Blue Sun (album)
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Blue Sun is a solo album
by guitarist Ralph Towner
recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label.
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
by guitarist Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...
recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label.
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.Track listing
- All compositions by Ralph Towner
- "Blue Sun" - 7:21
- "The Prince and the Sage" - 6:23
- "C.T. Kangaroo" - 5:38
- "Mevlana Etude" - 3:09
- "Wedding of the Streams" - 5:10
- "Shadow Fountain" - 6:39
- "Rumours of Rain" - 11:02
- Recorded at Talent Studio in Oslo, Norway in December 1982
Personnel
- Ralph TownerRalph TownerRalph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...
— twelve-string guitar, classical guitarClassical guitarThe classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, Prophet 5 synthesizer, French Horn, cornetCornetThe cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
, percussion