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Folk Songs (Charlie Haden album)
Folk Songs is an album by bassist Charlie Haden, saxophonist Jan Garbarek and guitarist Egberto Gismonti, recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label in 1981.[2] The album follows the trio's first recording Magico (1980).
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Released | February 1981[1] | |||
Recorded | November 1979 | |||
Studio | Talent Studio (Oslo, Norway) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:25 | |||
Label | ECM | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Jan Garbarek chronology | ||||
Egberto Gismonti chronology | ||||
Reception edit
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "One of the better ECM recordings... filled with moody originals, improvisations that blend together jazz and world music, and atmospheric ensembles. This date works well both as superior background music and for close listening".[3]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing edit
- "Folk Song" (Traditional) – 8:12
- "Bôdas de Prata" (Egberto Gismonti, Geraldo Carneiro) – 4:44
- "Cego Aderaldo" (Gismonti) – 7:54
- "Veien" (Jan Garbarek) – 7:50
- "Equilibrista" (Gismonti) – 8:36
- "For Turiya" (Charlie Haden) – 7:42
- Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in November 1979
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ "Folk Songs". ECM.
- ^ ECM discography 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 14, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. AllMusic Review accessed September 14, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 91. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links edit
- Charlie Haden / Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti - Folk Songs (1981) album review by Scott Yanow, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Charlie Haden / Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti - Folk Songs (1981) album releases & credits at Discogs
- Charlie Haden / Jan Garbarek / Egberto Gismonti - Folk Songs (1981) album to be listened as stream on Spotify