Among improvisers, it is hard to think of anyone more distinctive than Jan Garbarek, a Norwegian saxophonist who has permanently expanded the scope of jazz to include Nordic traditions.

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His elite colleagues comprise an English guitarist, John McLaughlin, a Norwegian saxophonist, Jan Garbarek, and two Americans Chick Corea and Jack De Johnette on piano and drums, in a programme of atmospheric, deftly swinging improvisations occasionally incorporating a brass section.

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