Chiaroscuro (Ralph Towner album)

Chiaroscuro
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	2009
Recorded	October 2008
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:35
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
From a Dream (2007) Chiaroscuro (2008)

Chiaroscuro is an album by American guitarist Ralph Towner and Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu recorded in 2008 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jeff Tamarkin awarded the album 4 stars stating "Chiaroscuro, naturally, boasts virtuosic musicianship, but it's never about that; it's about two artists coming together by chance and allowing their mutual respect to show them the way to something great".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "Wistful Thinking" - 4:19
2. "Punta Giara" - 6:21
3. "Chiaroscuro" - 6:31
4. "Sacred Place" - 4:13
5. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) - 5:45
6. "Doubled Up" - 4:56
7. "Zephyr" - 7:29
8. "The Sacred Place (Reprise)" - 1:59
9. "Two Miniatures" (Paulo Fresu, Ralph Towner) - 2:38
10. "Postlude" (Fresu, Towner) - 2:31

• Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in October 2008.

Personnel

• Ralph Towner — classical guitar, 12 string guitar, baritone guitar
• Paolo Fresu — trumpet, flugelhorn

References

1. ^ ECM discography accessed November 18, 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Tamarkin, J. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011