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Five Years Later

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Released
  
1982

Length
  
49:34

Five Years Later (1981)
  
Blue Sun (1983)

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
March 1981

Five Years Later (1981)
  
Solar (1984)

Release date
  
1982

Label
  
ECM Records

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Artists
  
Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie

Similar
  
Ralph Towner albums, Jazz albums

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Five Years Later is an album by guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner recorded in 1981 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "One can easily tell the two guitarists apart, since Abercrombie mostly plays electric and has a more forceful sound, while Towner's solos are usually more introverted. They perform three of Towner's songs, a pair of Abercrombie originals, and three collaborations. Although the interaction tends to be fairly quiet, there is a lot of subtle passion". The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "another album of spectacular duets".

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner except as indicated
  1. "Late Night Passenger" - 9:54
  2. "Isla" (Abercrombie) - 6:24
  3. "Half Past Two" (Towner) - 4:26
  4. "Microtheme" - 3:39
  5. "Caminata" (Towner) - 3:01
  6. "The Juggler's Etude" (Towner) - 7:29
  7. "Bumabia" - 9:50
  8. "Child's Play" (Abercrombie) - 4:51
  • Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in March 1981

    • Personnel

  • John Abercrombie — electric guitar, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, mandolin
  • Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar

    • Songs

    1Late Night Passenger10:02
    2Isla6:28
    3Half Past Two4:30

    References

    Five Years Later Wikipedia
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