Artist	Song
Jan Garbarek	A Tale Begun (In Praise of Dreams, 2004)
Jan Garbarek	Darvanan (Twelve Moons, 1993)
Jan Garbarek Quartet	SkarabTe (Afric Pepperbird, 1970)
Jan Garbarek	Hasta Siempre (Witchi-Tai-To, 1973)
Keith Jarrett w/Jan Garbarek	'long As You Know You're Living Yours (Belonging, 1974)
Jan Garbarek (Keith Jarrett, composer)	Windsong (Luminessence, 1975)
Keith Jarrett w/Jan Garbarek	Late Night Willie (Personal Mountains, 1979)
Jan Garbarek / Charlie Haden / Egberto Gismonti	Spor (Magico, 1980)
Jan Garbarek / Charlie Haden / Egberto Gismonti	For Turiya (Folk Songs, 1981)
Jan Garbarek	Foot Prints (Paths, Prints, 1981)
Jan Garbarek Group	It's Ok to Phone the Island that is a Mirage (It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice, 1985)
Jan Garbarek / Eleni Karaindro	Parallagi B (O Melissokomos, 1986)
Jan Garbarek	4th Piece (All Those Born With Wings, 1987)
Jan Garbarek w/Agnes Buen Garnss	Utferd (Rosensfole: Medieval Songs From Norway, 1989)
Jan Garbarek	Molde Canticle: Part 1 (I Took Up the Runes, 1990)
Jan Garbarek w/Ingor Antte Ailu Gaup	Rahkki Sruvvis (I Took Up the Runes, 1990)
Jan Garbarek / Miroslav Vitous / Peter Erskine	The Music of My People (Star, 1991)
Jan Garbarek	Arietta (Twelve Moons, 1993)
Jan Garbarek w/Agnes Buen Garnss	Psalm (Twelve Moons, 1993)
Jan Garbarek w/The Hilliard Ensemble	De Spineto Nata Rosa (Officium, 1993)
Jan Garbarek	Malinye (Rites, 1998)
Jan Garbarek w/Choir Solvguttene	We are the Stars (Rites, 1998)
Jan Garbarek	Vast Plain, Clouds (Rites, 1998)
Jan Garbarek	Ramy (Madar, 1992)
Jan Garbarek w/Ustad Fateh Ali Khan	Raga I (Ragas and Sagas, 1992)
Jan Garbarek	In Praise Of Dreams (In Praise of Dreams, 2004)

Comment:

A bit of a labour of love, this, with labour being the operative word. : )

The Norwegian soprano saxophonist Jan Garbarek has arguably one of the most recognizable sounds in all of jazz, indeed, all of music, as 'jazz' is perhaps not the best category to place him. His jazz chops are indisputable when given a listen to his earlier recordings, in particular, but his reputation was built on latter albums, starting with Dis in 1976. His keening, soaring-above-fjords sound has been described as "icy" and defining of the record label he's remained with his entire career, Manfred Eicher's ECM Records. Indeed, Garbarek's sound, while entirely his own, has been nonetheless controversial, oftentimes tagged "new agey," even syrupy (the unctuous Kenny G owes his career to the immensely more talented Garbarek). But don't let that put you off. While Garbarek might be an acquired taste (as reception to this will no doubt attest), I hope this not-quite-definitive collection will show he's not just a one note wonder. His oeuvre is diverse and eclectic, and he's done his fair share of experimenting along the way, as his dabbling with vocalists (2, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 24), for example, has shown.

This is a mostly chronological mix, although there's an attempt in the first five tracks to give an off-the-bat overview.

First Half
Second Half

(Title is from the Percy Bysshe Shelley poem, Lines Written Among the Euganean Hills).

P.S.

This mix was inspired by the many (the chuggin-in-the-face-of-it-all Dom, for one) who commented on my last mix. Cheers, all.

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