Trios / Solos
| Trios / Solos | ||||
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| Studio album by Ralph Towner with Glen Moore | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | November 27 and 28, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:01 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Ralph Towner chronology | ||||
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Trios / Solos is the debut album by American multi-instrumentalist and composer Ralph Towner featuring bassist Glen Moore recorded in 1972 and released on the ECM label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "While Trios/Solos has its moments of pure unadulterated noodling yawn, there are more than enough dimensions where the four elements meet and spark to compensate".[2]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated
- "Brujo" - 5:34
- "Winter Light" - 3:35
- "Noctuary" (Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner) - 2:22
- "1 X 12" - 2:48
- "A Belt of Asteroids" (Glen Moore) - 6:37
- "Re: Person I Knew" (Bill Evans) - 6:19
- "Suite: 3 X 12" - 7:12
- "Raven's Wood" - 5:20
- "Reach Me, Friend" - 3:26
- Recorded at Sound Ideas Studio in New York City on November 27 and 28, 1972
Personnel
- Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano (tracks 1-4 & 6-9)
- Glen Moore — bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 8)
- Paul McCandless — oboe (tracks 3 & 8)
- Colin Walcott — tabla (track 1)
References
- ↑ ECM discography accessed August 31, 2011
- 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2011
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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