Ana (Ralph Towner album) explained

Ana
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ralph Towner
Cover:	Ana (album).jpg
Released:	April 1997^[1]
Recorded:	March 1996
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	48:08
Label:	ECM ECM 1611
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Ralph Towner
Prev Title:	Lost and Found
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	A Closer View
Next Year:	1998

Ana is a solo album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in March 1996 and released on ECM April the following year.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "While Towner isn't entirely successful in melding classical, jazz and new age—he frequently meanders—several sections of Ana are as lovely and hypnotic as anything else in his catalog."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner

1. "The Reluctant Bride" - 4:28
2. "Tale of Saverio" - 5:13
3. "Joyful Departure" - 3:58
4. "Green and Golden" - 5:06
5. "I Knew It Was You" - 4:02
6. "Les Douzilles" - 6:49
7. "Veldt" - 2:21
8. "Between the Clouds" - 1:07
9. "Child on the Porch" - 1:35
10. "Carib Crib (1)" - 1:55
11. "Slavic Mood" - 1:43
12. "Carib Crib (2)" - 1:53
13. "Toru" - 3:24
14. "Sage Brush Rider" - 4:04

Personnel

• Ralph Towner – classical guitar, 12 string guitar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ana . .
2. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1611.php ECM discography
3. Erlewine, S. T. AllMusic Review accessed October 20, 2011