Solstice (album)

Solstice
Solstice
Studio album by Ralph Towner
Released	1975
Recorded	December 1974
Studio	Arne Bendiksen Studio; Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:58
Label	ECM; ECM 1060
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Solstice is an album by the American guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in December 1974 and released on ECM the following year. It features Towner with Jan Garbarek, Eberhard Weber and Jon Christensen.

The 1977 album Solstice/Sound and Shadows was released by Towner on ECM with the same quartet.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Michael G. Nastos states: "Of the many excellent recordings he has offered, Solstice is Towner's crowning achievement as a leader fronting this definitive grouping of ECM stablemates who absolutely define the label's sound for the time frame, and for all time".^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ralph Towner except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oceanus"	11:04
2.	"Visitation"	2:36
3.	"Drifting Petals"	7:01

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nimbus"		6:31
2.	"Winter Solstice"		4:02
3.	"Piscean Dance"		4:15
4.	"Red and Black"		1:19
5.	"Sand"	Eberhard Weber	4:10

Personnel

Ralph Towner – 12-string and classical guitar, piano
Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
Eberhard Weber – bass, cello
Jon Christensen – drums, percussion

Sampling

The American hip hop group Atmosphere used a sample of Jon Christensen's drum introduction to "Piscean Dance" on a track called "Shoes", which features on their 2003 album Seven's Travels.

References

1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review: Solstice accessed 10 March 2010
↑ 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. 1410. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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[Allmusic-1] 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review: Solstice accessed 10 March 2010

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 193. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] 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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