Deer Wan

Deer Wan
Deer Wan
Studio album by Kenny Wheeler
Released	1978
Recorded	July 1977
Studio	Talent Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:46
Label	ECM; ECM 1102
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Deer Wan is an album by Kenny Wheeler featuring performances by Wheeler with Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette with Ralph Towner appearing on one track. The album was recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Kenny Wheeler's beautiful sound on trumpet and his wide range are well-displayed on his four compositions, three of which are given performances over ten minutes long... Wheeler emphasizes lyricism and romantic moods on this fine set of original music".^[1]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Kenny Wheeler.

"Peace for Five" – 16:27
"3/4 in the Afternoon" – 5:50
"Sumother Song" – 11:25
"Deer Wan" – 10:04

Personnel[]

Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
John Abercrombie – electric guitar, electric mandolin
Dave Holland – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Ralph Towner – 12-string guitar (track 2)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2009
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2009

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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