Sound and Shadows

1977 studio album by Ralph Towner / Solstice
Sound and Shadows
Studio album by
Ralph Towner / Solstice
Released1977 (1977)
RecordedFebruary 1977 (1977-02)
StudioTalent Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length44:35
LabelECM
ECM 1095 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Sargasso Sea
(1976) 		Sound and Shadows
(1977) 		Batik
(1978)
Solstice chronology
Solstice
(1975) 		Sounds and Shadows
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Sound and Shadows is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in February 1977 and released on ECM later that year, Towner's second album with his Solstice quartet, featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Eberhard Weber and Jon Christensen.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "The playing here by Towner and a group of other ECM artists is what made the label so noteworthy: it is full of elegance and aplomb and the musicians are as aware of space as they are of what fills it."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ralph Towner

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Distant Hills"10:46
2."Balance Beam"10:44
Total length:21:30
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Along the Way"5:14
2."Arion"8:44
3."Song of the Shadows"9:24
Total length:44:52

Personnel

Solstice

  • Ralph Towner – 12-string and classical guitar, piano, French horn
  • Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
  • Eberhard Weber – bass, cello
  • Jon Christensen – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review: Solstice/Sound and Shadows accessed 10 March 2010
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1410. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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