Triptykon (album)
| Triptykon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 30, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | November 8, 1972[1] | |||
| Studio | Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:19 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Jan Garbarek chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Triptykon is the fourth album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, his third release on the ECM label, and is performed by Garbarek with Arild Andersen and Edward Vesala.[1]
Reception
Jazz historian and Jazzwise journalist, Stuart Nicholson, identified Triptykon to be one of Garbarek's top five best recordings, noting that it presented a 'radical twist' in Garbarek's musical style.[5] This 'twist' was also highlighted in an Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick, who awarded the album 4½ stars and stating, "Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek took several intriguing stylistic turns early in his career, none more extreme than that shown on Triptykon... an expressionist trio drawing on both free improvisation and Scandinavian folk tunes, roaring, stumbling, and reeling, evoking an aural equivalent of Edvard Munch. Garbarek's work on all his reeds is assured and imaginative, even as the context is often dark and bleak... Highly recommended".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Jan Garbarek, Arild Anderson, Edward Vesala except where noted.
- "Rim" – 10:33
- "Selje" – 2:16
- "J.E.V." – 7:28
- "Sang" – 2:45
- "Triptykon" – 12:46
- "Etu Hei!" (Garbarek, Vesala) – 2:20
- "Bruremarsj" (Traditional) – 4:13
Personnel
- Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute
- Arild Andersen – bass
- Edward Vesala – percussion
References
- ^ a b Grillo, Tyran (2010). "Jan Garbarek: Triptykon (ECM 1029)". Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond. No. November 4. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b Olewnick, Brian (2011). "Triptykon – Jan Garbarek | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81. 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.
- ^ Nicholson, Stuart (2021). "Jan Garbarek: Five Essential ECM Albums". Jazzwise. No. October 18. Mark Allen Group. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
