Folk Songs (Charlie Haden album)

Folk Songs
Studio album by
Charlie Haden
ReleasedFebruary 1981[1]
RecordedNovember 1979
StudioTalent Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length45:25
LabelECM 1170
ProducerManfred Eicher
Charlie Haden chronology
Magico
(1980) 		Folk Songs
(1981) 		Time Remembers One Time Once
(1983)
Jan Garbarek chronology
Aftenland
(1980) 		Folk Songs
(1981) 		Eventyr
(1981)
Egberto Gismonti chronology
Circense
(1980) 		Folk Songs
(1981) 		Sanfona
(1981)

Folk Songs is an album by bassist Charlie Haden, recorded in November 1979 and released on ECM in February 1981—the second album by the trio, featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek and guitarist Egberto Gismonti, following Mágico (1980).[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "One of the better ECM recordings... filled with moody originals, improvisations that blend together jazz and world music, and atmospheric ensembles. This date works well both as superior background music and for close listening."[3]

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

Track listing

  1. "Folk Song" (Traditional) – 8:12
  2. "Bôdas de Prata" (Egberto Gismonti, Geraldo Carneiro) – 4:44
  3. "Cego Aderaldo" (Gismonti) – 7:54
  4. "Veien" (Jan Garbarek) – 7:50
  5. "Equilibrista" (Gismonti) – 8:36
  6. "For Turiya" (Charlie Haden) – 7:42

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Folk Songs". ECM.
  2. ^ Charlie Haden, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti - Folk Songs (in French), 1981, retrieved 2023-12-07
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. AllMusic Review accessed September 14, 2011
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 91. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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