Afric Pepperbird

Afric Pepperbird
Studio album by
the Jan Garbarek Quartet
Released1971 (1971)
RecordedSeptember 22–23, 1970 (1970-09-22 – 1970-09-23)
StudioBendiksen Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz, post-bop, free jazz, progressive jazz
Length40:51
LabelECM
ECM 1007 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Esoteric Circle
(1971)
Afric Pepperbird
(1971)
Sart
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Afric Pepperbird is an album by the Jan Garbarek Quartet, recorded over two days in September 1970 and released on ECM the following year—Garberek's second album overall, and his first released for the label. The quartet features rhythm section Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.