JAN GARBAREK _ TIL VIGDIS, NJFLP-1, 33rpm (NOR), 1967

very limited edition – a couple of 100 records ?

The holy grail of scandinavian free jazz! This record has it all: kickin music , rarity, great cover…

and… yes, music is as good as u can wish for… a young garbarek kickin and kickin and kickin… playing in a very Coltrane influenced style, but with a definate personal style already. For  me, you can hear the influences from both Trane, Rollins and Ayler – but most of all an unpolished Garbarek language. Jon Christensen is a hurricane! He SWINGS!

Two live recordings that are just AMAZING — very defined music, but still open and free.

a volcanic flow combined with strong melodic elements. it makes you smile, it makes you even wanna dance.. when Eddie Harris´s Freedom Jazz Dance kicks off… it is REALLY kickin off!

beautiful cover image and design! this holy grail is worth looking for… but it goes these days for big money… count on 1500 E and more… sometimes much more….

produced by the Norwegian Student Forum.

Karin Krog wrote the liner notes, ending the text with ” …he can play”

 

 

Jan Garbarek – tenor sax

Arild Andersen – bass

Per Löfberg – bass

Frank Phipps- trombone

Jon Christensen – drums