Jan Garbarek

Following a six-year break from recording, with only a guest appearance on bassist Miroslav Vitous' "Universal Syncopations" ('03) and "A Rarum compilation" ('02), Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek returns with his first album of new material since" Rites" ('98). "In Praise of Dreams" continues along the path established by such recordings as " Legend of the Seven Dreams" , "I Took Up The Runes" , and " Visible World". But while Garbarek demonstrates the same penchant for deceptively simple pieces with almost anthem-like themes, his collaboration with violist Kim Kashkashian and drummer Manu Katche results in something richer, something deeper than what has come before.

PERSONNEL:

• JAN GARBAREK, tenor and soprano sax and/or synthesizers, samplers, percussion
• KIM KASHKASHIAN, viola
• MANU KATCHÉ, drums

Recorded March and June 2003 at Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, MA

TRACKS:

• A1. As Seen From Above
• A2. In Praise Of Dreams
• A3. One Goes There Alone
• A4. Knot Of Place And Time
• A6. Scene From Afar

• B1. Cloud Of Unknowing
• B2. Without A Visible Sign
• B3. Iceburn
• B4. Conversation With A Stone
• B5. A Tale Begun