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Batik (album)

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Released
  
1978

Length
  
40:48

Release date
  
1978

Label
  
ECM Records

Recorded
  
January 1978

Artist
  
Ralph Towner

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

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Batik is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "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".

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
  • Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in January 1978

    • Personnel

  • Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano
  • Eddie Gómez — bass
  • Jack DeJohnette — drums

    • Songs

    1Waterwheel9:16
    2Shades of Sutton Hoo4:33
    3Trellis8:18

    References

    Batik (album) Wikipedia
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