Paths, Prints

1982 studio album by Jan Garbarek

Paths, Prints

Studio album by

Jan Garbarek

Released

September 6, 1982^[1]

Recorded

December 1981

Genre

Jazz

Length

45:13

Label

ECM
ECM 1223

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Jan Garbarek chronology

Eventyr
(1980)

Paths, Prints
(1982)

Wayfarer
(1983)

Paths, Prints is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek, recorded in December 1981 and released on ECM September 6, 1982. The quartet features rhythm section Bill Frisell, Eberhard Weber and Jon Christensen.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn called the album "one of the better, more exciting releases—thanks to Bill Frisell."^[3]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jan Garbarek

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Path"	7:11
2.	"Footprints"	10:06
3.	"Kite Dance"	5:35
4.	"To B.E."	3:10

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Move"	6:39
2.	"Arc"	5:01
3.	"Considering the Snail"	6:30
4.	"Still"	6:18

Personnel

Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophones, wood flute, percussion
Bill Frisell – guitar
Eberhard Weber – bass
Jon Christensen – drums, percussion

References

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