Legend of the Seven Dreams explained

Legend of the Seven Dreams
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jan Garbarek
Cover:	Legend of the Seven Dreams.jpg
Released:	October 1988^[1]
Recorded:	July 1988
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	54:45
Label:	ECM ECM 1381
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Jan Garbarek
Prev Title:	All Those Born With Wings
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Rosensfole
Next Year:	1989

Legend of the Seven Dreams is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in July 1988 and released on ECM October later that year.^[2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album two-and-a-half stars, with reviewer Mark W. B. Allender stating, “Though in step with its time, this release suffers from excessive reliance on ambient synthesizers, which litter much of the recording, rendering it only slightly more interesting than many of the Windham Hill new age recordings of the same era. Unfortunate, because the disc opens with strength and gradually peters out by the end.”^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek.

1. "He Comes from the North (Introduction based on the Sámi joik; Áillohaš)"  - 13:37
2. "Aichuri, the Song Man"  - 5:03
3. "Tongue of Secrets“  - 8:12
4. "Brother Wind"  - 8:07
5. "Its Name Is Secret Road"  - 1:48
6. "Send Word"  - 7:19
7. "Voy cantando"  - 6:55
8. "Mirror Stone 1"  - 1:15
9. "Mirror Stone 2"  - 2:29

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophones, flute
• Rainer Brüninghaus – electronic keyboards
• Eberhard Weber – bass
• Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, voice

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legend of the Seven Dreams . .
2. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1300/1381.php ECM discography
3. Allender M. W. B.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r139065|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 11 March 2010