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Chiaroscuro (Ralph Towner album)

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Chiaroscuro is an album by American guitarist Ralph Towner and Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu recorded in 2008 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jeff Tamarkin awarded the album 4 stars stating "Chiaroscuro, naturally, boasts virtuosic musicianship, but it's never about that; it's about two artists coming together by chance and allowing their mutual respect to show them the way to something great".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated
  1. "Wistful Thinking" - 4:19
  2. "Punta Giara" - 6:21
  3. "Chiaroscuro" - 6:31
  4. "Sacred Place" - 4:13
  5. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) - 5:45
  6. "Doubled Up" - 4:56
  7. "Zephyr" - 7:29
  8. "The Sacred Place (Reprise)" - 1:59
  9. "Two Miniatures" (Paulo Fresu, Ralph Towner) - 2:38
  10. "Postlude" (Fresu, Towner) - 2:31
    • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in October 2008.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed November 18, 2011
  2. ^ a b Tamarkin, J. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011