Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) a Norwegian tenor and so… Read Full Bio ↴Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was the only child of former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław Garbarek, and a Norwegian farmer's daughter. Garbarek grew up in Oslo. At 21, he married Vigdis. Their daughter Anja Garbarek is also a musician.
Garbarek's sound is one of the hallmarks of the ECM record label, which has released virtually all of his recordings. His style incorporates a sharp-edged tone, long, keening, sustained notes strongly reminiscent of Islamic prayer calls, and generous use of silence. He began his recording career in the late 1960s, notably featuring on recordings by the American jazz composer George Russell (such as Othello Ballet Suite and Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature). If he had initially appeared as a devotee of Albert Ayler and Peter Brötzmann, by 1973 he had turned his back on the harsh dissonances of avant-garde jazz, retaining only his tone from his previous approach.
As a composer, Garbarek tends to draw heavily from Scandinavian folk melodies, a legacy of his Ayler influence. He is also a pioneer of ambient jazz composition, most notably on his 1976 album Dis. This textural approach, which rejects traditional notions of thematic improvisation (best exemplified by Sonny Rollins) in favor of a style described by critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton as "sculptural in its impact", has been critically divisive.
After recording a string of unheralded avant-garde albums, Garbarek rose to international prominence in the mid-1970s playing post-bop jazz, both as a leader and as a member of Keith Jarrett's successful "European Quartet." He achieved considerable commercial success in Europe with Dis, a meditative collaboration with guitarist Ralph Towner that featured the distinctive sound of a wind harp on several tracks. (Selections from Dis have been used as incidental music in several feature films and documentaries.) In the 1980s, Garbarek's music began to incorporate synthesizers and elements of world music. In 1993, during the Gregorian chant craze, his album Officium, a collaboration with early music vocal performers the Hilliard Ensemble, became one of ECM's biggest-selling albums of all time, reaching the pop charts in several European countries. (Its sequel, Mnemosyne, followed in 1999.) In 2005, his album In Praise of Dreams was nominated for a Grammy.
In addition to the selections from Dis, Garbarek has also composed music for several other European films, including French and Norwegian films. Also his song 'Rites' was used in the American film The Insider.
Garbarek's sound is one of the hallmarks of the ECM record label, which has released virtually all of his recordings. His style incorporates a sharp-edged tone, long, keening, sustained notes strongly reminiscent of Islamic prayer calls, and generous use of silence. He began his recording career in the late 1960s, notably featuring on recordings by the American jazz composer George Russell (such as Othello Ballet Suite and Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature). If he had initially appeared as a devotee of Albert Ayler and Peter Brötzmann, by 1973 he had turned his back on the harsh dissonances of avant-garde jazz, retaining only his tone from his previous approach.
As a composer, Garbarek tends to draw heavily from Scandinavian folk melodies, a legacy of his Ayler influence. He is also a pioneer of ambient jazz composition, most notably on his 1976 album Dis. This textural approach, which rejects traditional notions of thematic improvisation (best exemplified by Sonny Rollins) in favor of a style described by critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton as "sculptural in its impact", has been critically divisive.
After recording a string of unheralded avant-garde albums, Garbarek rose to international prominence in the mid-1970s playing post-bop jazz, both as a leader and as a member of Keith Jarrett's successful "European Quartet." He achieved considerable commercial success in Europe with Dis, a meditative collaboration with guitarist Ralph Towner that featured the distinctive sound of a wind harp on several tracks. (Selections from Dis have been used as incidental music in several feature films and documentaries.) In the 1980s, Garbarek's music began to incorporate synthesizers and elements of world music. In 1993, during the Gregorian chant craze, his album Officium, a collaboration with early music vocal performers the Hilliard Ensemble, became one of ECM's biggest-selling albums of all time, reaching the pop charts in several European countries. (Its sequel, Mnemosyne, followed in 1999.) In 2005, his album In Praise of Dreams was nominated for a Grammy.
In addition to the selections from Dis, Garbarek has also composed music for several other European films, including French and Norwegian films. Also his song 'Rites' was used in the American film The Insider.
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@bv74353
01. Spanish Samba (also listed as Red Roof) (0:00)
02. Timeless (12:47)
03. Viddene (mistakenly included Krusning) (21:47)
04. Krusning (mistakenly included in Viddene) (28:26)
05. Nimbus (35:52)
06. Yr (mislabeled as Krusning) (46:08)
07. Waterwheel (56:21)
08. Backward Glance (1:10:35)
09. Entering (1:30:09)
10. Telegram (1:38:32)
- thanks to @abxer3p !
@bv74353
April 11, 1978 ECM Broadcast.
NDR Jazz Workshop No. 134 produced by Michael Naura,
Grosser Sendesaal des NDR Funkhauses, Hamburg,
Four iconic ECM artists in a rare get-together as part of the famous NDR Jazz Workshop series. They also appeared together at the Willisau Jazz Festival in Switzerland later that same year.
Audio production at the studio of NDR Funkhauses Hamburg where this show was superbly recorded for a ‘live in the studio’ concert.
Thanks to whoisthemonk !
@abxer3p
Great music by fantastic artists! Thanks so much for the upload. For those interested - I found some tracks were mislabeled or misidentified, which is understood; there are a few issues of this concert I found online. I made some adjustments (see below) still feel like I didn't suss out a couple of tracks. It's very hard to draw a definitive line on some of those segues.
01. Spanish Samba (also listed as Red Roof) (0:00)
02. Timeless (12:47)
03. Viddene (mistakenly included Krusning) (21:47)
04. Krusning (mistakenly included in Viddene) (28:26)
05. Nimbus (35:52)
06. Yr (mislabeled as Krusning) (46:08)
07. Waterwheel (56:21)
08. Backward Glance (1:10:35)
09. Entering (1:30:09)
10. Telegram (1:38:32)
@kalzone60
ECM at it's highest level at the best decade and with some of its best artists! And yes, I smoked weed with RT in Culver City, Los Angeles! LOL
@marynewheatfields
Since I discovered it some years ago, "Timeless" has been a precious pearl in my discography and will remain forever. In this live version Jan Garbarek flies beyond the sound with his saxophone like a big bird of hope and beauty. 🎷🌾
@mirkodisilverio6032
I discover this album...now! and I can't but totally agree with you. Something magic mesmerizes me...
@gareginasatryan6761
I thought Garbarek isn’t on this record
@robertgiles9124
@@gareginasatryan6761 No, he is not ...but I think she may be referring to Abercrombie and the ECM family in general with their unique quality. I still play the tune Timeless at my gigs. I have been aslo so very influenced by the ECM recordings. Please ck out my page of recordings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oM-LZkMkUs
@itboznkgvjugjtfg
Garbarek, Towner and Abercrombie in one recording.... Magic. Nana is also amazing.
@dwmc102555
Guitarists in particular may want to check out a couple of duet albums Towner and Abercrombie put out on ECM in the 70s and 80s -- great stuff!!
@itboznkgvjugjtfg
@@dwmc102555 There is also an amazing duet by Garbarek and Towner called "Dis". Two songs on this recording are from that album
@emmanuelmassarotti5535
Not also
He was the heart of this concept
@annalisa14
@@emmanuelmassarotti5535 Nana was brilliant. I first heard him with Egberto Gismonti in 1976 in San Diego, introduced to me by my Saint Lucia friend. I know the album like I know my heartbeat. “Sol Do Meo Dia”.