Legend of the Seven Dreams

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Legend of the Seven Dreams
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1988 [1]
RecordedJuly 1988
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre Jazz
Length54:45
Label ECM
ECM 1381
Producer Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
All Those Born With Wings
(1987)
Legend of the Seven Dreams
(1988)
Rosensfole
(1989)
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Legend of the Seven Dreams is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in July 1988 and released on ECM October later that year. [4]

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album two-and-a-half stars, with reviewer Mark W. B. Allender stating, "The disc opens with "He Came From the North," which features a melody based on a traditional Yoik from the artist's native Norway and progresses into a longer section with an interplay that is both sparse and rhythmic. The sax line here is astonishingly beautiful." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek.

  1. "He Comes from the North (Introduction based on the Sámi joik; Áillohaš)" 13:37
  2. "Aichuri, the Song Man" 5:03
  3. "Tongue of Secrets“ 8:12
  4. "Brother Wind" 8:07
  5. "Its Name Is Secret Road" 1:48
  6. "Send Word" 7:19
  7. "Voy cantando" 6:55
  8. "Mirror Stone 1" 1:15
  9. "Mirror Stone 2" 2:29

Personnel

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References

  1. "Legend of the Seven Dreams". ECM .
  2. 1 2 Allender M. W. B.Allmusic Review accessed 11 March 2010
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ECM discography accessed September 30, 2011