“The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past,” observed William Faulkner – and how true this is of ECM’s back catalogue, an edition of music which remains thoroughly contemporary. Five best selling titles from the 1990s and early 2000s, that were previously only available on CD and through the digital domain, are now available on audiophile vinyl.
In Praise of Dreams
Jan Garbarek
ECM 1880
“In Praise of Dreams” – Jan Garbarek’s first new album in six years - features two musicians with whom the great Norwegian saxophonist shares some history – American-Armenian violist Kim Kashkashian and African-French drummer Manu Katché. Garbarek, Kashkashian and Katché span a lot of idioms between them, but the music sings with a focussed sense of purpose, in the context that Jan has shaped for it. If dreams are movies for the mind, the album is aptly titled - its atmospheres are evocative and decidedly ‘filmic’.
Initially published on CD in September 2004, vinyl is issued in June 2019.
Background Press Reactions
FEATURED ARTISTS
Jan Garbarek Saxophones
Kim Kashkashian Viola
Manu Katché Drums
In Praise of Dreams
Jan Garbarek
ECM 1880
“In Praise of Dreams” – Jan Garbarek’s first new album in six years - features two musicians with whom the great Norwegian saxophonist shares some history – American-Armenian violist Kim Kashkashian and African-French drummer Manu Katché. Garbarek, Kashkashian and Katché span a lot of idioms between them, but the music sings with a focussed sense of purpose, in the context that Jan has shaped for it. If dreams are movies for the mind, the album is aptly titled - its atmospheres are evocative and decidedly ‘filmic’.
Initially published on CD in September 2004, vinyl is issued in June 2019.
Background Press Reactions
FEATURED ARTISTS
Jan Garbarek Saxophones
Kim Kashkashian Viola
Manu Katché Drums
