| Afric Pepperbird | ||||
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| Studio album by the Jan Garbarek Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | September 22–23, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop, free jazz, progressive jazz | |||
| Length | 40:51 | |||
| Label | ECM 1007 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Jan Garbarek chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Afric Pepperbird is an album by the Jan Garbarek Quartet, recorded over two days in September 1970 and released on ECM the following year—Garberek's second album overall, and his first released for the label. The quartet features rhythm section Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.
Background
The name of the album: Garbarek told Arild Andersen that Garbarek believes that he read about a bird in a book "or something", according to author Jan Omdahl; in a newspaper article, the author has given his emerging[4] theory, about which "pepperbird" which likely was the inspiration for the title of the song and album.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick awards the album 4½ stars, and states, "Together with Sart, Tryptikon, and Witchi-Tai-To (as well as a prior recording on Flying Dutchman), this album represents the strongest, most aggressive portion of Garbarek's career, before he succumbed to what became known as the ECM aesthetic. Very highly recommended."[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jan Garbarek, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Skarabée" | 6:16 | |
| 2. | "Mah-Jong" | Andersen | 1:52 |
| 3. | "Beast of Kommodo" | 12:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blow Away Zone" | 8:37 | |
| 2. | "MYB" | Andersen | 1:50 |
| 3. | "Concentus" | Andersen | 0:50 |
| 4. | "Afric Pepperbird" | 7:58 | |
| 5. | "Blupp" | Christensen | 1:05 |
| Total length: | 40:51 | ||
Personnel
Jan Garbarek Quartet
- Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
- Terje Rypdal – guitar, bugle
- Arild Andersen – bass, thumb piano, xylophone
- Jon Christensen – percussion
References
- ↑ Allmusic Review
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2022-12-12/garbareks-startskudd. Klassekampen.no. Retrieved 2022-12-13
- ↑ Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed 1 November 2009