Triptykon is the fourth album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, his third release on the ECM label, and is performed by Garbarek with Arild Andersen and Edward Vesala.[4]

Triptykon
Studio album by Jan Garbarek
Released	1973
Recorded	November 8, 1972
Studio	Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:19
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Sart (1971) Triptykon (1973) Witchi-Tai-To (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awards the album 4½ stars and states, "Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek took several intriguing stylistic turns early in his career, none more extreme than that shown on Triptykon... an expressionist trio drawing on both free improvisation and Scandinavian folk tunes, roaring, stumbling, and reeling, evoking an aural equivalent of Edvard Munch. Garbarek's work on all his reeds is assured and imaginative, even as the context is often dark and bleak... Highly recommended".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek, Arild Anderson, Edward Vesala except where noted.

1. "Rim" – 10:33
2. "Selje" – 2:16
3. "J.E.V." – 7:28
4. "Sang" – 2:45
5. "Triptykon" – 12:46
6. "Etu Hei!" (Garbarek, Vesala) – 2:20
7. "Bruremarsj" (Traditional) – 4:13

Personnel

• Jan Garbarek – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute
• Arild Andersen – bass
• Edward Vesala – percussion

References