StAR (album)

StAR is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, featuring Miroslav Vitouš and Peter Erskine, released on the ECM label in 1991.[1]

StAR
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedJanuary 1991
GenreJazz
Length41:58
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Ragas and Sagas
(1990)
StAR
(1991)
Atmos
(1992)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars and states "The tunes may be somewhat interchangeable, but the music is virtuosic, thoughtful and thoroughly lovely, at times heart-tugging. Makes you wish these three would get together more often"[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Miroslav Vitouš except as indicated
  1. "Star" (Jan Garbarek) - 6:15
  2. "Jumper" - 4:21
  3. "Lamenting" - 6:08
  4. "Anthem" (Peter Erskine) - 6:16
  5. "Roses for You" - 5:39
  6. "Clouds in the Mountain" - 4:38
  7. "Snowman" (Erskine, Garbarek, Vitouš) - 5:21
  8. "The Music of My People" (Erskine) - 3:42
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studios in Oslo, Norway in January 1991

Personnel

References

  1. ECM discography accessed September 30, 2011
  2. Anderson, R.Allmusic Review accessed September 30, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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