Jan Garbarek - Rarum II: Selected Recordings"This retrospective compilation represents 30 wonderful years of my life I hope as you listen that you will, in some measure, hear the joy I've had making each of these recordings." Approached to record for ECM at the very beginning of it's history; Jan Garbarek has since appeared on more than 50 albums for the label, and along the way has changed perceptions of improvisation, living up to George Russell's early estimation of him as "the most uniquely

Includes 100-page photobook

it mirrors his visionary music

in a unit including then up-and-coming pianist Danilo Pérez

and the popular juba stomping dance rooted in the slave plantations of the Deep South

Vignette 3 - Spirit In White11

Building on a long tradition

now even less familiar than Wolf-Ferrari

and after a lento it leads to a powerful and sonorous conclusion

A fine baritone with a background in church music

Chicago's famous Parrot label gave Chess records a run for the money in the 1950's - the golden age of rhythm & blues

My Dying Bride

But it's also great fun for the rest of us