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Mnemosyne is an album by jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek released in 1999 by ECM Records.[1][3] The album is a sequel to Officium (1994), one of the most significant recordings in Garbarek’s career. Like the first album, it is a collaboration with the vocal ensemble the Hilliard Ensemble.[4][5]

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Mnemosyne
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released	2 April 1999
Recorded	April 1998
Genre	Jazz, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Length	105
Label	ECM ECM 1880
Producer	Manfred Eicher, Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek chronology
Rites (1998) Mnemosyne (1999) In Praise of Dreams (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Quechua Song" – 7:12
2. "O Lord in Thee Is All My Trust" – 5:09
3. "Estonian Lullaby" – 1:58
4. "Remember Me My Dear" – 6:30
5. "Gloria" – 6:03
6. "Fayrfax Africanus" – 4:05
7. "Agnus Dei" – 8:38
8. "Novus Novus" – 2:18
9. "Se Je Fays Dueil" – 5:12
10. "O Ignis Spiritus" – 10:53

CD 2

1. "Alleluia Nativitatis" – 5:06
2. "Delphic Paean" – 4:46
3. "Strophe and Counter-Strophe" – 5:02
4. "Mascarados" – 5:02
5. "Loiterando" – 5:33
6. "Estonian Lullaby" – 2:01
7. "Russian Psalm" – 3:45
8. "Eagle Dance" – 4:48
9. "When Jesus Wept" – 3:22
10. "Hymn to the Sun" – 7:28

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Hilliard Ensemble – vocal ensemble
  • Rogers Covey-Crump – tenor vocals
  • John Potter – tenor vocals
  • Gordon Jones – baritone vocals
  • David James – countertenor vocals
• Friedrich Hölderlin – lyrics

References

External links

• Jan Garbarek - Mnemosyne (1999) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Jan Garbarek - Mnemosyne (1999) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Jan Garbarek - Mnemosyne (1999) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Jan Garbarek - Mnemosyne (1999) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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