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The Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek's icy tone and liberal use of space make all of his recordings a real joy to listen to. Winning a competition for amateur jazz players in 1962, led to his first gigs. He worked steadily in Norway throughout the remainder of the 1960s, usually as a leader but also for four years with George Russell (who was in Scandinavia for a long stretch).
Then in the early 70s he began recording for the ECM record label which gave him the opportunity to play with Chick Corea, Don Cherry and Keith Jarrett (ask my friend Charlie about this guy....he's a big fan). His association with Jarrett's European quartet made him famous, resulting in the classic recordings My Song and Belonging.
In the 1980s Garbarek's groups included bassist Eberhard Weber and at various times guitarists Bill Frisell and David Torn. Then a chance meeting with with the Hilliard Ensemble (a vocal quartet singing Renaissance music), resulted in some of his most interesting work to dat. Check out any of the albumb he did between 1993 and 1998..you'll see what I mean.