Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof

1979 studio album by the Jan Garbarek Group

Studio album by

the Jan Garbarek Group

Released

July 22, 1979 (1979-07-22)

Recorded

December 20, 1978 (1978-12-20)

Studio

Talent Studio
Oslo, Norway

Genre

Jazz

Length

43:49

Label

ECM
ECM 1135

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Jan Garbarek chronology

Places
(1978)

Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof
(1979)

Mágico
(1980)

Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof is an album by the Jan Garbarek Group.^[1] It was recorded on December 20, 1978, and released on ECM the following year. The quintet features rhythm section Bill Connors, John Taylor, Eberhard Weber and Jon Christensen.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Jan Garbarek's icy and haunting tones on tenor and soprano are in the forefront during much of this set."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek

"Blue Sky" – 6:45
"White Cloud" – 9:06
"Windows" – 6:46
"Red Roof" – 7:49
"Wires" – 5:20
"The Picture" – 8:03

Personnel

Jan Garbarek Group

Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Bill Connors – electric and acoustic guitars
John Taylor – piano
Eberhard Weber – bass
Jon Christensen – drums

References

^ Grillo, Tyron (2011). "Jan Garbarek Group: Photo With... (ECM 1135)". allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott (2011). "Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof – Jan Garbarek Group | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 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.