Afric Pepperbird

Afric Pepperbird
Studio album by
the Jan Garbarek Quartet
Released1971 (1971)
Recorded22–23 September 1970 (1970-09-22 1970-09-23)
StudioBendiksen Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz, post-bop, free jazz, progressive jazz
Length40:51
LabelECM
ECM 1007 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jan Garbarek chronology
Esoteric Circle
(1971)
Afric Pepperbird
(1971)
Sart
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Afric Pepperbird is an album by the Jan Garbarek Quartet, recorded over two days in September 1970 and released on ECM the following year—Garberek's second album overall, and his first released for the label. The quartet features rhythm section Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen and Jon Christensen.