Dis (album)

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Dis
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1977 [1]
RecordedDecember 1976
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
Genre Jazz
Length48:36
Label ECM
ECM 1093 ST
Producer Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Dansere
(1975)
Dis
(1977)
Places
(1977)

Dis is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek, recorded for ECM in December 1976 and released in May the following year. Garbarek is backed by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, with a guest appearance from Den Norske Messingsekstett on brass. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected Dis as part of its suggested Core Collection. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jan Garbarek.

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Vandrere"13:42
2."Krusning"5:40
3."Viddene"5:44
Total length:25:06
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Skygger"10:10
2."Yr"5:59
3."Dis"7:52
Total length:24:01 49:07

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

  • Jan Erik Kongshaugwindharp ("Vandrere", "Viddene", "Dis")
    • harp built by Sverre Larssen and recorded by Jan Erik Kongshaug; played by the wind
  • Den Norske Messingsekstett – brass ("Skygger")

Technical personnel

References

  1. "ECM Records".
  2. ECM discography Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 8, 2011
  3. "Dis - Jan Garbarek". AllMusic . Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Jan Garbarek". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 523. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  81. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.