ECM Records JAN GARBAREK, THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE, "OFFICIUM" (2LP, CD) ieraksti

Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble, "Officium" - 2LP, CD izdevums, ECM Records.

Already upon its release it was obvious that with Officium, Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble and Manfred Eicher had stumbled upon something very unique – a suspicion that was confirmed by The Los Angeles Times who called the album“an extraordinary hybrid of jazz improvisation and early a cappella music”, while the English Grammophone lauded the collaboration for its “spiritual time warp, where past and present happily co-exist on the basis of shared musical goals”, concluding: “Officium successfully transcends any limitations imposed by time and style. […] Recordings, documentation and presentation are exemplary”.