StAR (Jan Garbarek album)

StAR
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released 1991
Recorded January 1991
Genre Jazz
Length 41:58
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Ragas and Sagas
(1990)Ragas and Sagas1990
StAR
(1991)
Atmos
(1992)Atmos1992

StAR is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, featuring Miroslav Vitous and Peter Erskine, released on the ECM label in 1991.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars and states "The tunes may be somewhat interchangeable, but the music is virtuosic, thoughtful and thoroughly lovely, at times heart-tugging. Makes you wish these three would get together more often"[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Miroslav Vitous except as indicated
  1. "Star" (Jan Garbarek) - 6:15
  2. "Jumper" - 4:21
  3. "Lamenting" - 6:08
  4. "Anthem" (Peter Erskine) - 6:16
  5. "Roses for You" - 5:39
  6. "Clouds in the Mountain" - 4:38
  7. "Snowman" (Erskine, Garbarek, Vitous) - 5:21
  8. "The Music of My People" (Erskine) - 3:42
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in January 1991

Personnel

References

  1. ECM discography accessed September 30, 2011
  2. 1 2 Anderson, R.Allmusic Review accessed September 30, 2011
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