Chiaroscuro (Ralph Towner album)
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| Studio album by Ralph Towner | ||||
| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | October 2008 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:35 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Ralph Towner chronology | ||||
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Chiaroscuro is an album by American guitarist Ralph Towner and Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu recorded in 2008 and released on the ECM label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Jeff Tamarkin awarded the album 4 stars stating "Chiaroscuro, naturally, boasts virtuosic musicianship, but it's never about that; it's about two artists coming together by chance and allowing their mutual respect to show them the way to something great".[2]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated
- "Wistful Thinking" - 4:19
- "Punta Giara" - 6:21
- "Chiaroscuro" - 6:31
- "Sacred Place" - 4:13
- "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) - 5:45
- "Doubled Up" - 4:56
- "Zephyr" - 7:29
- "The Sacred Place (Reprise)" - 1:59
- "Two Miniatures" (Paulo Fresu, Ralph Towner) - 2:38
- "Postlude" (Fresu, Towner) - 2:31
- Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in October 2008.
Personnel
- Ralph Towner — classical guitar, 12 string guitar, baritone guitar
- Paolo Fresu — trumpet, flugelhorn
References
- ↑ ECM discography accessed November 18, 2011
- 1 2 Tamarkin, J. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011
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