Anthem (Ralph Towner album)
| Anthem | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 2001[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 2000 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:44 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1743 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Ralph Towner chronology | ||||
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Anthem is a solo album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in February 2000 and released on ECM March the following year.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Anthem is Towner's finest album in a decade and one of the finest in his distinguished career."[3]
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Ralph Towner, except as noted.
- "Solitary Woman" - 6:57
- "Anthem" - 4:54
- "Haunted" - 3:08
- "The Lutemaker" - 4:21
- "Simone" - 6:03
- "Gloria's Step" (Scott LaFaro) - 2:51
- "Four Comets Part 1" - 1:06
- "Four Comets Part 2" - 1:12
- "Four Comets Part 3" - 1:02
- "Four Comets Part 4" - 0:52
- "Raffish" - 4:14
- "Very Late" - 4:02
- "The Prowler" - 5:01
- "Three Comments Part 1" - 1:32
- "Three Comments Part 2" - 0:31
- "Three Comments Part 3" - 0:54
- "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 1:54
Personnel
[edit]- Ralph Towner – classical guitar, 12 string guitar
References
[edit]- ^ "Anthem". ECM.
- ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 26, 2011
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1411. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
