Released 1969 Length 45:08 Release date 1969 Label Freedom Records | Recorded October 1969 Artist Jan Garbarek Producer George Russell Genre Jazz | |
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Studio Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Bærum Esoteric Circle
(1969) Afric Pepperbird
(1970) Similar Jan Garbarek albums, Jazz albums | ||
Esoteric Circle is the debut album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, originally released under the band name "The Esoteric Circle" on Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman label but re-issued under his name on the Freedom imprint, performed by Garbarek with Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awards the album 4 stars and states "a highly successful and enjoyable effort, one that can stand comfortably with work being done at that time by Tony Williams or John McLaughlin... Garbarek's own playing, here entirely on tenor, come largely out of Albert Ayler as well as Coltrane, and his general attack is much more raw and aggressive than the style for which he would eventually become more widely known through his recordings for ECM".
Track listing
All compositions by Jan Garbarek.
- "Traneflight" – 2:51
- "Ralbalder" – 8:15
- "Esoteric Circle" – 5:22
- "Vips" – 5:40
- "Sas 644" – 8:49
- "Nefertite" – 2:05
- "Gee" – 1:10
- "Karin's Mode" – 7:30
- "Breeze Ending" – 3:39
Personnel
Songs
1Traneflight2:57
2Rabalder8:20
3Esoteric Circle5:27