Batik (album)

Batik
Batik
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	1978
Recorded	January 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:45
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology

Batik is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

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".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Ralph Towner

"Waterwheel" - 9:20
"Shades of Sutton Hoo" - 4:34
"Trellis" - 8:18
"Batik" - 16:17
"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

References[]

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

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 12, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1411. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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