Matchbook (Ralph Towner & Gary Burton album)

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

Matchbook
Studio album by
Ralph Towner & Gary Burton
Released1975
RecordedJuly 26 & 27, 1974
StudioStudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length38:58
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ralph Towner chronology
Diary
(1973)		 Matchbook
(1975)		 Solstice
(1975)
Gary Burton chronology
Ring
(1974)		 Matchbook
(1975)		 Dreams So Real
(1975)

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

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

References
  1. ECM discography accessed September 6, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 34. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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