Solo Concert (Ralph Towner album) explained

Solo Concert
Type:Live album
Artist:Ralph Towner
Cover:Solo Concert (album).jpg
Released:1980
Recorded:October 1979
Venue:Amerika Haus, München, Germany; Limmathaus, Zürich, Switzerland
Genre:Jazz
Length:47:29
Label:ECM 1173
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Ralph Towner
Prev Title:Old Friends, New Friends
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Five Years Later
Next Year:1982

Solo Concert is a live solo album by American guitarist Ralph Towner recorded at the Amerika Haus in München, Germany and Limmathaus in Zürich, Switzerland in October 1979 and released on ECM the following year.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The interpretations are typically sensitive, thoughtful, and often introspective, but also show off Towner's impressive technique."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

  1. "Spirit Lake" - 8:43
  2. "Ralph's Piano Waltz" (John Abercrombie) - 7:04
  3. "Train of Thought" - 5:30
  4. "'Zoetrope" - 6:00
  5. "Nardis" (Miles Davis) - 5:12
  6. "Chelsea Courtyard" - 6:53
  7. "Timeless" (Abercrombie) - 4:54

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1173.php? ECM discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011