Released 1985 Length 42:36 Release date 1985 Label ECM Records | Recorded December 1984 Artist Jan Garbarek Producer Manfred Eicher Genre Jazz | |
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It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice
(1985) All Those Born With Wings
(1986) Similar Jan Garbarek albums, Jazz albums | ||
It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice is an album by the Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek released on the ECM label and performed by Garbarek, David Torn, Eberhard Weber and Michael Di Pasqua.
Contents
Here Garbarek is approaching the extremes of his style, appearing once again with the Jan Garbarek Group. All pieces on this record are titled after quotes from poems by Tomas Tranströmer, and though the actual connection to these poems remains tenuous at best, they do add a provocative element to the pieces themselves, which beg for at least some programmatic interpretation.
Multi-instrumentalist David Torn is primarily responsible for the more aggressive edge this record takes. His guitar lines explode with energy and tension, giving Garbarek a more off-center field to play in — and considering his penchant for excessive restraint, this is a welcome environment to hear him in".
Track listing
All compositions by Jan Garbarek.
- "White Noise of Forgetfulness – 8:22
- "The Crossing Place" – 9:10
- "One Day in March I Go Down to the Sea and Listen" – 5:32
- "Mission: To Be Where I Am" – 8:08
- "It's OK to Phone the Island That Is a Mirage" – 5:49
- "It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice" – 4:41
- "I'm the Knife-Thrower's Partner" – 0:54
Personnel
Songs
1White Noise Of Forgetfulness8:25
2The Crossing Place9:15
3One Day In March I Go Down To The Sea And Listen5:38