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Jan Garbarek: Atmos

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Label: ECM Records
Released: 1992
Time:
 42:02
Category: Jazz
Producer(s): Manfred Eicher
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.garbarek.com
Appears with: Keith Jarrett, Eberhard Weber, The Hilliard Ensemble
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Pegasos (M.Vitous) - 6:21
[2] Goddess (M.Vitous) - 7:10
[3] Forthcoming (M.Vitous) - 4:04
[4] Atmos (M.Vitous) - 5:09
[5] Time Out Part 1 (J.Garbarek/M.Vitous) - 2:50
[6] Direvision (M.Vitous) - 4:51
[7] Time Out Part 2 (J.Garbarek/M.Vitous) - 2:16
[8] Helikon (M.Vitous) - 3:00
[9] Hippukrene (M.Vitous) - 6:52


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Jan Garbarek - Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Miroslav Vitous - Double Bass

Manfred Eicher - Producer
Jan Erik Kongshaug - Engineer
Barbara Wojirsch - Design


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CD 1992 EM - ECM 1475

Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in February 1992.



For me, Jan Garbarek excels in his more intimate and intensely collaborative settings, and this date with Miroslav Vitous makes for some fine synergy indeed. Vitous takes light steps, if with heavy intent, through the introductory “Pegasos.” Garbarek, meanwhile, is content in hanging his throaty songs from high rafters. Like its eponymous animal, this music and all that follows is a mythic blend of strength and finesse, joining feathery appendages to a robust body that soars wherever it may. “Goddess” treads more carefully and seems to regress even as it grows, achieving a balance of proportion between body and mind, transcending the plains even as it plants its feet to the earth’s core. Vitous elicits some lovely percussiveness here, drumming his bass to send Garbarek on a lyrical scouting journey. The rhythmic ruminations continue in “Forthcoming,” giving the saxophonist all the inspiration he needs to dig deep and pluck out the ponderous jewel that is the title track. Here we encounter some beautiful thoughts from soprano, threading the ever-growing loom of Vitous’s strings. A captivating track that takes a delicate swing of its melodic compass into a direction of utter stillness. Unfortunately, “Time Out” (Parts I and II) detracts from the album’s tender atmosphere. Its horn-blasted interjections are grossly out of place. In between them, however, is “Dirvision,” a heart-tugging solo from Vitous that precludes two meditative numbers to close.

All in all, despite a brief misstep, a fascinating and worthy excursion from two far-reaching talents. How fortuitous to have them both here, telling stories timeless and sincere.

ECM Records



Bassist Miroslav Vitous and Jan Garbarek (on soprano and tenor) are featured throughout this ECM CD on a set of introspective duets. Garbarek does emit some passion on soprano and Vitous augments the music at times with some percussive sounds made by hitting his bass; once in awhile he also adds brief samples from what he calls "the Miroslav Vitous Symphony Orchestra Sound Library." But in general this is a stereotypical ECM date, recommended to fans of that genre.

Scott Yanow - All Music Guide



Atmos is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitous featuring Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Garbarek does emit some passion on soprano and Vitous augments the music at times with some percussive sounds made by hitting his bass; once in awhile [sic] he also adds brief samples from what he calls "the Miroslav Vitous Symphony Orchestra Sound Library." But in general this is a stereotypical ECM date, recommended to fans of that genre"

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