Dansere

Jan Garbarek, Bobo Stenson, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen

EN / DE

A welcome return to the ECM catalog for three of the most striking of the early recordings which Jan Garbarek made for the label in the 1970s. In different but related ways Sart (1971), Witchi-Tai-To (1973) and Dansere (1975) brought freshly intelligent and invigorating perspective to bear on questions of dynamics, group sound, interaction and swing, the relation of improvisation and abstraction to the roots of jazz, and the relevance of archetypal yet freshly inflected folk forms to contemporary music. Two ensembles are heard here – Garbarek/Stenson/Rypdal/Andersen/Christensen on the exploratory Sart, and the spirited Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet, one of the most exciting groups of the era.

Drei der bemerkenswertesten Aufnahmen Garbareks aus den frühen 1970er Jahren sind nun, in einem Boxset versammelt, wieder erhältlich. Auf unterschiedliche Art warfen Sart (1971), Witchi-Tai-To (1973) und Dansere ( 1975) erfrischend intelligente und stimulierende Perspektiven auf: zu Fragen der Dynamik, des Gruppenklangs, Zusammenspiels und Swing, dem Verhältnis von Improvisation und Abstraktion zu den Wurzeln des Jazz, und nach der Relevanz von archetypischen, aber mit moderner Auffassung gebrauchten Folk-Elementen für die zeitgenössische Musik. Zwei der aufregendsten Ensembles jener Ära sind hier zu hören – Garbarek/Stenson/Rypdal/Andersen/Christensen auf dem experimentellen Sart, und das beherzte Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet auf Witchi-Tai-To und Dansere.
Featured Artists Recorded

1971-1975

Original Release Date

15.06.2012

  • CD 1
  • 1Sart
    (Jan Garbarek)
    14:45
  • 2Fountain Of Tears - Part I and II
    (Jan Garbarek)
    06:03
  • 3Song Of Space
    (Jan Garbarek)
    09:39
  • 4Close Enough For Jazz
    (Arild Andersen)
    01:59
  • 5IRR
    (Jan Garbarek)
    07:15
  • 6Lontano
    (Terje Rypdal)
    02:12
  • CD 2
  • 1A.I.R.
    (Carla Bley)
    08:15
  • 2Kukka
    (Palle Danielsson)
    04:32
  • 3Hasta Siempre
    (Carlos Puebla)
    08:10
  • 4Witchi-Tai-To
    (James Pepper)
    04:24
  • 5Desireless
    (Don Cherry)
    20:25
  • CD 3
  • 1Dansere
    (Jan Garbarek)
    15:03
  • 2Svevende
    (Jan Garbarek)
    04:58
  • 3Bris
    (Jan Garbarek)
    06:11
  • 4Skrik & Hyl
    (Jan Garbarek)
    01:38
  • 5Lokk
    (Traditional)
    05:39
  • 6Til Vennene
    (Jan Garbarek)
    04:47
All four musicians seem to have matured in the interim, and this album is filled with hauntingly beautiful music that is derived from jazz but goes beyond any meaning of that word. And the recorded sound ECM gets is as wondrous as Garbarek´s music. This is a highly recommendable sample of both.
Stereo Review
 
Kristallklare Klänge vom Klavier, ein vibrierender Baß, glitzerndes Schlagzeug und dumpf klingende Trommeln, und über allen dreien fliegt das Saxophon wie träumender Bussard seine schönen melancholischen Schleifen.
Manfred Sack, Die Zeit
 
Dansere, the latest release from the very worthy Jan Garbarek/Bobo Stenson Quartet, one of the most democratic and quietly outrageous acoustic music groups this side of the Atlantic. Theirs is a very naked kind sound, bold and resolute (…). Garbarek´s huge sound is showcased fearlessly on the almost tortuous „Lokk“ (..), the other members of the group should not be underrated, however. Stenson (piano), Palle Danielsson (bass) and Jon Christensen (drums) are all highly accomplished, and if Christensen, say, was American, his name would be spoken in awe.
Steve Lake, Melody Maker
YEAR DATE VENUE LOCATION
2026 April 16 Stadttheater Rüsselsheim, Germany
2026 April 17 Jazzfest Bonn, Germany
2026 April 24 Staatstheater Nürnberg, Germany
2026 May 05 Olvashallen Trondheim, Norway
2026 May 13 Filharmonie Szczecin, Poland
2026 May 15 WCK Wroclaw, Poland
2026 May 16 Centrum Kultury Ostrow Wiekopolski, Poland
2026 June 28 Kino Kijow Centrum Cracow, Poland
2026 June 29 NOSPR Katowice, Poland
2026 July 07 Tollhaus-Zeltival Karlsruhe, Germany
2026 October 26 Isarphilharmonie Munich, Germany
2026 November 18 Stadthalle Wuppertal, Germany
2026 December 04 Zorlu Center Istanbul, Turkey