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The Guardian - Mar 18, 2010
For his third ECM recording, the French jazz, rock and pop drummer Manu Katché brings in Jan Garbarek-inspired saxophonist Tore Brunborg and British pianist ...

Dresden
Brisbane Times - Feb 22, 2010
Rather like climate-change sceptics, some people still deny Jan Garbarek his rightful place in the pantheon of pivotal modern-day tenor saxophonists, ...

Portico Quartet at the Barbican, WC2
Times Online - Mar 10, 2010
... and-bass trio that, with the help of some electronica, explores undulating folk-like hooks much like the chill-out generation's answer to Jan Garbarek. ...

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Dresden: In Concert

This is an excellent concert given by Jan Garbarek and his fellow musicians Rainer Bruninghaus and Manus Katche. The group plays well known master pieces from previous albums such as 12 moons an others. This is a real celebration for lovers of free jazz, world music in general and Jan Garbarek in particular. enjoy!

Titles:
    1. Paper Nut
    2. The Tall Tear Trees
    3. Heitor
    4. Twelve Moons
    5. Rondo Amoroso
    6. Tao
    7. Milagre Dos Peixes
    8. There Were Swallows
    9. The Reluctant Saxophonist
    10. Transformations 4. Once I Dreamt A Tree Upside Down
    11. Fugl
    12. Maracuja
    13. Grooving Out!
    14. Nu Bein
    15. Voy Cantando
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Belonging

I have actually told people that in a nutshell Jan Garbarek's solo on Solstice is why I play tenor saxophone and the vamp at the end is why I play music.

Titles:
    1. Spiral Dance
    2. Blossom
    3. 'Long as You Know You're Living Yours
    4. Belonging
    5. Windup
    6. Solstice
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Witchi-Tai-To

For my money, ECM at large and Mr. Garbarek in particular managed, for years and years, better than most to create and share music at times sublime and always unassuming. Music from musicians, great ones often and committed to explore Jazz beyond wherever it happens to be.

What Witchi-Tai-To has to offer is one of the peaks I noted on the title to this review. Other than the magic that exploded out of "My Song" with Keith Jarrett, no one has played with Jan like pianist Stenson. And Stenson--whose own albums are tremendous, by the way--along with Palle Danielsson on bass and Jon Christensen on drums, are a dream come true.

Titles:
    1. A.I.R.
    2. Kukka
    3. Hasta Siempre
    4. Witchi-Tai-To
    5. Desireless
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Officium

I can't imagine how someone with a passionate dedication to pure medieval and renaissance music might feel about this - but who cares? It is absolutely beautiful music. For most of the album Garbarek adds a pleasant, unobtrusive shine to the music: unobtrusive is crucial, because the music can survive without him. If he gets too active - he does a couple of times in the latter part of the album, I feel - he draws too much attention to himself, detracting from the beauty of the original music.
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Titles:
    1. Parce Mihi Domine
    2. Primo Tempore (C14 Czech)
    3. Sanctus (C14 Czech)
    4. Regnantem Sempiterna
    5. O Salutaris Hostia
    6. Procedentem Sponsum (C15 Hungarian)
    7. Pulcherrima Rosa (C14 Czech)
    8. Parce Mihi Domine
    9. Beata Viscera
    10. De Spinetonata Rosa (C14 English)
    11. Credo (C14 Czech)
    12. Ave Maris Stella
    13. Virgo Flagellatur
    14. Oratio Ieremiae
    15. Parce Mihi Domine
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