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Sound and Shadows
Sound and Shadows
Studio album by Ralph Towner / Solstice
Released	1977
Recorded	February 1977
Studio	Talent Studio; Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:35
Label	ECM; ECM 1095 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Solstice chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[2]

Sound and Shadows is an album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, recorded in February 1977 and released on ECM later that year, Towner's second album with his Solstice quartet, featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Eberhard Weber and Jon Christensen.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "The playing here by Towner and a group of other ECM artists is what made the label so noteworthy: it is full of elegance and aplomb and the musicians are as aware of space as they are of what fills it."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ralph Towner

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Distant Hills"	10:46
2.	"Balance Beam"	10:44
Total length:		21:30

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Along the Way"	5:14
2.	"Arion"	8:44
3.	"Song of the Shadows"	9:24
Total length:		44:52

Personnel

Solstice

Ralph Towner – 12-string and classical guitar, piano, French horn
Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
Eberhard Weber – bass, cello
Jon Christensen – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

Manfred Eicher – producer
Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
Barbara Wojirsch – cover design
Roberto Masotti – photography

References

^ ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review: Solstice/Sound and Shadows accessed 10 March 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1410. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Allmusic-1] Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review: Solstice/Sound and Shadows accessed 10 March 2010

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1410. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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