Dis (album)

Dis
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released	May 1977[1]
Recorded	December 1976
Studio	Talent Studios Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:36
Label	ECM ECM 1093 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Dansere (1975) Dis (1977) Places (1977)

Dis is an album by Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek, recorded for ECM in December 1976 and released in May the following year. Garbarek is backed by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, with a guest appearance from Den Norske Messingsekstett on brass.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jan Garbarek

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vandrere"	13:42
2.	"Krusning"	5:40
3.	"Viddene"	5:44
Total length:		25:06

Side II

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Skygger"	10:10
2.	"Yr"	5:59
3.	"Dis"	7:52
Total length:		24:01 49:07

Personnel

Musicians

• Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophones, wood flute
• Ralph Towner – 12 string guitar, classical guitar

Additional musicians

• Jan Erik Kongshaug – windharp ("Vandrere", "Viddene", "Dis")
  • harp built by Sverre Larssen and recorded by Jan Erik Kongshaug; played by the wind
• Den Norske Messingsekstett – brass ("Skygger")

Technical personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
• Barbara Wojirsch – layout
• Franco Fontana – photography

References

1. "ECM Records".
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". AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.