Dis
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1977[1]
RecordedDecember 1976
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length48:36
LabelECM 1093 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Dansere
(1975)
Dis
(1977)
Places
(1977)

Dis is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in December 1976 and released on ECM May the following year. Garbarek is backed by guitarist Ralph Towner, with guest appearances from ECM engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug on windharp and Den Norske Messingsekstett on brass.[2]

Reception

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

AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars in a review retrieved in 2012.[4]

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

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

References

  1. "ECM Records".
  2. ECM discography Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 8, 2011
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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.
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