180g Vinyl LP Reissue!
Places is an important album for the Norwegian saxophonist with its stellar transatlantic line-up.
Places brings together another congregation of musicians that could only come from ECM. Drummer Jack DeJohnette lassoes his scurrying loops to the acoustic hooks of guitarist Bill Connors, while John Taylor supplements most of the cargo with organ. At the helm of this vessel is Jan Garbarek, whose saxophonism starts high and goes only higher. With cumulative notecraft and a heartfelt commitment to atmosphere, he and Taylor unwrap a lush nexus in the stunning opener. The occasional harmonic falls like a dandelion seed onto this pool of night as cymbals splash all around us. Taylor weaves a fine spread, anchoring us with sustained bass lines and attentive chording, leaving Garbarek to seal every crack with his sonic caulk. Connors seeks to light his surroundings, striking at the flint with his percussive gesticulations in hopes that one spark might show the way. Garbarek sharpens himself with arid flavor and carves out a miniature oasis in the crumbling image of exotic desire. The organ weaves in and out like a halo circumscribing us with subtle urgency until it pulls us beyond the point of no return, where dwells only silence in these Reflections. We then find the organ Entering into an electric guitar embrace. Bass and drums give us footholds where we might not expect to find them. Thus, what began as an elegy turns into a far-reaching journey that is over too soon. But in the next track were still Going Places, spurred by DeJohnettes steady pulse and Garbareks hidden thermals. The energy comes in waves, subsiding here for a guitar solo and swelling there at Garbareks call. Passing ends where the album began, in a fluid ostinato of organ over which Connors looses his wavering song. Garbarek draws an ascendant pattern between those quiet strings, lifting us to an arena in which age curls into a semblance of time.
Features:
180g Vinyl LP
Audiophile High Quality Pressing
From The Original Analog Tapes
Limited Time Download Code
Printed in Germany
Musicians:
Jan Garbarek, saxophones
Bill Connors, guitar
John Taylor, organ, piano
Jack DeJohnette, drums
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Reflections
2. Entering
Side 2:
3. Going Places
4. Passing
Recorded December 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo
Places is an important album for the Norwegian saxophonist with its stellar transatlantic line-up.
Places brings together another congregation of musicians that could only come from ECM. Drummer Jack DeJohnette lassoes his scurrying loops to the acoustic hooks of guitarist Bill Connors, while John Taylor supplements most of the cargo with organ. At the helm of this vessel is Jan Garbarek, whose saxophonism starts high and goes only higher. With cumulative notecraft and a heartfelt commitment to atmosphere, he and Taylor unwrap a lush nexus in the stunning opener. The occasional harmonic falls like a dandelion seed onto this pool of night as cymbals splash all around us. Taylor weaves a fine spread, anchoring us with sustained bass lines and attentive chording, leaving Garbarek to seal every crack with his sonic caulk. Connors seeks to light his surroundings, striking at the flint with his percussive gesticulations in hopes that one spark might show the way. Garbarek sharpens himself with arid flavor and carves out a miniature oasis in the crumbling image of exotic desire. The organ weaves in and out like a halo circumscribing us with subtle urgency until it pulls us beyond the point of no return, where dwells only silence in these Reflections. We then find the organ Entering into an electric guitar embrace. Bass and drums give us footholds where we might not expect to find them. Thus, what began as an elegy turns into a far-reaching journey that is over too soon. But in the next track were still Going Places, spurred by DeJohnettes steady pulse and Garbareks hidden thermals. The energy comes in waves, subsiding here for a guitar solo and swelling there at Garbareks call. Passing ends where the album began, in a fluid ostinato of organ over which Connors looses his wavering song. Garbarek draws an ascendant pattern between those quiet strings, lifting us to an arena in which age curls into a semblance of time.
Features:
180g Vinyl LP
Audiophile High Quality Pressing
From The Original Analog Tapes
Limited Time Download Code
Printed in Germany
Musicians:
Jan Garbarek, saxophones
Bill Connors, guitar
John Taylor, organ, piano
Jack DeJohnette, drums
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Reflections
2. Entering
Side 2:
3. Going Places
4. Passing
Recorded December 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo
