodies that create a very distinctive and "filmic" soundscape. |
Jan Garbarek
In Praise Of Dreams (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 6/Jun/2019 ] "In Praise of Dreams" - Jan Garbarek's first new album in six years - features two musicians with whom the great Norwegian saxophonist shares some history - American-Armenian violist Kim Kashkashian and African-French drummer Manu Katché. Garbarek,... |
KIM KASHKASHIAN
Monodia Kim Kashkashian, viola Leonidas Kavakos, violin Manchener Kammerorchester Christoph Poppen, Jan Garbarek, soprano, saxophone The Hilliard Ensemble [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Here is a fuller portrait of Armenia's foremost composer. This double album, made with Mansurian's participation, includes premiere recordings of works of the last decade. |
Keith Jarrett / Jan Garbarek
Luminessence (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 1/Mar/2024 ] Mysterious, dramatic and alluring, Luminessence comes from a peak period in the creative association between Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek, recorded in 1974, immediately after their vibrant Belonging album. Here, Jarrett creates shimmering... |
Jan Garbarek
Madar [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Recorded August 1992 |
Charlie Haden / Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti
Magico [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/1980 ] Recorded June 1979. |
Jan Garbarek, saxophone / The Hilliard Ensemble
Mnemosyne [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Recorded April 1998 Released 1999 |
Keith Jarrett with Jan Garbarek
My Song [ ECM Records / CD - released 12/Nov/2010 ] Recorded November 1977. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Officium Jan Garbarek (soprano and tenor saxophones) / The Hilliard Ensemble [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Jan/1994 ] A hauntingly beautiful combination of medieval unaccompanied choral music and jazz saxophone. |
Jan Garbarek / THe Hilliard Ensemble
Officium (LP) [ ECM / 2 LP - released 2/Feb/2018 ] "Garbarek's purity of intonation, and the sensitivity with which he fitfully spikes it with atonality have rarely been better captured on disc, and far from being a deliberate exercise in musical exotica, this often sounds like the setting that was... |