Batik (album)

Batik
Studio album by
Ralph Towner
ReleasedSeptember 1978[1]
RecordedJanuary 1978
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length44:45
LabelECM 1121
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Solstice/Sound and Shadows
(1977) 		Batik
(1978) 		Old Friends, New Friends
(1979)

Batik is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in January 1978 and released on ECM September that same year. The trio features rhythm section Eddie Gómez and Jack DeJohnette.[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The music unfolds slowly but logically, and Towner's quiet sound displays a lot of inner heat... Well worth listening to closely, at a high volume."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner
  1. "Waterwheel" - 9:20
  2. "Shades of Sutton Hoo" - 4:34
  3. "Trellis" - 8:18
  4. "Batik" - 16:17
  5. "Green Room" - 6:16

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Batik". ECM.
  2. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 12, 2011
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1411. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.