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Witchi Tai To - Jan Garbarek (1974)
ideated from: 1974 was a great year for jazz
Garbarek (o_O) was just establishing himself in the early 70s as something distinct from the American free jazz world, much as European jazz in general was establishing itself as distinct from American traditions.
You hear the sax tone that would make him famous, applied to less euro- and asian-leaning melodies than what he’d eventually come to be identified with. We get compositions from late-era free jazz mainstays Carla Bley and Don Cherry combined with less repertoire-style pieces by Cuban composer Carlos Puebla and the title track by Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper.
The whole record is solid, with the Pepper and Cherry tracks at the end standing out to me.
