Afric Pepperbird

Afric Pepperbird is the second album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek and his first released on the ECM label performed by Garbarek's quartet featuring Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.

Afric Pepperbird
Studio album by
Jan Garbarek
Released1971
Recorded22–23 September 1970
StudioBendiksen Studio, Oslo
GenreModern free, post-bop, free jazz, progressive jazz
Length40:51
LabelECM
ECM 1007
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Esoteric Circle
(1971)		 Afric Pepperbird
(1971)		 Sart
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The name of the album: Garbarek told Arild Andersen that Garbarek believes that he read about a bird in a book "or something", according to author Jan Omdahl; in a newspaper article, the author has given his emerging[4] theory, about which "pepperbird" which likely was the inspiration for the title of the song and album.


Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awards the album 4½ stars, and states, "Together with Sart, Tryptikon, and Witchi-Tai-To (as well as a prior recording on Flying Dutchman), this album represents the strongest, most aggressive portion of Garbarek's career, before he succumbed to what became known as the ECM aesthetic. Very highly recommended".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek, except where noted.

  1. "Skarabée" – 6:16
  2. "Mah-Jong" – (Andersen) 1:52
  3. "Beast of Kommodo" – 12:23
  4. "Blow Away Zone" – 8:37
  5. "MYB" – (Andersen) 1:50
  6. "Concentus" – (Andersen) 0:50
  7. "Afric Pepperbird" – 7:58
  8. "Blupp" – (Christensen) 1:05

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2022-12-12/garbareks-startskudd. Klassekampen.no. Retrieved 2022-12-13
  5. Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed 1 November 2009
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