Eventyr

Land of Dreams (1996). Debut album of the Danish trio Eventyr, who has devloped its own style of sensitive music that blends gentle tones with soft rhythms. The music invites you to a journey into your own fantasy world, and also provides a harmonious backdrop for other activities.
Beautiful Moments (2001). Sometimes you find a moment where time stands still. You forget what you were doing and what you should do. The present suddenly fills your mind and senses in a surprising way. We dedicate this CD to these beautiful moments, and hope you too will find one Beautiful Moment or two…

Land of Dreams (1996). Debut album of the Danish trio Eventyr, who has devloped its own style of sensitive music that blends gentle tones with soft rhythms. The music invites you to a journey into your own fantasy world, and also provides a harmonious backdrop for other activities.
Beautiful Moments (2001). Sometimes you find a moment where time stands still. You forget what you were doing and what you should do. The present suddenly fills your mind and senses in a surprising way. We dedicate this CD to these beautiful moments, and hope you too will find one Beautiful Moment or two…

Eventyr means “adventure.” Classical listeners may also recognize it as the name of Frederick Delius’s lovely 1917 tone poem, which is often translated as “Once Upon A Time” to underscore its origins in the folk tale collections of Norwegian scholar Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. Here, the name adorns one of Jan Garbarek’s most recondite efforts to date and, like its own “Once Upon A Time,” houses a world of lessons and signs for those willing enough to interpret them. Joined by John Abercrombie and Nana Vasconcelos, he spins a string of seven improvisations, rounded out by a standard, “East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon” (Brooks Bowman), that doesn’t so much end the album as open us to its nebulous center.