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Trios / Solos

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Trios/Solos
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedNovember 27–28, 1972
StudioSound Ideas Studios
New York City
GenreJazz
Length36:01
LabelECM 1025 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Trios/Solos
(1973)
Diary
(1973)

Trios / Solos is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner with Glen Moore recorded over two days in November 1972 and released on ECM June the following year. The session features guest appearances from tabla player Colin Walcott and oboist Paul McCandless.[1]

Reception

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At AllMusic, critic Thom Jurek gave the album four 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ralph Towner, except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brujo" 5:34
2."Winter Light" 3:35
3."Noctuary"
  • McCandless
  • Moore
  • Towner
2:22
4."1 × 12" 2:48
5."A Belt of Asteroids"Glen Moore6:37
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Re: Person I Knew"Bill Evans6:19
2."Suite: 3 × 12" 7:12
3."Raven's Wood" 5:20
4."Reach Me, Friend" 3:26

Personnel

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Musicians

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Additional musicians

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Technical personnel

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  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • George Klabin – recording engineer
  • Martin Wieland – mixing
  • B & B Wojirsch – cover design
  • H. Paysan, Ken Kay – photography

References

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  1. ^ Ralph Towner With Glen Moore - Trios / Solos (in French), 1973, retrieved 2023-12-08
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Trios/Solos". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1410. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.