Eventyr

Eventyr
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released	1981
Recorded	December 1980 Talent Studio, Oslo
Length	56:08
Label	ECM ECM 1200
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Aftenland (1979) Eventyr (1980) Paths, Prints (1981)

Eventyr is an album by Norwegian jazz composer and saxophonist Jan Garbarek, guitarist John Abercrombie and percussionist Naná Vasconcelos recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label in 1981.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2½ stars.^[2]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie and Naná Vasconcelos except as indicated

1. "Soria Maria" - 11:39
2. "Lillekort" - 5:02
3. "Eventyr" - 9:19
4. "Weaving a Garland" (Traditional) - 2:20
5. "Once Upon a Time" - 9:02
6. "The Companion" (Garbarek, Vasconcelos) - 5:49
7. "Snipp, Snapp, Snute" (Garbarek, Vasconcelos) - 4:30
8. "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" - 8:27

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flutes
• John Abercrombie - guitars
• Naná Vasconcelos - berimbau, talking drum, percussion, voice

References

1. ECM discography accessed September 16, 2011
2. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2011
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.