Slide Show (album)

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Slide Show
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1986 [1]
RecordedMay 1985
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre Jazz
Length46:42
Label ECM 1306
Producer Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Blue Sun
(1983)
Slide Show
(1986)
City of Eyes
(1989)
Gary Burton chronology
Real Life Hits
(1985)
Slide Show
(1986)
Whiz Kids
(1987)

Slide Show is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner and vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in May 1985 and released on ECM January the following year. [2]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by awarded the album 3 stars. [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated
  1. "Maelstrom" - 8:43
  2. "Vessel" - 5:25
  3. "Around the Bend" - 4:24
  4. "Blue in Green" (Bill Evans) - 5:19
  5. "Beneath an Evening Sky" - 6:26
  6. "The Donkey Jamboree" - 3:57
  7. "Continental Breakfast" - 3:19
  8. "Charlotte's Tangle" - 4:18
  9. "Innocenti" - 4:51

Personnel

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References

  1. "Slide Show". ECM .
  2. ECM discography accessed September 26, 2011
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1412. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.