Eventyr Explained

Eventyr
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jan Garbarek
Cover:	Eventyr.jpg
Released:	September 1981^[1]
Recorded:	December 1980
Studio:	Talent Studio Oslo, Norway
Length:	56:08
Label:	ECM ECM 1200
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Jan Garbarek
Prev Title:	Folk Songs
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Paths, Prints
Next Year:	1982

Eventyr is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer Jan Garbarek recorded in December 1980 and released on ECM September the following year. The trio features guitarist John Abercrombie and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 2½ stars.^[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album three stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie and Naná Vasconcelos except as indicated

1. "Soria Maria" - 11:39
2. "Lillekort" - 5:02
3. "Eventyr" - 9:19
4. "Weaving a Garland" (Traditional) - 2:20
5. "Once upon a Time" - 9:02
6. "The Companion" (Garbarek, Vasconcelos) - 5:49
7. "Snipp, Snapp, Snute" (Garbarek, Vasconcelos) - 4:30
8. "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" - 8:27

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophones, flutes
• John Abercrombie – guitars
• Naná Vasconcelos – berimbau, talking drum, percussion, voice

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eventyr . .
2. https://www.ecmrecords.com/shop/143038750967/eventyr-jan-garbarek-nana-vasconcelos-john-abercrombie-jan-garbarek-nana-vasconcelos-john-abercrombie ECM discography
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/eventyr-r139062 Allmusic Review
4. Book: Cook . Richard . . Morton . Brian . . 2008 . 978-0-141-03401-0 . 9th . 523 . Richard Cook (journalist) . Brian Morton (Scottish writer).