Dis (album)

Dis is an album by Norwegian jazz composer and saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label in 1977.[2]

Dis
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released	May 1, 1977[1]
Recorded	December 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:36
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Dansere (1975) Dis (1977) Places (1977)

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars in a review retrieved in 2012[4]; in a review uploaded on Allmusic in 2015, the album received a 4 1/2 stars rating [5].

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek

1. "Vandrere" - 13:42
2. "Krusning" - 5:40
3. "Viddene" - 5:44
4. "Skygger" - 10:10
5. "Yr" - 5:59
6. "Dis" - 7:52

• Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in December 1976

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, wood flute
• Ralph Towner – 12 string guitar, classical guitar, windharp
• Den Norske Messingsekstett – brass (track 4)

References

2. ECM discography Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 8, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Jan Garbarek". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
4. "Dis - Jan Garbarek". Retrieved January 5, 2012.
5. Dis - Jan Garbarek | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-05-20
6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.