Trios / Solos

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Trios/Solos
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Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedNovember 27–28, 1972
StudioSound Ideas Studios
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length36:01
Label ECM 1025 ST
Producer Manfred 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]

Contents

Reception

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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Track listing

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 Evans 6:19
2."Suite: 3 × 12" 7:12
3."Raven's Wood" 5:20
4."Reach Me, Friend" 3:26

Personnel

Musicians

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

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References

  1. Ralph Towner With Glen Moore - Trios / Solos (in French), 1973, retrieved 2023-12-08
  2. 1 2 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.