Trios / Solos

Trios/Solos
Trios/Solos
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	June, 1973
Recorded	November 27 and 28, 1972
Studio	Sound Ideas Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:01
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology

Trios / Solos is the debut album by American jazz guitarist Ralph Towner.

Reception[]

At AllMusic, critic Thom Jurek gave the album four stars, stating, "While Trios/Solos has its moments of pure unadulterated noodling yawn, there are more than enough dimensions where the four elements meet and spark to compensate".^[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 tracks are written by Ralph Towner except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brujo"	5:34
2.	"Winter Light"	3:35
3.	"Noctuary" (Paul McCandless, Glen Moore, Ralph Towner)	2:22
4.	"1 X 12"	2:48
5.	"A Belt of Asteroids" (Moore)	6:37
6.	"Re: Person I Knew" (Bill Evans)	6:19
7.	"Suite: 3 X 12"	7:12
8.	"Raven's Wood"	5:20
9.	"Reach Me, Friend"	3:26

Personnel[]

Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano (tracks 1-4 & 6-9)
Glen Moore — bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6 & 8)
Paul McCandless — oboe (tracks 3 & 8)
Colin Walcott — tabla (track 1)

References[]

^ ECM discography accessed March 29th, 2019
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. "Trios/Solos". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1410. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed March 29th, 2019

[Jurek-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jurek, Thom. "Trios/Solos". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1 ed.). New York: 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. 1410. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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