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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 2.5 stars and its review by Mark W. B. Allender states: "The disc opens with "He Came From the North," which features a melody based on a traditional Lapp joik from the artist's native Norway and progresses into a longer section with an interplay that is both sparse and rhythmic. The sax line here is astonishingly beautiful".Allender M. W. B.

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Track listing

All compositions by Jan Garbarek. #"He Comes from the North (Introduction based on the Lapp

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; Áillohaš)" – 13:37 #"Aichuri, the Song Man" – 5:03 #"Tongue of Secrets“ – 8:12 #"Brother Wind" – 8:07 #"Its Name Is Secret Road" – 1:48 #"Send Word" – 7:19 #"Voy Cantando" – 6:55 #"Mirror Stone 1" – 1:15 #"Mirror Stone 2" – 2:29

Personnel

* Jan Garbarek – soprano and tenor saxophones, flute *

– electronic keyboards *

– bass *

– percussion, voice

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums ECM Records albums Jan Garbarek albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher