Anthem (Ralph Towner album)

Anthem
Studio album by
Ralph Towner
ReleasedMarch 2001[1]
RecordedFebruary 2000
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length50:44
LabelECM
ECM 1743
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Ana
(1997) 		Anthem
(2001) 		Time Line
(2006)

Anthem is a solo album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in February 2000 and released on ECM March the following year.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Anthem is Towner's finest album in a decade and one of the finest in his distinguished career."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner, except as noted.
  1. "Solitary Woman" - 6:57
  2. "Anthem" - 4:54
  3. "Haunted" - 3:08
  4. "The Lutemaker" - 4:21
  5. "Simone" - 6:03
  6. "Gloria's Step" (Scott LaFaro) - 2:51
  7. "Four Comets Part 1" - 1:06
  8. "Four Comets Part 2" - 1:12
  9. "Four Comets Part 3" - 1:02
  10. "Four Comets Part 4" - 0:52
  11. "Raffish" - 4:14
  12. "Very Late" - 4:02
  13. "The Prowler" - 5:01
  14. "Three Comments Part 1" - 1:32
  15. "Three Comments Part 2" - 0:31
  16. "Three Comments Part 3" - 0:54
  17. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 1:54

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Anthem". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 26, 2011
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1411. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.