Ravensburg (album)

Ravensburg is the fourth studio album by Norwegian jazz musician Mathias Eick. The album was released by the label ECM Records on March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02).[3][4]

Ravensburg
Studio album by
Mathias Eick
ReleasedMarch 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)
RecordedJune 2017
StudioRainbow Studio, Oslo
GenreJazz
Length40:09
LabelECM Records ECM 2584
ProducerManfred Eicher
Mathias Eick chronology
Midwest
(2015)		 Ravensburg
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
RTÉ.ie[2]

Background

Eick originally planned to name the album Family, but he soon realized that there are so many other albums with that title. Therefore, he opted instead for Ravensburg, the Swabian town in Germany from which his grandmother came.[2]

Reception

Thomas Conrad of JazzTimes noted "Ravensburg, his fourth ECM album as a leader, reveals gradual, intelligent growth. His primary asset is still his trumpet sound, one of the purest, most radiant in jazz. His lyricism is still mysteriously provisional. No one plays trumpet lines like Eick’s. They are calls of hope and longing, streaks of light in the darkness. He still centers his albums, loosely, around unifying concepts. His previous recording, Midwest, was a journey toward home. Ravensburg is for those closest to him: family, friends, lovers."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mathias Eick.

No.TitleLength
1."Family"4:12
2."Children"5:42
3."Friends"6:14
4."August"4:57
5."Parents"5:12
6."Girlfriend"5:11
7."Ravensburg"5:33
8."For My Grandmothers"2:49
Total length:40:09

Band

References
  1. Ackermann, Karl (February 16, 2018). "Mathias Eick: Ravensburg". All About Jazz. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. Kehoe, Paddy (14 March 2018). "Mathias Eick - Ravensburg". RTE.ie. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "Ravensburg". ECM Records. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. "Mathias Eick - Ravensburg". Discogs. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. Conrad, Thomas (8 May 2018). "Review of Mathias Eick: Ravensburg (ECM)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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