Aftenland

Aftenland
Studio album by
Jan Garbarek and Kjell Johnsen
Released1980
RecordedDecember 1979
StudioEngelbrekt Church
Stockholm, Sweden
GenreJazz
Length45:13
LabelECM 1162
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Mágico
(1980) 		Aftenland
(1980) 		Eventyr
(1981)

Aftenland is an album by Norwegian jazz composer and saxophonist Jan Garbarek and organist Kjell Johnsen, recorded at the Engelbrekt Church in Stockholm in December 1979 and released on ECM the following year.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[2]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek and Kjell Johnsen
  1. " Aftenland" - 7:14
  2. "Syn" - 6:42
  3. "Linje" - 1:58
  4. "Bue" - 2:04
  5. "Enigma" - 3:39
  6. "Kilden" - 7:33
  7. "Spill" - 4:21
  8. "Iskirken" - 6:48
  9. "Tegn" - 4:54

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 15, 2011
  2. ^ a b AllMusic Review accessed September 15, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 525. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.