Sart is the third album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, recorded over two days in April 1971 and released on ECM later that year—his second release for the label. The quintet features pianist Bobo Stenson, guitarist Terje Rypdal, and Afric Pepperbird rhythm section Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.[1]

Sart
Studio album by
Released1971 (1971)
RecordedApril 14–15, 1971 (1971-04-14 – 1971-04-15)
StudioArne Bendiksen Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length41:52
LabelECM 1015 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Afric Pepperbird
(1970)
Sart
(1971)
Triptykon
(1973)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick awards the album 4 stars and states, "A strong recording and, along with all of the other early ECM Garbarek releases, recommended for fans who came upon him much later in his career."[2]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Jan Garbarek except where noted.

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Sart"14:45
2."Fountain of Tears, Parts I & II"6:04
Total length:20:49
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song of Space" 9:39
2."Close Enough for Jazz"Andersen1:59
3."Irr" 7:15
4."Lontano"Rypdal2:10
Total length:21:03 41:52

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ ECM catalogue accessed 1 November 2009
  2. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian (2011). "Sart – Terje Rypdal | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.