Matchbook (Ralph Towner & Gary Burton album)

Matchbook
Studio album by Ralph Towner & Gary Burton
Released	1975
Recorded	July, 26, 27, 1974
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:58
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Diary (1973) Matchbook (1974) Solstice (1975)
Gary Burton chronology
Ring (1974) Matchbook (1974) Dreams So Real (1975)

Matchbook is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner and vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1974 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "More tempo and mood variation would have uplifted the otherwise fine music".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ralph Towner except as indicated

1. "Drifting Petals" - 5:19
2. "Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 6:16
3. "Brotherhood" (Gary Burton) - 1:12
4. "Icarus" - 5:53
5. "Song For a Friend" - 5:10
6. "Matchbook" - 4:34
7. "1 X 6" - 0:56
8. "Aurora" - 5:11
9. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 4:22

• Recorded at Studio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany on July, 26, 27, 1974

Personnel

• Ralph Towner — twelve-string guitar, classical guitar
• Gary Burton — vibraharp

References

1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 6, 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011