Eventyr

1981 studio album by Jan Garbarek

Eventyr

Studio album by

Jan Garbarek

Released

September 1981^[1]

Recorded

December 1980

Studio

Talent Studio
Oslo, Norway

Length

56:08

Label

ECM
ECM 1200

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Jan Garbarek chronology

Folk Songs
(1981)

Eventyr
(1981)

Paths, Prints
(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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

Track listing

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

"Soria Maria" - 11:39
"Lillekort" - 5:02
"Eventyr" - 9:19
"Weaving a Garland" (Traditional) - 2:20
"Once upon a Time" - 9:02
"The Companion" (Garbarek, Vasconcelos) - 5:49
"Snipp, Snapp, Snute" (Garbarek, Vasconcelos) - 4:30
"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

References

^ "Eventyr". ECM.
^ ECM discography accessed December 20, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2011
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.