Dis (album)

Dis
Studio album by
Jan Garbarek
ReleasedMay 1977[1]
RecordedDecember 1976
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length48:36
LabelECM
ECM 1093 ST
ProducerManfred 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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected Dis as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3]

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 Kongshaug – windharp ("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. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Dis - Jan Garbarek". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.