Esoteric Circle

1971 studio album by Jan Garbarek

Esoteric Circle

Studio album by

Jan Garbarek

Released| 1971
Recorded| October 1969
Studio| Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Bærum
Genre| Jazz
Length| 45:08
Label| Flying Dutchman
Producer| George Russell
Jan Garbarek chronology
| Til Vigdis
(1967)  | Esoteric Circle
(1971)  | Afric Pepperbird
(1971)

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Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

Esoteric Circle is the second album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, originally released under the band name "The Esoteric Circle" on Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman label but re-issued under his name on the Freedom imprint, performed by Garbarek with Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.[1]

## Reception

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The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awards the album 4 stars and states, "a highly successful and enjoyable effort, one that can stand comfortably with work being done at that time by Tony Williams or John McLaughlin... Garbarek's own playing, here entirely on tenor, come largely out of Albert Ayler as well as Coltrane, and his general attack is much more raw and aggressive than the style for which he would eventually become more widely known through his recordings for ECM".[1]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Jan Garbarek.

1. "Traneflight" – 2:51
2. "Ralbalder" – 8:15
3. "Esoteric Circle" – 5:22
4. "Vips" – 5:40
5. "Sas 644" – 8:49
6. "Nefertite" – 2:05
7. "Gee" – 1:10
8. "Karin's Mode" – 7:30
9. "Breeze Ending" – 3:39

## Personnel

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* Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone
* Terje Rypdal – guitar
* Arild Andersen – bass
* Jon Christensen – percussion

## References

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1. ^ a b c Olewnick, Brian (2011). "The Esoteric Circle – Terje Rypdal | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 525\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Studio albums|

* Esoteric Circle
* Afric Pepperbird
* Sart
* Triptykon
* Witchi-Tai-To
* Dansere
* Dis
* Places
* Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof
* Aftenland
* Eventyr
* Paths, Prints
* Wayfarer
* It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice
* All Those Born with Wings
* Legend of the Seven Dreams
* Rosensfole
* I Took Up the Runes
* StAR
* Ragas and Sagas
* Twelve Moons
* Atmos
* Madar

* Visible World
* Rites
* Mnemosyne
* In Praise of Dreams

Live albums|

* Officium (1994)
* Dresden: In Concert (2009)
* Officium Novum (2010)

Compilations|

* Works
* Selected Recordings
* Rarum, Vol. 2: Selected Recordings

Related articles|

* ECM Records
* Keith Jarrett
* Terje Rypdal
* Ralph Towner
* Eberhard Weber
* Hilliard Ensemble

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* MusicBrainz release group

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