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Dis is an album by Norwegian jazz composer and saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label in 1977.[2]

Dis
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released	May 1, 1977[1]
Recorded	December 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:36
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Dansere (1975) Dis (1977) Places (1977)

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars in a review retrieved in 2012;[4] in a review uploaded on Allmusic in 2015, the album received a 4+1⁄2-star rating.[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek

1. "Vandrere" - 13:42
2. "Krusning" - 5:40
3. "Viddene" - 5:44
4. "Skygger" - 10:10
5. "Yr" - 5:59
6. "Dis" - 7:52

• Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in December 1976

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, wood flute
• Ralph Towner – 12 string guitar, classical guitar
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – windharp (tracks 1,3 and 6)
• Den Norske Messingsekstett – brass (track 4)

References

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