StAR (album)
StAR is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, featuring Miroslav Vitouš and Peter Erskine, released on the ECM label in 1991.[2]
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| Released | October 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:58 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars and states "The tunes may be somewhat interchangeable, but the music is virtuosic, thoughtful and thoroughly lovely, at times heart-tugging. Makes you wish these three would get together more often"[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Miroslav Vitouš except as indicated
- "Star" (Jan Garbarek) - 6:15
- "Jumper" - 4:21
- "Lamenting" - 6:08
- "Anthem" (Peter Erskine) - 6:16
- "Roses for You" - 5:39
- "Clouds in the Mountain" - 4:38
- "Snowman" (Erskine, Garbarek, Vitouš) - 5:21
- "The Music of My People" (Erskine) - 3:42
- Recorded at Rainbow Studios in Oslo, Norway in January 1991
Personnel
- Jan Garbarek - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Miroslav Vitouš - bass
- Peter Erskine - drums
References
- "StAR". ECM.
- ECM discography accessed September 30, 2011
- Anderson, R.Allmusic Review accessed September 30, 2011
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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