Dis (album)

Dis
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released	1977
Recorded	December 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:36
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Dansere (1975) Dis (1976) Places (1977)

Dis is an album by Norwegian jazz composer and saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label in 1977.^[1]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.^[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars in its review.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek

1. "Vandrere" - 13:42
2. "Krusning" - 5:40
3. "Viddene" - 5:44
4. "Skygger" - 10:10
5. "Yr" - 5:59
6. "Dis" - 7:52

• Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in December 1976

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, wood flute
• Ralph Towner – 12 string guitar, classical guitar, windharp
• Den Norske Messingsekstett – brass (track 4)

References

1. ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
2. 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.
3. "Dis - Jan Garbarek". Retrieved January 5, 2012.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.