Afric Pepperbird
| Afric Pepperbird | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 22–23 September 1970 | |||
| Studio | Bendiksen Studio, Oslo | |||
| Genre | Modern free, post-bop, free jazz, progressive jazz | |||
| Length | 40:51 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1007 | |||
| 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 the second album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek and his first released on the ECM label performed by Garbarek's quartet featuring Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.
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".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Jan Garbarek, except where noted.
- "Skarabée" – 6:16
- "Mah-Jong" – (Andersen) 1:52
- "Beast of Kommodo" – 12:23
- "Blow Away Zone" – 8:37
- "MYB" – (Andersen) 1:50
- "Concentus" – (Andersen) 0:50
- "Afric Pepperbird" – 7:58
- "Blupp" – (Christensen) 1:05
Personnel
- 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.
- ^ Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed 1 November 2009
