Batik (album)

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

Batik
Studio album by
Ralph Towner
Released1978
RecordedJanuary 1978
GenreJazz
Length40:48
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Solstice/Sound and Shadows
(1977)		 Batik
(1978)		 Old Friends, New Friends
(1979)

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
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Ralph Towner
  1. "Waterwheel" - 9:20
  2. "Shades of Sutton Hoo" - 4:34
  3. "Trellis" - 8:18
  4. "Batik" - 16:17
  5. "Green Room" - 6:16
    • Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in January 1978

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 12, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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