Jan Garbarek - Legend of the Seven Dreams (1988) FLAC

Tracks

01. He Comes From the North
02. Aichuri, The Song Man
03. Tongue Of Secrets
04. Brother Wind
05. It's Name is Secret Road
06. Send Word
07. Voy Cantando
08. Mirror Stone I
09. Mirror Stone II

Personnel

Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophones, flute
Rainer Brüninghaus – electronic keyboards
Eberhard Weber – bass
Naná Vasconcelos – percussion, voice


Though in step with its time, this release suffers from excessive reliance on ambient synthesizers, which litter much of the recording, rendering it only slightly more interesting than many of the Windham Hill new age recordings of the same era. Unfortunate, because the disc opens with strength and gradually peters out by the end. The disc opens with "He Came From the North," which features a melody based on a traditional Lapp joik from the artist's native Norway and progresses into a longer section with an interplay that is both sparse and rhythmic. The sax line here is astonishingly beautiful. The second piece, "Alchuri, the Song Man," a sax and percussion piece, is energetic and lively as well. And from here the energy gradually diminishes. Much can be attributed to popular styles of the time, but this release simply does not stand up to other music of its genre that came later.
~ Mark W. B. Allender, All Music Guide.