Chiaroscuro (Ralph Towner album)

Chiaroscuro
Studio album by
Ralph Towner
Released2009
RecordedOctober 2008
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length46:35
LabelECM
ECM 2085
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
From a Dream
(2007) 		Chiaroscuro
(2009) 		Travel Guide
(2013)

Chiaroscuro is an album by American guitarist Ralph Towner and Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu recorded in October 2008 and released on ECM the following year.[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
No.TitleLength
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
Total length:46:42

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "ECM 2085: Chiaroscuro". ECM Records. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Tamarkin, J. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011