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Gray Voice, The (Import) (CD)

By: Jan Garbarek
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DISC 1 for Gray Voice, The (Import) (CD) Album By Jan Garbarek
1   White Noise Of Forgetfulness  
2   Crossing Place  
3   One Day In March I Go Down To The Sea And Listen  
4   Missions (To Be Where I Am)  
5   It's OK To Phone The Island That Is A Mirage  
6   It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice  
7   I'm The Knife Thrower's Partner  
 
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Jan Garbarek Group: Jan Garbarek (soprano & tenor saxophones); David Torn (synthesizer, guitar); Eberhard Weber (bass); Michael DiPasqua (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway in December 1984.
This album is exactly what ECM Records fans have come to expect from this offbeat European label. A spacey collection of pieces by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, IT'S OK TO LISTEN TO THE GRAY VOICE is as interesting and strange as the title itself. This outing is an inspired set of compositions (all named after lines from Tomas Transtromer's poetry) that highlight the unique improvisatory talents of Garbarek and his band.
It's particularly interesting to hear the juxtaposition of soloing styles throughout the album, especially on "The Crossing Place" and "One Day in March I Go Down to the Sea and Listen." On these tracks, the sparse, long tones of Garbarek's saxophone are followed by the intense fusion licks of guitarist David Torn. Other pieces such as "It's Ok to Phone the Island That is a Mirage" envelop you in a kind of foggy, Nordic haze due to the ethereal layering of Torn's guitars, Garbarek's frosty tone, the spacious drumming of Michael DiPasqua, and the languid fretless bass work of Eberhard Weber.

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This album is exactly what ECM Records fans have come to expect from this offbeat European label. A spacey collection of pieces by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, IT'S OK TO LISTEN TO THE GRAY VOICE is as interesting and strange as the title itself. This outing is an inspired set of compositions (all named after lines from Tomas Transtromer's poetry) that highlight the unique improvisatory talents of Garbarek and his band.
It's particularly interesting to hear the juxtaposition of soloing styles throughout the album, especially on "The Crossing Place" and "One Day in March I Go Down to the Sea and Listen". On these tracks, the sparse, long tones of Garbarek's saxophone are followed by the intense fusion licks of guitarist David Torn. Other pieces such as "It's Ok to Phone the Island That is a Mirage" envelop you in a kind of foggy, Nordic haze due to the ethereal layering of Torn's guitars, Garbarek's frosty tone, the spacious drumming of Michael DiPasqua, and the languid fretless bass work of Eberhard Weber.

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