by Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble · Ecm Records · CD · EAN 0028944536928
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«Officium» is the album by Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble, released in 1994 on ECM Records, on CD.
Jan Garbarek's saxophone dialogues with the voices of The Hilliard Ensemble in a repertoire of Gregorian chants and Renaissance polyphony. Highlights include «Parce mihi domine» by Cristóbal de Morales, «Sanctus» and «Ave maris stella» by Guillaume Dufay. A fusion of jazz and classical music with a contemplative atmosphere.
Released in the ECM New Series (ECM 1525), it was recorded in September 1993 at Propstei St. Gerold and produced by Manfred Eicher.
A reference for those seeking the confluence between jazz and medieval and Renaissance sacred music.
